EXPERIENCE

KPSP-CBS2    Thousand Palms, CA
Executive Producer, CBS2 News
November 2006 - November 2007
Oversaw on-air content for four daily newscasts - Facilitated morning and afternoon news meetings - Assigned stories to reporters and helped shape the focus to their pieces - Line-produced one hour 5 p.m. weekday show - Trained and mentored staff producers - Produced special projects

KABC-TV (ABC)    Glendale, CA
Freelance Producer/News Writer, ABC7 News
March 2006 - November 2006
Wrote news copy for KABC Morning News and line produced Weekend News programs

WJW-TV (FOX)    Cleveland, OH
Associate Line/Field Producer, FOX8 News
January 2005 - December 2005
Backup/Fill-in line producer for various news programs - wrote stories as assigned for a four hour morning news show - produced online content for the FOX8 website - field produced special projects - booked topical guests - produced four-week May sweeps project involving an 'American Idol' contestant makeover and live performance

WJRT-TV (ABC)    Flint, MI
Line Producer, ABC12 News
July 2003 - December 2004
Planned and generated stories for two hour news program - wrote and edited news copy - edited video tape (linear and non-linear) - booked and pre-interviewed live guests - delegated work and responsibilities to production staff - oversaw live broadcast - produced live two hour college football special

FGW Productions    Los Angeles, CA
Entertainment News Producer/Reporter
May 2002 - June 2003
Conducted celebrity interviews at various movie premieres, production shoots and award shows - product aired nationally on the BET Network and the syndicated program America’s Black Forum

KTLA-TV5 (WB)    Los Angeles, CA
Senior Entertainment Segment/Field Producer, KTLA News
June 1998 - May 2002
Researched/wrote stories for daily entertainment news segment - booked/interviewed talent - produced special projects - coordinated live shots - 2001 GOLDEN MIKE and 2002 APTRA Award Winner for Best Newscast Writing - 2002 Los Angeles Area EMMY Award Nominee

KCBS-TV (CBS)    Los Angeles, CA
Investigative Reports Intern
June 1998 - August 1998

WRITERS & ARTISTS AGENCY    Westwood, CA
Literary/Talent Assistant
September 1997 - June 1998
Distributed scripts and sides to screenwriter, director and actor clients - read scripts daily and wrote coverage for agents - handled heavy phone traffic and emails - scheduled meetings

THE ANGELOTTI COMPANY    Studio City, CA
Publicist
May 1997 - September 1997
Arranged screenings for Hollywood Foreign Press Association members - solicited film reaction from HFPA members - coordinated movie premieres for Miramax Films

WVTM-TV (NBC)    Birmingham, AL
Line Producer, NBC13 News
June 1996 - January 1997
Planned and generated stories for one and a half hour news program - wrote and edited news copy - edited video tape (linear) - delegated work and responsibilities to production staff - oversaw live broadcast

KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS    Los Angeles, CA
Story Coordinator/Researcher, Inside Edition and American Journal
August 1995 - March 1996
Researched stories for field producers - generated story ideas for broadcast - booked topical guests - assisted Star Jones with O.J. Simpson trial coverage

WJRT-TV (ABC)    Flint, MI
Associate Line Producer
October 1994 - August 1995
Planned and generated stories for two hour news program - wrote and edited news copy - edited video tape - booked and pre-interviewed live guests

SPECIAL SKILLS

Working knowledge of Windows XP - WordPerfect 6.0 - Microsoft Excel - Lotus 1,2,3 - BASYS - NewStar - Newsmaker - LEXIS/NEXIS - HTML - ENPS Linear/Non-linear Editing - Photoshop 7.0

AWARDS

2007 Pacific Southwest EMMY Award Nominee for Best News Special - 2001 Golden Mike Award Winner for Best Newscast Writing - 2002 Associated Press Television-Radio Association Award Winner for Best Newscast Writing - 2002 Los Angeles Area EMMY Award Nominee for Best Entertainment Program

AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Black Journalists • National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians Local 57

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, B.A. in Communications
Ann Arbor, MI    April 1994