jb's EXPERIENCE
Executive Producer
KSBW Action News 8
NBC & ABC affiliate
Hearst Television
Salinas, Snta Cruz, CA
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Working alongside the Managing Editor set coverage expectations for reporter and producer teams for the midday and evening newscasts
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managing flow, showcasing and error reduction.
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Quick working innovator managing breaking news under tight deadlines including supervising wall-to-wall coverage during public emergencies.
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Fill-in producing and training of all new hire producers.
KSBW Fill-in producing morning show
REELS
KSBW Fill-in producing after Milton 2024
Leading coverage of history
WTVC Fill-in producing 11pm
Assistant News Director
WTVC NewsChannel 9
ABC & FOX affiliate
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chattanooga, TN
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Turned No.2 rated morning show into ratings leader.
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Using my own training materials turned 11 new hires into com news producers.
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Scheduled all 60 news staff weekly, staff discipline and other supervisory duties
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Planned, assigned and produced sweeps stories for each period.
WSIL sweeps promo writing 2020
Assistant News Director
WSIL News 3
Quincy Media
ABC Carterville, IL
Paducah, KY
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Led editorial direction for all dayparts
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Planned and executed election coverage, sweeps and special projects
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Created plans and safeguarded staff during covid epidemic
WSIL Jan 6th coverage
Special Super Bowl 53 Edition Newscast
Executive Producer
KTVL News 10
SBG
CBS Medford, OR
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Led editorial direction for all dayparts & planned sweeps coverage
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Teach, coach, and mentor reporters, producers and digital producer
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Helped lead partnership with local newspaper operation and the transition to a new building and set.
Executive Producer
WDJT-TV
Weigel Broadcasting
CBS 58 Milwaukee, WI
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Executive Producer supervising morning & noon newscast staff gathering news content on all on air, digital and social media platforms
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The approval of scripts, working with reporters, multi-media journalists and photographers on assigned content and presentation.
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Planned special projects, produced a telethon and field anchored show
Weather producing at CBS Milwaukee
My morning news strategy
Showcasing at TMJ 4 in 2014
Freelance Producer
WTMJ-TV 4 News
Journal Broadcasting
NBC Milwaukee, WI
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Freelance evening producer coving maternity leave supervising 3pm newscast at NBC station in Milwaukee.
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Coordinated with radio host to book guests for live political panel during one hour newscast.
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Coordinated reporters for live reporting daily.
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Live weather with weather talent in the field.
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Content producer creating news/sports stories for television newscast and website including producing podcasts in the studio.
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Planned, organized, and executed daily television and web podcasts with a crew in the studio.
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Field producer creating original investigative reporting during sweeps.
Showcasing at KCRA-3 TV 2007
Producer
WSMV-TV 4
Meredith Corp.
NBC Nashville, TN
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Boothing, writing, coordinating with sales and news for hour long lifestyle midday show
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Produced Torino Olympic Zone for Nashville market producing original stories on local Olympic Athletes to air in primetime following the 6pm newscast.
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Responsible for booking, writing and boothing political panel for cable cut-in series Newsmakers
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Fill-in morning newscast producer
Assignment Editor
WZTV-TV
Fox 17 News
SBG Nashville, TN
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Supervise and provide scheduling for field crews.
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Responsible for internal and external communications with departments, public officials and community stakeholders as well as customer service with TV viewers.
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Responsible for converting press releases into news copy for TV scripts and the company’s website
Producer
WTVC NewsChannel 9 FOX Chattanooga
Freedom Comm.
Chattanooga, TN
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Weekend evening producer/writer for DMA Market 85
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Promoted to supervising producer on evening and late weekend newscasts
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Fill-in Assignment Editor / led editorial direction for newsroom staff
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Fill-in producer
