Award winning, journalist, writer, producer + editor who crafts compelling stories, unpacks complex topics + creates media that engage viewers to “click” + watch all the way to the end.
Skills
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superior writer + story teller
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journalist
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on-camera talent
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voice over
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producing
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budgeting
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final cut
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adobe premiere
Expertise
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seasoned on-camera talent + voice over artist (SAG-AFTRA)
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knowledgeable in all aspects of video + film + digital production
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thrive under tight deadlines while juggling many projects
Experience
Special Correspondent, Spectrum News 1 | LA
Los Angeles / Aug 2020 – Present
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Generate compelling story ideas
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Produce + write stories on deadline
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On-air Talent / Reporting
Senior producer + Correspondent
CBS Television / SF Bay Area / 2000 – 2012
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Produced and wrote Emmy Award-winning stories on tight deadline for a daily news + feature magazine program
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Shepherded stories from idea generation, through research, field production, writing, + editing
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Produced long form features + documentaries
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Stories featured on network broadcasts, including CNN + CBS Sunday Morning
Freelance writer + producer + editor
Dave Stoelk Creative / SF Bay Area / 2012 – Present
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Create stories for top Silicon Valley firms about innovative technology, products + services
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Write and produce high-end films, messaging + corporate comms to transform esoteric concepts (technology, “geek speak,” complex policy) into interesting + compelling stories
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Travel the world to produce features about employees, executives + events
16 Awards:
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producing
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writing
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feature stories
Emmy® © A.T.A.S.
Awards
Education
B.A. Radio + Television
Minor: Business Administration
Kelley School of Business
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senior achievement scholarship
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graduated high honors
Social Media
Producer + Correspondent
KVIE-TV (PBS) / Sacramento, CA / 1999-2000
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Wrote and produced content for two statewide magazine programs
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Traveled entire length of California with an ENG crew to report news and feature stories on strict deadline
Producer + Correspondent
WFYI-TV (PBS) / Indianapolis, IN / 1990-1999
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Supervising Producer + Correspondent for a weekly, Emmy Award-winning, statewide magazine program
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Produced / directed live / live-to-tape broadcasts
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Wrote / produced / directed documentaries
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Adjunct Professor
Journalism, Communications + Media Technologies
Academy of Art University / San Francisco / 2011 – 2020
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Taught graduate-level courses on journalism, writing, editing, story telling, + ethics
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Stayed current on latest technology + multimedia platforms