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Home Phone 618-345-4175 ~ Email [email protected]
W O R K H I S T O R Y
PHOTOGRAPHER, KTVI-FOX2 - St. Louis 1997- PRESENT
Worked exclusively with Fox2 Morning Show feature reporter Tim Ezell for 6 of the past 8 1/2 years. Live daily segments focused on info-tainment and sketch comedy. Self-taught Avid Newscutter Adrenaline editor with 3 years experience. Trained many of the Photographers and Editors on the Avid editing system. Played a vital role in implementation of Panasonic�s P2 digital cameras and their integration with the Avid system. Perform normal news duties - shoot and edit stories, and live shots. Travel for sports coverage and frequently assigned in-depth stories for various news franchises such as Fox Files, Contact 2, and Healthwatch.
PHOTOGRAPHER, KPLR WB-11 - St. Louis 1996- 1997
Gather interviews, natural sound and b-roll. Edit packages, VOSOTs, and VOs. Operate live truck. Shot all Ram�s football home games.
PHOTOGRAPHER, KDNL NEWS 30 - St. Louis 1995- 1996
Split duties as sports and news photographer. Gather interviews, natural sound and b-roll. Edit packages, VOSOTs, and VOs. Set up fiber live shots from sports venues. Part-time position, however I averaged 42 hours a week.
PHOTOGRAPHER, WLFI TV-18 - Lafayette, IN 1993- 1995
Gather interviews, natural sound and b-roll. Edit packages, VOSOTs, and VOs. Operate live truck. Occasional one-man band, producing, shooting, writing, editing stories. Extensive coverage of Purdue University athletics, Indy 500, and high school sports. Reported on high school football. Wrote and tracked voice overs. Voiced commercials for local spots as needed.
PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR, PURDUE ATHLETIC DEPT. 1990- 1992
Shot and edited football highlight tapes. Produced, shot and edited season highlight tapes for Purdue women�s volleyball. Paid position. Not an internship.
REPORTER/P.A./PHOTOGRAPHER, UNIV. RELATIONS 1989- 1992
Reporter for Purdue Radio Newsline. Gather interviews and natural sound. Wrote, edited and voiced stories. Assisted supervisor on remote shoots. Occasional videography. Paid position. Not an internship.
F R E E L A N C E
STUDIO CAMERA OPERATOR, KPLR WB-11 1995- 1997
-KIDS CLUB SHOW - HANDHELD CAMERA
PHOTOGRAPHER, TELEX PRODUCTIONS 1995
-CANADIAN BROADCAST INDY 500
PRODUCER/PHOTOGRAPHER/EDITOR 1993- 1995
-PURDUE ATHLETICS DEPT.
E D U C A T I O N
BACHELOR OF ARTS, Purdue University, December 1992
THE WORKSHOP - Sony NPPA television workshop. March 1994