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KYW Newsradio 1060AM (CBS Radio), Phila, PA March 2004-Present
Podcaster/Radio Reporter. Produce long format arts & culture podcasts for KYW’s “On Demand” service and KYW’s Gotta Have Arts Series. Write, voice and produce companion news stories and commercials for on-air.
Web Editor. www.kyw1060.com. Edit news copy, post breaking news via real-time live reports. Edit and post web photos along with links to news stories, features, podcasts and streaming audio.
Radio Editor. Senior Producer for weekend and nightly newscasts. Set story lists and rundowns for three anchors. Assign reporters. Editors are responsible for managing all duties in the newsroom during their shift.
Field Producer. Gather sound and digitally-edit audio for promo spots on-air. Produce and voice PSA’s for KYW’s Webcast.
Emmy-Nominated Television Writer & Voiceover Talent. “The KYW Morning Show” on UPN 57. Wrote and edited TV news copy, created and updated “Crawl” copy. Fill-in voice-over talent for the “Buzz” entertainment reports.
Freelance July 2001-Present
Drexel University College of Medicine. Podcaster. Host, Produce and post the monthly Medcast (SM). A long format, downloadable interview featuring the physician of the month.
Voice of America. Regular Contributor radio and TV. Produce extended feature reports on culture, religion, art, health and mass media. Feature reports are translated into a variety of languages and broadcast internationally to 90 million listeners as well as archived on the web www.voanews.com.
Dragonfire Internet Magazine: Regular Contributor. www.dragonfire.org. File audio and print feature stories on arts, culture and religion for Drexel University’s independent Internet magazine.
National Public Radio, file spot news for NPR newscasts and NPR programs (i.e., Only A Game).
WRTI 91.7FM, Temple University Public Radio. Fill-in anchor and assignment editor, reporter.
Sirius OutQ News. File spot news reports for Sirius Satellite Radio’s 24-hour Gay &Lesbian news channel.
www.Tompaine.com. Produced extended radio and print features on media criticism and social justice issues.
WHYY 91FM, Phila, PA Feb 2001 – August 2004
Weekend Operations Manager. Prep content of shows and promotional spots for on-air clearance. Insure automation system is updated and airwaves are free of any incidents. Write and post content on the web for the “WHYY Arts Calendar.”
Senior Weekend News Anchor. Host and Anchor NPR’s Weekend Edition. Guest host Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Reporter. File spot news & feature reports ranging from health to politics.
Producer: Thirty Years of Africana-American Studies, one-hour radio panel for Black History Month, 2003. Edited and mixed three-hour panel discussion on Africana-American Studies and Critical Theory.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. 5-minute feature for the Historical Marker Project on www.ExplorePAhistory.com;
Stop It Now, half-hour segment on child sexual abuse for WHYY’s Voices in the Family
Director, Pledge Drive Talent Director. Station-based Director for remote broadcasts.
KBOO 90.7FM, Portland, Oregon August 1998-June 2000
News Anchor. Anchored & Produced Morning and Evening Newscasts weekly.
Host/Producer. Produced & co-hosted a weekly talk show; produced and anchored live remote broadcasts.
Audio Engineer. Ran the board and answered phones for talk shows and live interviews.
Board of Directors. Served a one-year, elected term on the station’s Board of Directors.
Field Producer February 2001-Present
Record interviews for radio reporters/producers looking for studio-quality sound; transfer audio via FTP for individuals, news organizations (i.e., New York Times Digital) and private entities in need of audio recording, mixing and uploads/transfers.
Drexel University, Phila. PA June 2007-Present
Assistant Professor. Teach audio production and podcasting and also the fundamentals of journalism.
La Salle University, Phila., PA. Sept 2002-Dec 2004
Adjunct Professor. Taught Introduction to Mass Media. Class focused on the history of mass media and its current relevance to journalism, cultural studies and the application of the critical process. Freshmen Youth Odyssey Mentor. Freshmen culture seminar.
Education:
August 1997: University of Portland, Master of Arts, Communication Studies. Portland, Oregon.
May 1993: University of Hartford, Bachelor of Arts, Communication. West Hartford, Connecticut.
Honors & Activities:
Awards
Overall Excellence; KYW Newsradio, RTNDA, Regional Edward R. Murrow Award 2004 & 2005.
Outstanding News Service; KYW Newsradio, Pennsylvania Associated Press, Joe Snyder Award for Outstanding News Service 2005.
Awarded Best Newscast; WHYY News Team, Public Radio News Director Inc. Award 2002 & 2003.
Awarded 2004 Journalism Fellowship in Specialized Reporting on Islam in America. Fellowship hosted by The New York Times Company Foundation, The Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at UC Berkeley and The Social Science Research Council (SSRC).
Professional Volunteering & Associations
Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), Member Spotlight Live Chat, May 3rd, 2007; Hosted an international live chat about my freelance career. Mentor AIR members in audio production. Member of AIR since 2003.
Judge 2005: Associated Press Radio Awards, New York City Market.
Judge 2005: PRNDI, Regional Category B Radio Interviews.
Communications Director, 1998; Judicial Campaign: Alexander Hamalian; Portland Oregon.