RESUME

EMPLOYMENT:

2013-Present
TALENT COACH CNN AND CNN DIGITAL
Work with CNN anchors, correspondents and contributors on  Reporting, Writing, Presentation, Voice, and  Production                

2021-Present
AFFILIATE FACULTY 
Emerson College, Dept. of Journalism
Teach Reporting, Writing, Digital Journalism

1996-2020
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Broadcast & Video Journalism
Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
Teach Reporting, Writing, Presentation, and Production

2019-2020
PRODUCER, WRITER, DIR. OF PHOTOGRAPHY “NO DEFENSE”
72 Minute Documentary on Forever Chemicals – These chemicals have polluted drinking water at hundreds of military bases in the U.S. and been implicated in birth defects, cancers, and other serious medical conditions. So far, the military has not acted to clean up the water and many vets and others continue to suffer.

With Sara Ganim, Pulitzer Prize winner at Premiere of
our documentary, NO DEFENSE

2016-Present
TALENT COACH, CONSULTANT, WEATHER.COM
Worked with anchors and producers to improve Presentation, Writing, Voice, and Production for Web Videos and live coverage

2012-Present
TALENT COACH FOR PRIVATE CLIENTS
Focus on young anchors, reporters and contributors

2016-2018
TALENT COACH, YAHOO FINANCE
Worked with Yahoo Finance anchors, correspondents, and producers to Improve Reporting, Writing, Presentation, Voice, and Production for Live Streaming shows and Web Videos

2012-13
TALENT COACH, CONSULTANT, Bloomberg TV
Worked with anchors and correspondents to improve Reporting, Writing, Presentation, Voice, and Production

1996-2010
ANCHOR PRODUCER, BROADCAST PRODUCER, SENIOR SEGMENT PRODUCER
ABC World News Tonight, New York
Also produced segments for 20/20, Nightline, GMA Broadcast producer for GMA News, Special Events, and other shows

1993-1996
PRODUCER ABC News, CORRESPONDENT DEVELOPMENT
Trained correspondents in writing, reporting, and presentation Recruited and evaluated new Correspondents

1990-1993
PRODUCER, ABC – World News Tonight, Miami bureau

1988-1990
SHOW PRODUCER, WRITER – WNYW News, Channel 5, N.Y.

1987-1988
SHOW PRODUCER NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND

1986-1987
CHIEF CAMERAMAN NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND
Helped launch first 24-hour local cable news platform

1985-1986
INSTRUCTOR San Diego State University

1979-1985
CAMERAMAN NBC NEWS, Burbank Bureau

1978-1979
CAMERAMAN KTVI CHANNEL 2, ST. Louis (ABC)

1976-1978
CAMERAMAN KCST CHANNEL 39, San Diego (NBC)

EDUCATION:

1985 M.S. in Journalism, Columbia University

1975 B.S. in Communications, University of California, San Diego

AWARDS:

Three (3) National News Emmy Awards

DuPont Award as member of ABC News 9-11 coverage, first staffer on site

Advisor for Columbia team that won Student Academy Award for Documentary