April 1994 to Present Author/Columnist
- December 2010 - present: Senior Editor, Mashable, one of the 5 most powerful blogs in the world with more than 13 million monthly unique visitors
- August 2010 - December 2010: Technology Editor, Tech Goes Strong, an NBC Universal consumer electronics site for adults 45-65
- July 2010 - July 2011: Wrote a book entitled Bloggers Boot Camp, to be published by Focal Press in September, 2011.
- January 2008 - July 2010: Deputy Editor, DVICE, an NBC Universal consumer electronics and technology website
- November 2005 - January 2008: Senior Associate Editor, Gizmodo, a gadget blog with more than 84 million page views per month
- April 1994 - Present: Freelance author, articles for Wired, Maximum PC, Popular Science, Studio Monthly, DV, Video Systems, Broadcast Engineering, Post,
TV Technology, Digital Studio, Desktop Publishers Journal,
PC Graphics and Video, Digital Magic, Computer Graphics World,
Full Motion, DV Live. Hundreds of published articles about consumer electronics, digital
video, software, media and desktop publishing using Macs, PCs and
Linux platforms
- July 1999 - January 2007: Senior Editor/Executive Producer, Digital
Video Editing, DTV
Professional, Broadcast Newsroom, Presentation Master
and DV
Format, websites featuring technology
news, commentary, features, editorials and tutorials
- April 1998 - July 1999: Author, monthly column: "White
Noise" in DCC (Digital Content Creation) magazine
- December 1996 - April 1998: Author, monthly column: "Video Producer" in Digital Magic magazine
- April 1994 - June 1996: Author, monthly column: "Video
Solutions" in DV magazine
March 2004 to January 2007
Television Producer/Director:
TDS Management, Inc.
- Producer/Director: Focus on Diversity, a three-camera weekly half-hour public affairs talk show series broadcast on the local CBS affiliate
June 1990 to March 2000
Executive Producer/Director:
Milwaukee Public Television
- Executive Producer/Director: Ecole
de Cuisine: Professional Cooking for the Home Chef, a nationally broadcast public television series
- Web Publisher/Designer/Writer: Executive Producer
in charge of content, editing, HTML, writing and graphics
for MPTV.org.
(1995 - 2000)
- Promotions Executive Producer/Director/Designer:
Produced/designed award-winning image, tune-in, episodic,
fund-raising and outreach campaigns shot on film and video
- Director: Wisconsin Paw & Beak, a live broadcast about pets and their owners
- Director: Dollar Signs, a national weekly financial broadcast
- Director: Sewing
with Nancy, a weekly national (PBS) how-to series
June 1988 to June 1990
Television Producer/Director: WXII, Winston-Salem, NC (NBC)
- Television Director: 6:00 and 11:00 newscasts
with multiple satellite and microwave feeds
- Director/Editor: commercials
and promos for in-house and client assignments
- Producer/Director: special
projects including five-camera basketball games and music
specials
January 1985 to June 1988
Television Producer/Director: WPBT, Miami (PBS)
- Director: Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer, a national nightly astronomy/folklore series
- Director: Nightly
Business Report, a live national newscast
- Producer/Director/Writer: music videos and
music/performance specials
- Director: Issues
and the Media, a weekly
current events discussion program
- Producer/Director/Writer: fund-raising advertisements
and station promos
November 1978 to January 1985
Associate Director/Television Camera
Operator: WPBT, Miami
- Associate Director: music programming
- Camera Operator: Nightly Business Report
- Camera Operator/Floor Manager:
entertainment, sports and cultural broadcasts
- Videographer/Editor: Nightly
Business Report
December 1988 to June 1990
Radio Announcer/Host:
WFDD-FM (NPR)
- Morning drive-time radio announcer,
classical music format
- College radio announcer from
1974-1978
October 1972 to February 1984
Professional Musician:
Saxophonist
- Recording artist and instrumentalist,
variety of music. Recorded five albums, one for CBS Records
in 1983
Education
- 1975 - 1978: BGS, University of Miami.
Graduated May, 1978
Dual Major: Television/Music
- 1974 - 1975: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Major: Music
Awards
- 1998 National Flame Award --
Major Market Promotions: "Grandma Takes a Trip"
- 1995 Wisconsin Broadcasters
Association Award for Excellence -- Major Markets, Promo of
the Year: "The New Fall Season"
- 1993 International Promax Awards,
Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executives. Gold Medallion:
"35th Anniversary", station image campaign
- 1992 National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences, Chicago/Midwest Chapter, Emmy Award:
"35th Anniversary"
- 1992 Columbus International
Film and Video Festival, Bronze Plaque:
"Hubby Goes to the Travel Agent", fund-raising promo
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