April 1994 to Present Author/Columnist
- Associate Editor, DVICE, an NBC Universal consumer electronics and technology website (January 2008-present)
- Senior Associate Editor, Gizmodo, a gadget blog with more than 84 million page views per month (November 2005-January 2008)
- Freelance author, (April 1994-Present) Articles for Wired, Maximum PC, Popular Science, I.D. magazine, Studio Monthly,, DV
Magazine, Video Systems, Broadcast Engineering, Post magazine,
TV Technology, Digital Studio, Desktop Publishers Journal,
PC Graphics and Video, Digital Magic, Computer Graphics World,
Full Motion, DV Live. Over 150 published articles about consumer electronics, digital
video, software, media and desktop publishing using Macs, PCs and
Unix platforms
- Senior Editor/Executive Producer, Digital
Video Editing, DTV
Professional , Broadcast
Newsroom, PresentationMaster
and DV
Format, Web sites featuring technology
news, commentary, features, editorials and tutorials (July
1999-January 2007)
- Author, monthly column: White
Noise in DCC (Digital Content Creation) magazine (April
1998-July 1999)
- Author, monthly column: Video
Producer in Digital
Magic magazine
(December 1996-April 1998)
- Author, monthly column: Video
Solutions in DV Magazine, (April 1994-June 1996)
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. National weekly 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 Hustler, a national nightly astronomy/folklore series
- Director: Nightly
Business Report, a live national newscast
- Producer/Director/Writer: music videos and
numerous 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
Education
- 1974-1978: University of Miami.
Graduated May, 1978
Dual Major: Music/Broadcasting
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
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 Awards,
Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executives. Gold Medallion:
35th Anniversary, station image campaign
- 1993 Columbus International
Film and Video Festival. Honorable Mention: Horses, fund-raising promo
- 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
- 1992 International Film and
Video Festival of New York, Finalist Award: 35th Anniversary
- 1992 Gabriel Awards, Certificate
of Merit: Door Slams--In Your Face,
public awareness campaign
- 1991 International Film and
Video Festival of New York, Finalist Award: Circle
of Communication,
series promo
- 1991 Columbus International
Film and Video Festival, Honorable Mention: Circle
of Communication
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