
Executive Producer at News 12 Interactive
Greater New York City Area

Executive Producer at News 12 Interactive
Greater New York City Area
Journalist, social media aficionado, journalism advocate
Editing, reporting, newsroom management, project management, social media.
(Broadcast Media industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
*Direct news coverage of News12.com, Cablevision's iO Channel 612 and the TV crawler for News 12’s seven stations.
*Launched and oversee News 12 My Town, a hyperlocal Web initiative; shoot and edit video.
*Lead projects such as election coverage.
*Incorporate social media elements such as Facebook and Twitter.
(Media Production industry)
1998 — Present (11 years)
Run the club’s blog, Facebook page, Twitter feed. I also serve as the Membership Committee chair.
(Public Company; DM; Newspapers industry)
December 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 4 months)
*Led a staff of 12 in producing a weekly business journal and up-to-the-minute online coverage; produced a twice-daily e-newsletter.
*Created a reader-advisory board to promote feedback and add depth to coverage.
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Represented SPJ members for the organization's largest region. Led an investigation into the ouster of a journalism professor at Ocean County College in New Jersey.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2002 — June 2005 (3 years 1 month)
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; DM; Newspapers industry)
March 2001 — December 2003 (2 years 10 months)
*Supervised the editing, layout and production process for the weekly paper, e-mail newsletter and annual reference publications.
*Coordinated assignments for freelance writers and photographers.
(Public Company; NWS; Newspapers industry)
August 2002 — November 2002 (4 months)
Covered rich people doing bad things, fires, murders and other assorted mayhem.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; MKTW; Online Media industry)
July 2000 — February 2001 (8 months)
*Chronicled the demise of the dot-com industry with 4-6 daily Web reports; hosted Webcasts and radio interviews with newsmakers.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; DM; Newspapers industry)
November 1998 — August 2000 (1 year 10 months)
*Covered technology, financial services, health care and advertising beats.
(Public Company; TRB; Newspapers industry)
January 1996 — 1997 (1 year)
In three separate terms, I was a reporter intern for Long Island Desk, a researcher for the Fun Book, and a researcher/writer for a School Voter Guide.
(Online Media industry)
1996 — 1996 (less than a year)
2007 — 2008
A two-year regional stewardship program
Bachelor's of arts , Journalism, English , 2004 — 2006
Journalism 1991 — 1993
American history, genealogy, writing, cooking, crosswords
Society of Professional Journalists, Press Club of Long Island, Energeia Partnership, Buskin Committee for Campus Journalism at Stony Brook University.
*2006 Regional Director of the Year (SPJ).
*1st Place PCLI Media Awards (Best News Blog, 2008; Editorial Writing, 2005; Business Reporting, 2003).
*Fair Media Council FOLIO Awards (Feature story, 2005; Government story, 2007).
*Press Club of Long Island Phil Spahn Award (2005).