Dana Franks

Current

• Webmaster-WAFF.com at Raycom Media

Past

• Content Manager at WAAY-TV
• Editor of Media Scribbler at b5media
• Web Editor at WRAL.com

• Online Producer at WKRN-TV
• Associate Producer at WSIL-TV

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Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Tennessee at Martin

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Recommended

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Connections

117 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Dana Franks’s Summary

Experienced new media pro with 13+ years of experience in online journalism, both via broadcast and print sources. Also a longtime blogger who edits a television blog through b5 Media. My goal is to mesh my interests in television and social media in a dynamic way.

Dana Franks’s Specialties:

new media, broadcast journalism, print journalism, online producer, online editor, web editor, assignment editor, television producer, copy editor, blog producer, news blogger, content developer, facebook developer, social media, flash developer, database, web designer, television blogger

Dana Franks’s Experience

• Webmaster-WAFF.com

  Raycom Media

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

  Publishing content for WAFF.com and other Raycom Media associated sites.

• Content Manager

  WAAY-TV

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  June 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 7 months)

• Editor of Media Scribbler

  b5media

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)

  Write and produce a blog about the television industry.

• Web Editor

  WRAL.com

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  December 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 7 months)

• Online Producer

  WKRN-TV

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 6 months)

• Associate Producer

  WSIL-TV

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  April 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 3 months)

Dana Franks’s Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  Mass Communications, Radio/TV concentration 2002 — 2003

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Journalism 1996 — 1998

• University of Tennessee at Martin

  1991 — 1993

Additional Information

Dana Franks’s Interests:

Social media, social networking, Twitter, television, network news, British television, Britpop

Dana Franks’s Groups:

BlogNashville, WordCamp Birmingham, BarCamp Nashville

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•    Vote No On Prop 8: Unfair & Wrong

Dana Franks’s Honors:

2004 Regional Emmy Nomination

Dana Franks’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
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• business deals
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