Experience Summary
I have been a professional print/broadcast journalist for roughly 15 years. I am a perpetual student and am currently finishing my bachelors in communications online at the University of Tampa and have been accepted in their Master of Fine Arts program for Film Studies. An MFA is a terminal degree, so I will be qualified to teach on a collegiate level upon graduation. As reality often transcends policy, I currently take interns from a local SUNY institution and mentor young broadcasters, so as technology evolves, I will as well. My main body of work is primarily broadcast, but I regularly produce print articles for both online and print publications. From developing concepts for solid stories to completed final products, I am adept at producing both broadcast and print work.
Top Subjects
Creative Writing
I have had multiple stories featured in various publications
English
Teach it, read it, write it, speak it. It is the through seam of education in my life.
Grammar
My wife was the editor of a news paper. I've done more copy-editing than I care to talk about. One must be able to control the English vernacular in order to articulate.
Journalism
Broadcast is my medium of choice.
Literature
I've studied countless volumes of literature. Mostly Western. Hemingway, Thoreau, Bukowski, McCarthy, etc...
Reading
I have taught people to read from the illiterate adult to the toddler. I spend a great deal of my time reading. As one must read, if they intend to write.
Reading Comprehension
I personally adhere to a few different methods of retention in regard to reading comprehension. To draw from the well of experience, the well must be able to retain the spirit of your readings.
Spelling
As much a part of writing, as the brain is to the body.
Writing
This is how I make my living. As a correspondent in the military, I have to write on a daily basis. It is a difficult discipline, but there's only one way to get to Carnegie Hall. Practice.
Writing Skills
Straight news, research, leads, broadcast scripting, screen writing, personality features, memoir, posterity journaling, expository writing
Drama
SAG member. I have worked on large productions, i.e. The Thin Red Line, E.R., as an actor, but my roots lie in theater before my conscience history began. My parents were both entertainers.
Advertising
I produce Television Public Service Announcements (TV commercials), and radio spots (radio commercials) for the military regularly. I am simply given some command information. I then take artistic control until its completion.
Communications
By definition, a Public Affairs operator in the military is by definition a "professional communicator." Pursuit on excellence is expected on all multi-media mediums.
Public Relations
I have been interfacing with the civilian world as a PR representative for the military since 2003. Public speaking, speech writing, fielding issues and communicating with local communities around military bases, etc...
