Jack Beavers Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

I source, research, write, and contribute original content about Texas News to the Newsbreak platform. My primary focus is Texas border security and politics. Newsbreak is a top-rated local news app serving 50 million users.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Responsible for identifying and responding to breaking news for all major evening newscasts (5pm, 6pm, 10pm) and authoring and posting articles and information to company platforms: WFAA-TV; wfaa.com; twitter.com/wfaa; facebook.com/wfaa; instagram.com/wfaa etc. Assigned reporters and photographers to multiple stories per shift as events warranted. Monitored and responded to all incoming emails, social media posts, and phone calls as well as output by official sources and competitive news & social media accounts.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Segment & Show Writer/Tech Journalist for Cali Lewis (Luria Petrucci) et al @ GeekBeat.TV - an OTT/online & Youtube news production organization. This was one of the first commercial live-streaming news organizations in the US focused on the Tech field.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Directed all news coverage in a top-rated top-5 national market television & online newsroom in Dallas, Texas. A large majority of editorial employees were direct reports. I was a senior manager in a news organization numbering well over 150 journalists.

Directed on-air & online news coverage of one of Houston's largest news organizations. All reporters answered directly to me. Part of a news management team that returned KHOU to top of the TV news ratings in one of the USA's largest metro markets.

Oversaw all aspects of on-air and online news coverage of ABC affiliate in the California Capitol market.All reporters, photojournalists & news desk staff reported directly to me. Established editorial partnerships in adjacent San Francisco & Nevada (Reno-Tahoe) markets and expanded bureau coverage of Northern California & Northern Nevada; Established & chaired UNABOM Trial Media Group which oversaw all network and local television coverage of the trial of Ted Kaczynski (authorized by U.S. Federal Courts). Oversaw & developed all online and social media news coverage.

Launched local-programming initiative on CBS affiliate in top-15 Northwest US Market.

Second-in-command of top-40 NBC-affiliated top-rated news organization. Oversaw all newscasts and contributed to ratings dominance in key East-Coast TV news market.

Oversaw production and editorial product of two nationally distributed TV News programs by Paramount Television. Earned three Emmy awards for Investigating Reporting, Program Production, and Cultural/Historic Segment Production.

National Video News Producer for USA Today Television. Dallas-based, initially attached to Chicago Bureau for regional (Central USA) stories, but quickly re-assigned to report to the Washington, DC National Assignments Desk to cover stories across the country.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Produced top-rated 10 pm newscast for top 5 market DallasTV affiliate - served as Special Projects Producer to GOP & Democratic National Conventions, field-produced Hurricane coverage along Texas coast, West Texas, tornadoes, and "War on Drugs" along the Texas-Mexico Border.

Produced top-rated evening newscast in top-20 market produced statewide addresses by California Governors; Field produced U.S. State Visit of Queen of England to California Capitol for all US TV networks; produced KCRA coverage of GOP & Democratic National Conventions, U.S. Vice-Presidential Environmental Summit @ Lake Tahoe, California State Fairs, MLB Spring Training Camps & Sacramento International Jazz Festivals.