Brian Neal Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

I represent anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sportscasters and find them great opportunities at television stations and networks across the country.

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

•Strategic and visionary leader of news and editorial for 70-person newsroom producing 6.5 hours of news a day on multiple television, online, and social platforms•Implemented and championed detailed content strategy plan prioritizing anchors reporting, investigative, depth, enterprise, and positivity over crime and accident-heavy commodity news•Partnered with University of Kentucky Athletics and American Red Cross to plan and produce two disaster relief telethons raising more than $8 million for Western Kentucky tornado and Eastern Kentucky flooding victims•Won multiple Regional Murrow, Regional Emmy, and Kentucky Broadcasters Association station awards for breaking news, newscast, community service, reporting, investigative, political, live event, weather, sports, and other categories•Increased newsroom diversity with key on-air and behind-the-scenes hires to strengthen newsroom and better serve our community•Led WCPO-TV in Cincinnati as interim news director for three months during leadership transition

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

•Lead manager for day-to-day execution of breaking news and big story coverage, key editorial decisions, newsgathering, and oversight of reporters and producers for 60-person newsroomproducing 9.5 hours of news a day across two channels•Coordinated and produced major station projects, initiatives, and specials, including Project CommUNITY, State of Addiction, Commitment 2016, Vietnam Veterans Celebration, Food for All Telethon, Summer Food Drive, and Transformation Nation Triad•Presented quarterly “Research Action Plans” to corporate news executives laying out station goals and accomplishments•Guided the newsroom in adapting to a news expansion period in which the station added 3.5 hours of news per day•Selected to 10-member Hearst Television Olympics Team that covered the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro and provided coverage to 30 HTV stations across the country•Promoted to Assistant News Director after four years as Morning EP and Dayside EP

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

High Point, North Carolina, United States

•Coached, mentored, and collaborated with a team of producers to improve quality, style, and look of multiple dayside and nightside newscasts

San Francisco, California, United States

•Supervised nightside team of 25 employees, oversaw editorialcontent for two newscasts, and produced flagship 11 p.m.newscast

Sacramento, California, United States

•Produced 11 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

•Produced 11 p.m. and 5 p.m. newscasts

Syracuse, New York, United States

•Produced weekend 10 p.m. newscasts