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Senior Producer – CNN OriginalsOversaw the development, planning, production and edit for multiple successful series. Led a team consisting of Producers, Associate Producers & Production Assistants. Ensured editorial and visual standards were met. Booked & conducted interviews, field produced, wrote scripts, copy edited. Episodes focused on historical news events, celebrities, medical mysteries, and true crime.Credits include...- How it Really Happened: Prince - How it Really Happened: Whitney Houston - How it Really Happened: Jodi Arias - How it Really Happened: George Michael - How it Really Happened: Chandra Levy - How it Really Happened: Tom Petty - How it Really Happened: Atlanta Bombings - How it Really Happened: Tylenol Murders - Very Scary People: The NorCal Rapist- Very Scary People: BTK - Very Scary People: Israel Keyes - Very Scary People: Dating Game Killer- Very Scary People: The Happy Face Killer - Something's Killing Me: Brain Eating Amoeba - Something’s Killing Me: Anthrax - Something's Killing Me: Brain on Fire- Forensic Files II: Patrick Frazee - Extraordinary with Fareed Zakaria: Billy Joel

Producer/Writer - Caught on Camera with Nick CannonProduced and wrote for a weekly one-hour series with host, Nick Cannon.Generate and develop stories, direct field shoots, write package scripts, show leads and wraps. Prep Nick Cannon for show tapings.

Producer/Writer - Engineering DisastersProduced and wrote two one-hour episodes of “Engineering Disasters,” a series airing on the History Channel. Point person on all aspects of production for shows, including content direction, guest bookings, interviews, post-production and budgets.

Supervising Producer/Writer - Hidden White HouseCreative and editorial oversight of a one-hour special airing on the History Channel Served as team leader on all aspects of production for the project, including content direction, guest bookings, writing, pre and post-production, show budget and hiring crews. Supervised entire process – from treatments to field shoots to final delivery.

Part of the team to launch “Joy Behar: Say Anything.”Produce news of the day, politics, pop culture and celebrity interviews.Pre-interview guests, prep host, write leads, teases & questions. Produce segments in control room.

Produced and Launched a number of shows on CNN/HLN... Producer – Showbiz TonightProduced and wrote multi-guest segments and feature pieces for the nightly entertainment show.Write leads and questions for this heavily scripted show. Wrote and edited tape pieces.Producer - The Joy Behar ShowLaunched The Joy Behar Show on HLN.Produced and oversaw live on-air segments as well as half and full show specials. Segments included news, politics and A-list celebrity interviews. Oversaw production of show while on remote location from Las Vegas for a week. Producer - D.L. Hughley Breaks the NewsAlso launched D.L. Hughley Breaks the News on CNN. Lead producer on the weekly show which focused on news, entertainment and comedy. Produced D.L. on location shoots during presidential election season. Feature Producer/Writer - Glenn Beck ShowDeveloped & produced the weekly feature series, Real America. Initiated, developed and oversaw editorial and overall coordination of taped feature segments from concept and post-production, including booking guests, field producing, interviewing, and writing.

First management staff hired for start up of ESPN's two-hour live morning show, COLD PI ZZA. Oversaw live on-air programming and features for the show's second hour focusing on human interest, lifestyles, fitness, health, medical, music, entertainment and gadgets. Managed, recruited and scheduled a staff of 20 producers & associate producers. Hired and cultivated on-air contributors, including professional athletes.

Worked on various programs for Lifetime Television...Halftime/Feature Producer - WNBA on LifetimeSenior Producer – Breaking Through"Breaking Through", a quarterly magazine program which focused on the accomplishments & controversies surrounding women in sports. Managed editorial content and production… Managed show budgets. Supervised talent, producers, writers, production staff and technical crew.