Dj Cunningham Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

- Coordinate with the Biden White House Communications Office to book administration guests for newscasts across “ABC News Live” streaming platform, ABC Prime and “GMA 3”> Notable bookings: Gina Raimondo, Marty Walsh, Xavier Becerra, Jennifer Granholm, Miguel Cardona, Gina McCarthy, Brian Dees, Jen Psaki, Kate Beddingfield, Karine Jean-Piere, John Kirby, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Dr. Ashish Jha- Facilitate interviews for “ABC News Live” with members of Congress and work alongside senior management to produce segments for various daily newscasts- Coordinate guests in the control room and monitoring their segments for quality control- Pitch and book news of the day stories and conduct pre-interviews with guests - Plan, book, and coordinate continuing coverage of major trials including Derek Chauvin, Kyle Rittenhouse, and the trial for the men who murdered Ahmad Arbery - Schedule television crews and book studios for guests for live remotes - Field produce including most recently the January 6th select committee hearings- Facilitate resources, as needed, with bookers across the network during breaking news – including the Ulvade school shooting, the recent SCOTUS decisions, and the January 6th committee hearings

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Worked with the communications team to pitch and book DNC Chairman Tom Perez, DNC communications team, and other democratic surrogates during the 2020 presidential electionEffectively booked democratic leaders on international, national (MSNBC, CNN, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS), local television, and radio shows> Notable shows: “Weekend Today,” “CBS Face the Nation,” “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” “PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton,” and “All In with Chris Hayes”- Responsible for booking Biden/Harris celebrity surrogates on daytime and nighttime entertainment television programs- Coordinated with the Biden/Harris team and booked Democratic lawmakers and leaders during the four days of the 2020 Democratic Convention on national cable news programs as well as local news outlets- Maintained strong relationships with national television groups with affiliates across the county and in key battleground states

New York City

Throughout this time Cunningham held various freelance/contract roles, as outlined below:- Content Creator - www.djcunningham.com- Brand Ambassador for Central Auto Group, Windmill Rice, NEA Hospital- Spokesperson for The Mall at Turtle Creek- Writer at New York Family Magazine- Producer, The Southerner in the City - blog- Producer, DJ Cunningham - blog- Producer, “The Moms Fashion Show” at Lincoln Center for XM Sirius Radio- Host and Producer, Exclusive Resorts, 8-part series for the luxury travel company

New York, New York, United States

- Launched ABC Disney’s “Tamron Hall” show in 2019 with the highest rating of a new daytime talk show since 2011> Notable bookings: Tyler Perry, Billy Porter, Melinda Gates, Breonna Taylor's mother and legal team, the cast of “Dear Evan Hansen,” exclusive with Judge Tammy Kemp from the Botham Jean trial in Dallas, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill, T.D. Jakes, Gabrielle Bernstein, and many others- Managed booking team of four; overseeing guest travel, paperwork, and contracts- Responsible for booking newsmakers, human interest stories, celebrities, authors, editors, television show talent, influencers, and experts under extremely tight deadlines- Collaborated with network talent executives, 98 local affiliates (many from Hearst), and international bureaus to book on-air talent- Developed and maintained relationships with television networks, affiliates, publicists, managers, streaming services, national news organizations, newspapers, publishers, and magazines to book their talent on the show- Conducted pre-interviews with guests and gathered assets for producers to be used on-air- Booked social media guests for Instagram Live interviews during COVID-19 pandemic

Greater New York City Area

- Collaborated with a team of seasoned producers on the country's most successful syndicated television show- Performed under daily deadlines with various news outlets and national networks to cross promote stories- Conducted interviews in person and via live shot from locations or FaceTime- Researched sources to flesh out news stories > Notable stories: Simone Biles, Nancy Kerrigan, Mariah Carey’s brother Morgan Carey- Coordinated stories for field producers and arranged field crews- Booked interviews, exclusive interviews, and guests for the daily syndicated showArranged travel, as needed- Managed and directed shoots both in-house and with outside crews- Coordinated closely with public relation firms to book stories with celebrities and lifestyle influencers- Located and contacted people of interest for daily stories using Accurint®, LexisNexis, and social media channels- Scheduled interview times and shoot locations- Daytime Emmy Nomination 2017 alongside my “Inside Edition” team- Promoted from booker to Entertainment Manager in 2016 to handle celebrity requests and booking with PR teams at magazines, such as, “People,” and “Vogue”

New York | Denver

- Co-created web series showcasing the luxury travel clubs top destinations- Hosted and Produced 9 segments (8-10 minutes in length) for the series, “Meet Me There!”- Collaborated with a team of 5 people to organize and schedule the production of each shoot including NYC, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Antarctica.- Co-created web series showcasing the clubs’ top destinations

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

- Responsible for selling popular prescription drugs ( Activella, Vagifem, Depo Provera, Detrol LA)- Worked with a team of 6 to target high prescribing physicians in Arkansas and Missouri- Met personal and team sales goals-Launched the Women's Health Care Division for the company selling new women’s health care drugs- Worked closely with the district manager to manage the high performing accounts

Kait-Tv

- Co-anchored the award winning 10 p.m. newscast- Reported for the 6p.m. newscast- Beat reporter for city and county news- Produced content for the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts- Reported on the Westside School shooting massacre and the events that followed including the tria- Media representative for Crime Stoppers- Co-host of the Easter Seals telethon

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

- Produced and anchored the week day morning newscast- Anchored the cut-ins during the local breaks during the “Today Show”- Co-host for the “Easter Seals Telethon”

Bs, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi Sorority Union Governing Board - ChairwomanStudied Journalism at the U of A. U of A Marching Band.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi Razorback Marching Band Governing Board, Chairwoman

Bs, Journalism

Studied broadcasting at UALR. Interned at Today's THV - KTHV