Gretchen Brown Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

I'm a producer for Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer on MPR News, where I book, produce and direct a live, daily radio show and podcast, and serve as fill-in senior producer.

I'm the interim senior producer for MPR News with Angela Davis -- Conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, weekdays at 9 a.m.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I was the main writer, reporter and editor for Rewire.org — a PBS-funded daily, digital publication for adults in their 20s and 30s, where I hired and managed a team of freelance writers across the country.I was a key team member, molding the editorial voice and direction of the site, covering social issues and civic engagement, the environment, lifestyle.

Greater Milwaukee Area

I was a producer and director on the afternoon drive show "Central Time" on Wisconsin Public Radio, putting together a live, daily news-heavy talk radio show breaking down politics, current events, social issues and more. I also played a role in how those shows looked on the digital end of things, and wrote articles for wpr.org.WPR is the oldest and second.

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

I covered the cops and courts beat for web and print, including breaking news and enterprise stories, for a daily newspaper with a circulation of 12,000 over seven counties.

St. Joseph, MN

• Wrote feature stories for St. Benedict's Magazine, St. Benedict's/St. John's Magazine and the University website.
• Designed posters and promotional material using InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator for University administrative and academic departments and organizations

Collegeville, MN

• Managed and prioritized content and business aspects of weekly, award-winning college newspaper.
• Consulted with all section editors on story ideas and developed writers' skills in AP style
• Planned weekly news story budget
• Conducted interviews and wrote news articles on deadline to keep campus community informed.
• Analyzed all stories and layouts for clarity, accuracy, and interest.
• Updated, planned news website content with WordPress, basic HTML

• Manage team of 20+ writers
• Pitch stories
• Copy edit
• Plan weekly budget
• Write news articles on a weekly deadline
• Design layout of Variety pages each week using InDesign and Photoshop.

Collegeville, Minnesota

Wrote news and feature articles on a weekly deadline for award-winning campus newspaper, The Record.

Minneapolis, MN

• wrote, edited, and compiled content for semi-annual internal Business to Business newsletter sent to over 2,500 employees at 30 companies.
• wrote feature stories and other content for Pohlad Companies intranet website.
• helped organize annual Community Giving Campaign, including event planning for charity softball tournament and silent auction.
• assisted with writing and development of training guides for new human resources software.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Shadowed and assisted reporters, photographers, and producers on assignment
• Pitched story ideas
• Researched for reporters and producers on assignment
• Assisted with assignment desk and newsroom duties
• Facilitated news tips
• Researched story ideas

St. Joseph, Minnesota

• Answer phones and emails, schedule student appointments
• Handle and process detailed budget requests of department employees
• Update student housing information, compile spreadsheets

Collegeville, Minnesota

Hosted weekly radio show on St. Ben's/St. John's campus internet radio station, KJNB.

"World Class" Blog

• Contributed to the blog “World Class” while studying abroad in Italy and Greece
• Wrote and published detailed entries bi-monthly on The Star Tribune’s website.

• Maintained relationships with alumnae
• Raised donations via phone for Student Scholarships
• Served as representative of College of Saint Benedict while communicating with alumnae