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● Managing Global News’ flagship AM station: 980 CKNW.● Guiding editorial direction and evolution of news stories through collaboration with show teams.● Providing strategic direction to all shows regarding social media and online presence.● Establishing communication protocols (Teams, Trello, Slack, email, other) with CKNW producers, other departments, and Corus stations, especially Global News.● Coaching, developing, and scheduling a team of full and part-time producers.● Managing and overseeing creation and execution of original series.● Liaising with the Sales, Marketing, and Promotions departments to create integration opportunities and oversee on-air execution and on-site events.

Senior Producer of CKNW’s former flagship morning show, ‘The Jon McComb Show’. Rated the #1 radio show in Vancouver, ahead of competition from the CBC, QMFM, Rock 101, Virgin Radio and many more.ABOUT: The Jon McComb ShowUntil Jon McComb's retirement in 2020, the show brought a mix of breaking news, sharp analysis and fresh perspectives on the issues affecting Western Canada and beyond - every weekday morning from 5:30am to 10am.Duties and Responsibilities:Researched news and current affairs stories for broadcast, social and digital media.Booked guests and coordinated debates and forums for lively discussions.Provided an on-air presence on the show.Developed and produced special programming.Edited programming elements (e.g. montages, reports, investigative series)Collaborated with the newsroom on story development and dialogue.Contributed to the Global News website and social media platforms.

While pursuing my Masters degree in Broadcast Production, I secured a regular freelance position at Newstalk 106-108fm, Ireland's award-winning national talk-radio station. Here I was able to gain experience and knowledge of radio production at the highest level and learn valuable new skills.Working six days a week, across a variety of shows, I constantly challenged myself to learn and adapt to new and ever-changing circumstances.My daily responsibilities included:■ Generating original ideas, and thinking creatively about how to communicate them to audiences.■ Managing the whole production process for pre-recorded radio programmes.■ Producing story packages, interviews and vox-pops.■ Liaising with Producers, Presenters and Editors regarding possible stories.■ Practicing communication skills, complemented by diplomacy, empathy and patience, to build rapports and draw information from people.■ Editing audio pieces using Adobe Audition and Cool Edit Pro.■ Writing daily blogs and web posts with embedded audio, video and social media pieces to compliment programmes.■ Working calmly under pressure, reacting quickly, and meeting tight deadlines.■ Managing public relations, social media interaction and general administration for programmes.■ Writing detailed briefs for presenters.■ Editing the show for daily podcasting.■ Driving listenership figures.■ Pre-recording studio and phone interviews for broadcasting.

Shows I worked on:● The Pat Kenny Show“The sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation.”● The Right Hook“Newstalk's popular drivetime show is packed with news, comment and opinion. It is presented by the outspoken controversial pundit and Corkman, George Hook.”● Futureproof“Award-winning science programme that brings you the latest developments from the world of Science and Technology from robotics in warfare to artificial life-forms and beyond.”● The Tom Dunne Show“A nightly entertainment driven magazine show focusing on music, culture, movies, sex, sports, comedy, books, gossip and technology.”● Down to Business“Lively business show focusing on Irish businesses and industry. It talks to the people behind Irish businesses, both big and small, to get their insights into their industries, other industries and what it takes to be successful.”● The Picture Show“Covers movie news, reviews, interviews and profiles. All aspects of movie history are discussed each week along with stories about trends in the cinema.”● Global Village“Global Village brings its listeners to the core of the latest social justice and mental health stories by hearing from those who are affected by the issues.”● MindFeed“Sunday morning brain-stretching show that focusing on popular culture, social experimentation and entertaining discussion.”● The Sunday Show“A panel of entertaining guests discuss the latest news and politics as well as a mix of interviews from Ireland and abroad.”

When not working on programming, I could be found in the Newsroom. Here, my duties included:■ Sourcing news and entertainment stories for publishing.■ Writing articles/web posts and embedding audio, video and social media material to compliment them.■ Being aware of copyright material and how to source non-creative commons visual and audio content.■ Managing social media platforms such as twitter, facebook and YouTube.■ Producing and editing short videos using Adobe Premiere.■ Liaising with shows for exclusive news content.■ Quickly validating breaking news stories and sharing them with the public.■ Covered European and local elections.