Creative Media LLC locates talent and develops content in the broadcast, podcast, on-demand audio and news businesses. Clients range from public radio stations to podcast teams, programs and aligned non-profits looking to reach larger audiences. I've worked with WGBH, the Boston Globe and American Public Television on content development and podcast projects; helped create and launch The Middle with Jeremy Hobson on 400 stations; and conducted talent recruitment for New Hampshire Public Radio, KPBS-San Diego, KUOW-Seattle, Blue Ridge Public Radio - Asheville, Nashville Public Radio and many more.

PRX's goal is a public media company focused on the next generation of creative talent; across broadcast and audio on-demand, to serve listeners who demand the highest-quality content that represents the voices and people across diverse and nuanced communities.

Oversee content and distribution relationships with stations and producers and responsible for generating annual membership revenue; insure the distribution and success of national programs such as The Moth Radio Hour, Sound Opinions, State of the Re:Union, Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin, WTF with Marc Maron; and streaming/broadcast services including Public Radio Remix, podcasts. Assist in managing PRX and identifying and nurturing new business, talent and content.

Advise nationally-renowned school on its journalism, political communication and media studies curriculum. Support the SMPA director in project fundraising, sustainability and goal-setting. Mentor students, assist faculty and make connections to advance the mission of the school.

Initiated and oversaw all radio production for a year-long national project about the state of democracy in the US. Drove all the content for "Whose Democracy Is It?" with collaborators from the BBC and public radio stations throughout the US resulting in 78 different productions. Created ways for public media producers and commercial firms from Microsoft to Alibris.com to work on the project gratis.

Originated on-demand audio content such as In Bed with Susie Bright, programs with James Fallows, audio horoscopes, the recording of audio books, and exclusive science fiction works and first-to-market audio with Scientific American, Technology Review and others. Managed marketing of audiobooks and presentation on Audible.com and started an audiobook newsletter with collaborators at Amazon.

Responsible for the content and business aspects of the largest-audience channel on AOL. Made it the #1 news destination in cyberspace within one year and built strong, collaborative relationships with The New York Times, CBSNews.com, ABCNews.com, Reuters, AP, Newsweek, Bloomberg and many others. Oversaw newsroom of up to 12 people including a technology development team.

Designed, launched and oversaw all editorial for one of the most successful, daily and credible public radio programs. Marketplace is the only daily business program in public radio and the only such show broadcast from the West coast. Hired staff, assigned stories, oversaw bureaus, directed the live program, planned long-term coverage and managed strategic growth. Built strong relationships with stations, networks, print and non-broadcast contributors. Identified and groomed broadcast talent such as John Huey (former ME Time, Inc.), economic journalist Andy Serwer, Chris Anderson (former EIC WIRED) and many others. Directed competitive coverage of the end of the Soviet Union, the transformation to a digital economy, the war in Bosnia, uprisings in rural Mexico and how to explain all these complicated stories in a way that attracted listeners who never thought they cared about economics, business or trade.

Managed and directed a staff of six reporters plus contributors for a daily half-hour program. Hosted the show, edited all content, conducted interviews, planned coverage for Morning Edition and noon newscasts. Supervised all contributions to NPR (on my time there we were the highest producing station for NPR). Our staff won every top radio/broadcast award in three states. Supervised and participated in the coverage of mob hits, judicial scandals, police corruption, education screw ups, and even got one death threat.

Covered transportation, business, government and crime along with general assignment. Reported hundreds of stories for NPR. Consistently broke stories and helped the staff win awards.