Keitha (Kee - Thuh) Fairhurst Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny

Planning and managing special broadcast events. Organized logistics and on-site production of Trump Rallies in cities across the country; Town Hall with Gov. Kristi Noem; Rob Schmitt and Gov. Kristi Noem interview at the Reagan Ranch; The 20th Anniversary of 9/11 and New Year's Eve Celebrations

New York City Metropolitan Area

Provided production coordination for remote events on Newsmax including:A Town Hall with Gov. Ron DeSantis for "Spicer & Co."; Live Coverage of a special announcement by President Donald Trump in Bedminster, NJ; Save America Rallies with Remarks by President Donald Trump in Sarasota, Florida and Cullman, Alabama; A special interview with President Donald Trump at Trump Tower for "Cortes & Pellegrino";Live coverage and taped interviews from the floor of the NRB Convention in Houston, TX.

New York, United States

• Orchestrated coverage of daily candidate events. • Booked multiple crews and managed their assignments for large-scale events such as the NH Primaries, the Iowa Caucus and Super Tuesday. • Arranged crews, embeds, feeds, logging and coverage of the monthly primary debates. • Managed team of embeds as they traveled around the country. • Oversaw equipment issues and replacement if needed. • Submitted monthly purchasing reports.

New York, Ny

• Worked with news managers, producers and field crews to organize assignments, coordinate flow of information, and execute coverage plans and logistics. • Gathered production elements for news stories. Included scanning social media for breaking news and topical stories. • Pitched story ideas.• Coordinated coverage of stories with staff and monitoring their progress. Includes updating crews in the field, insuring feeds are recorded and logged if needed, making travel arrangements. • Verified information and fact checks stories. Works with CBS Rights and Clearances as well as Standards and Practices to deliver material that meets CBS criteria. • Provide producers and staff with accurate and timely information, especially in breaking news situations. • Schedule crews to cover stories as needed.• Cover the Bulletin Center and produce Special Reports as needed.Production Manager Duties:• Coordinate crews and transmission for Correspondent live shots.• Find and book vendor studios with transmission lines for telex interviews. Arrange in-house recording of said interviews.• Prepare documentation (remote notes and live shot sheets) for studio and field personnel.

New York, New York, United States

• Monitor social media and wires for breaking news.• Work with National and Foreign Desks to confirm breaking news.• Prepare studio crew and talent for Special Reports.• Create rundowns and write scripts.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Traveled to various remote locations and set scene with couples for live broadcast. Supervised remote production crew.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Planned and managed multi-remote live broadcasts including the annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony (six years); the Papal Visit and The United Nations Anniversary. • On-site remote producer for the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. (Fox News)• Booked staff and transmission facilities for remote locations outside the New York area, both domestic and international. Stories included the death of Princess Diana and the Anniversary of Israel’s Statehood. • Produced reporter live shots during 3 nightly news casts. • Collaborated and shared video with other broadcast outlets.• Managed all satellite feeds in and out of the station.• Maintained remote sheets and other forms in the I-News system.• Supervised feed room personnel with regards to transmission and recording of material.• Produced special segments for sweeps. Awarded Honorable Mention by the Associated Press.• Planned news coverage schedule for reporters and crews.• Supervised edit schedules for writers and reporters.