Kyle Norris Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Report and produce advanced obituaries of musicians and artists for NPR’s arts and culture desk. Report and host episodes of NPR's Life Kit podcast.

Seattle, WA

RadioActive provides award-winning youth journalism and radio storytelling workshops. Its approach is to provide interactive, collaborative workshops where participants learn the technical, social and emotional skills needed to amplify the stories that matter to them. We teach students how to identify and develop a powerful story idea; along with the.

Seattle, WA

Teach radio and storytelling workshops throughout Seattle. Classes include journalism 101, radio production, podcasting, and working with the media. Invited guest lecturer for University of Washington journalism classes. Help organizations make their own podcasts and provide audio engineering and in-the-field recording services. Clients include Forterra.

Seattle, WA

Collaborating on the podcast "Finding Fixes--A Look at Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic in Snohomish County." Co-created and produced with reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch. Includes five episodes that explore how Snohomish County is dealing with what it calls a "man-made epidemic." Podcast created with support from Solutions Journalism and InvestigateWest.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Independent podcast that provides “battle tactics” and approaches to combat workplace sexism. Brainstorm story ideas with hosts; research and pre-interview guests; set up and engineer remote recordings; coach and support on-air talent; edit and mix final audio; assist with podcast promotion.

Greater Seattle Area

Field Producer for the true-crime podcast "Suspect," from Campside Media and Wondery. Responsible for the technical set-up and recording of numerous audio interviews throughout greater Seattle. Coached and assisted print journalists in how to best work in the medium of audio. With special consideration to trauma-informed reporting for a true crime podcast..

Seattle, Washington, United States

Produced episodes of the SoundQs and Seattle Now podcasts. Responsible for brainstorming episode ideas, booking and managing guests, assisting and coaching talent, recording interviews, gathering vox pop, editing and mixing the final audio.

Seattle

Substitute host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered. On-air hosting includes continuity breaks, newscasts, weather updates and live check-ins with traffic reporters and other hosts. Additional story contributor for the weekly show "Sound Effect."

Ann Arbor, MI

Perform voice-over narration for diverse videos, websites and DVDs, for range of clients. Ongoing clients include the University of Michigan, medical providers, non-profits and commercial companies. Train others to be authentic and natural in voice-over and radio performances.

Greater Detroit Area

• Host weekend afternoon programming for Michigan’s largest public radio station. Host Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and midday shifts as needed. Perform continuity breaks with station.
• Create and deliver 2 to 3 minute newscasts, using stories from other reporters and rewriting text stories from AP feed into radio scripts.
• Became main substitute host for weekday shows in 2012.
• Regularly participate in tri-annual on-air fundraising drives.

Greater Detroit Area

• Develop, pitch and report feature stories for Michigan Radio, NPR, and American Public Radio. Present original and unconventional stories and perspectives on current events, arts & culture, environment, health.
• Reported for NPR on Mobile Clinic Looks Out For Detroit's Homeless, traveling with the clinic to document their work to provide homeless people with medical attention.
• Shadowed social service professionals playing the Poverty Role-Playing Game sponsored by the Kalamazoo-based Poverty Reduction Initiative.
• Created several stories for Stateside about Detroit’s Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects, the first federally-funded housing projects for African-American families, and home to Mary Wilson of the Supremes, among others.
• Produced “Racing After Gay Consumers” for Marketplace on how car companies market to gay audiences, focusing on a speed dating event in the new car model on Gay Pride Day in Detroit.
• Developed stories for The Environment Report, including “Preserving Cultural Remedies,” about the history of natural remedies in poor, especially African-American, communities, and their mainstream reemergence.

Greater Detroit Area

• Developed and reported environment-related features and news spots for nationally-syndicated daily segment produced by Michigan Public Radio. Specialized in stories connecting the environment to everyday life, and.
• “Farmers Work to Conserve Water.”
• “Ads Use Nature to Sell SUVs.”
• “The Cleaner Drycleaner.”
• “Good Fish, Bad Fish.”
• “Buddhist Dumpster Diving.”

Ann Arbor, MI

Researched and wrote regular feature articles for 2 local publications (monthly and quarterly) serving Ann Arbor and surrounding communities. Stories included profiling local musicians, spotlighting noteworthy local sites, focusing on community events, describing personal experiences in and around the community, and drawing attention to unusual local.

Ann Arbor, MI

Produced monthly column for citywide publication focused on current happenings in Ann Arbor. Covered the unusual range and depth of art in Ann Arbor, especially little-known and unexpected artists and experiences. Interviewed artists, art lovers, collectors and more. Wrote feature articles going in-depth into particular arts and culture topics.

Greater Detroit Area

Researched, wrote and produced news spots, and assisted production for Stateside and Michigan Radio News.

San Francisco, CA

Wrote and edited brief entries describing websites being catalogued for one of the original internet search engines.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Creative Writing, With Honors

Radio And Television

Competitive program led by “The Host Whisperer”

Great Lakes Journalism Fellowship, Environmental Reporting

Competitive program

Hs, Music