Michael B. Email & Phone Number

Bristol, Ct

• Produce statistics-driven segments for television using advanced metrics with an emphasis on the most important information.• Work closely with anchors and talent to ensure the most compelling information is being used to enhance analysis.• Create interesting content in a timely and accurate manner for use on all ESPN platforms, including studio, event and digital.• React to live games and ever-evolving rundowns in a deadline-driven environment.• Juggle multiple responsibilities including producing full screens, advanced treatments utilizing all aspects of the studios, and assisting talent and anyone else in the show group.• Train peers on various tools and best practices; mentor colleagues and offer solution-oriented feedback.

• Drive content on shows to ensure producers are using the best information to tell compelling stories on all platforms.• Exercise editorial judgment while writing packets and enterprise emails that are distributed to the entire company.• Assist Content Producers and provide feedback with story ideas and graphics review

Bristol, Ct

• Member of the NFL Video Analysis Team, Connections Team, Home Run Tracker Team and Training Team.• Communicated quickly and effectively with co-workers and managers to ensure goal of 100 percent accuracy.• Led classes and trained co-workers on various newsroom applications and provided feedback to relevant personnel on their performances.• Created and proofread content for postgame packets and blog posts in a deadline-oriented environment for various events.• Generated ideas to improve coverage and many different S&A tools, including enhancements to the VAT Wizard, SA Live Football, SA Live Basketball, NFL Analyst and MLB TruMedia sites.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Designed various online news packages ranging from sports to breaking news for production on Courant.com and CTNow.com.• Prepared print stories for presentation online using different Tribune programs including Newsgate, Assembler and Merlin.

Greater New York City Area

• Taught students in an environment emphasizing community and scholarship.• Created lesson plans and scaffolding activities in order to introduce new material to students with various learning needs.• Developed curriculum maps and units using Backward Planning concepts with a focus on essential questions and big ideas.• Quickly reacted and judged difficult situations inside and outside of classroom where students misbehaved.

Master'S Degree, Journalism

Bachelor'S Degree, Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics