Steve Dunning Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Manage news gathering for 8 ½ hours of daily newscasts in 2 million person metro, emphasizing:• Transforming the assignment desk into the information gathering nexus of the newsroom.• Beating the competition to breaking news by implementing “roll and call” strategy.• Enterprising daily, compelling, turn-able story ideas for all platforms.• Assigning crews to daily assignments to maximize efficient, successful coverage.• Creating and maintaining strong relationships with contacts and community stakeholders.• File open records requests for important/sensitive documents and video.• Write and edit stories as needed, proofread scripts as needed.• Successfully complete multiple assignments with varying deadlines.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Manage daily news gathering for 7 ½ hours of daily newscasts, emphasizing: • Enterprising daily, compelling, turn-able story ideas.• Assigning crews to daily assignments to maximize efficient, successful coverage.• Creating and maintaining strong relationships with contacts and community stakeholders.• Implementing “roll and call” strategy to beat competition on breaking news coverage.• Maintaining assignment file for daily coverage and long term event planning.• File FOIA requests for important/sensitive documents, video and 911 calls.• Write and edit stories as needed, proofread scripts as needed.• Successfully complete multiple assignments with varying deadlines.• Manage staff of 12 photographers to inspire growth, creativity and visual storytelling.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Lead a staff of 9 photographers to maximize growth, creativity and visual storytelling.• Shoot, write and edit award winning news and sports stories solo and with a reporter.• Research, identify and recommend capital purchase items for photographer/mmj equipment.• Manage a fleet of 12 news vehicles, 2 microwave and one satellite truck.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Coordinated with reporter and worked solo to shoot, write and edit visual stories.• Primary political and sports photographer, covering SC primaries, Clemson/SC football.• Worked extensively with AVID non-linear editing system.• Assignment Editor: Managing daily newsgathering by field crews.• Digital Content Producer: Wrote stories and updated WYFF News 4 Website with daily news.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

• Bureau photographer in Waterloo and Iowa City.• Shot and edited news, sports and special project stories, with reporter and solo.• On call 24 hours a day for breaking news.• Primary sports photographer covering Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, UNI and prep sports.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Shot, wrote and edited news and sports stories for daily newscasts.• Delivered live-shots of breaking news stories.• Anchored, wrote and produced midday and weekend sportscasts.