Stephen Fowler Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Award-winning reporter focusing on local, state, and local-around-the-state politics for Georgia Public Broadcasting, the statewide NPR affiliate. Specializes in voting rights/election coverage, Republican party politics, investigations and political analysis for both local and national media outlets.

Greater Atlanta Area

Award-winning producer and reporter for the afternoon drive-time NPR newsmagazine in the 8th-largest radio market in the country.-Provides a national context for Atlanta-based stories through reports for shows such as All Things Considered, Marketplace and Here & Now and filing for NPR national newscasts-Reports timely, insightful feature stories using a diverse range of voices on topics ranging from Confederate symbolism in Atlanta suburbs to the economic impact of opioid abuse in northeast GeorgiaProduces live remote broadcasts of All Things Considered around the Atlanta area -Locations include a brewery, a hip-hop festival, a high school football championship game, an art museum and a rooftop midway-Oversee production and implementation of live show, from site visit to engineering needs to editorial planning to social media promotionCoordinates daily operational flow of All Things Considered-Board operator-Newscast writer and stacker-Traffic and other continuity elements-Pre-interviews, scripts and edits in-studio and field two-ways for anchor

Greater Atlanta Area

Completed a project-based contract position to assist in the creation and ideation of presentations for internal and external BrightHouse and BCG clients.-overhauled internal style guide for visual identity including identity colors, fonts and best practices-created presentations and assets on deadline for clients ranging from large retail chains to BCG-worked in Microsoft Office, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign

Greater Atlanta Area

Was appointed first-ever Executive Digital Editor to lead the overhaul from twice-weekly, print first paper to once-weekly, digital daily paper with an increase in audience and writer engagement-oversaw a digital staff of ~100 editors, writers, videographers, coders and social media-ers-rebranded the Emory Wheel from ninety-six year old coffee coaster to modern media powerhouse-increased followers by 66%/twitter 75%/facebook

Greater Atlanta Area

Had editorial oversight for two print pages in the Friday issues of The Emory Wheel and all online content pertaining to student-focused stories on and around the Emory University campus. In addition to managing more than 50 writers and photographers for the section, I also wrote and edited stories, created graphics and participated in staff editorial board discussions.

Greater Atlanta Area

Assisted News Editors with preparing biweekly news budgets, editing news stories and page layout. Wrote stories on assignment as well as pitch stories to the executive board. Participated in Editorial Board meetings and staff editorialsFormer positions include:-Central Administration Beat WriterCentral Administration Beat includes the Office of the President, Deans, and Executive Cabinet members.-Senior Staff WriterCover news stories and events on deadline as assigned

Was responsible for creating and maintaining the family.emory.edu web presence, the Emory Family Newsletter, the Emory University Parent Guide and organizing the 2014 Family Weekend.

Responsible for creating and maintaining social media presence and marketing campaigns for Campus Life at Emory University, including Facebook, Twitter and blog postings.-Created and monitored Emory Live, a unique student-run Twitter account designed to reflect the ins and outs of being an Emory student-Helped overhaul the annual Carter Town Hall event by adding social media listening and monitoring to increase student engagement-Wrote copy and creative for Emory Campus Life social media platforms

Greater Atlanta Area

Established the mission, vision and purpose for Health Connect South and the 2014 & 2015 annual conferences.-Developed, implemented, and evaluated the annual marketing and communications plan across all of the Health Connect South channels, including radio, web and social-Created and curated relevant content for Health Connect South channels, including internal and external achievements, collaborations and programming initiatives-Drove momentum and awareness of Health Connect South through the leveraging of PR and media contacts as well as social media engagement-Managed the Health Connect South listserv presence through the development and execution of Mailchimp campaigns-Articulated the mission, vision and implementation of Health Connect South to target audiences-Managed the Health Connect South website-Tracked and measured the level of engagement with target audiences over time-Managed the voice, development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral of Health Connect South

Was responsible for developing and executing brand strategy for the 2014 Health Connect South conference event as well as the long-term organizational goals of Health Connect South.-Created content and monitor Health Connect South's social media presence through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn-Crafted all copy for promotional materials, sponsorship and speaker packets and press kits to develop and maintain a consistent tone and brand reputation of committed collaboration-Collaborated with community partners and event planners to construct the overall theme of the 2014 conference event, including the stage design and overall tone of the program-Live-blogged the inaugural event through Twitter and Facebook accounts, engaging with attendees and captured key moments of the conference.

Greater Atlanta Area

Served as Investigative Reporter in inaugural cohort of The Georgia News Lab -Created in-depth multimedia investigative pieces on Metro Atlanta county Commissioners using public documents, databases, digital tools and interviews-Collaborated with reporters from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV to create story drafts, interview questions and trend pieces from reporting-Won inaugural Larry Peterson Memorial Award for Investigative Reporting for work on DeKalb County Commissioners and their spending habits using taxpayer dollars,