Tom Cooper Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

SCHWAB NETWORK/TD AMERITRADE NETWORK - Feb. 2021 - Present:Produced over 250 financial news shows per year for TD Ameritrade Network that were streamed to a global audience. Supervised a creative staff including producers, hosts, reporters, directors, and studio crew, resulting in informative and entertaining television for investors.Launched the new show "Trading 360" featuring interviews with CEO's, market analysts, economists, and traders. Also produced TD Ameritrade Network's first-ever live show broadcast from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.SPECIAL EVENTS:"Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago - The Director's Cut" - Nov. 2021:Line producer for live preshow broadcast of "Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago - The Director's Cut" that was broadcast to nearly 1,000 movies theaters in the U.S. Worked with MGM Studios leading up to the broadcast to finalize preshow running order. Worked with crew both on site in Philadelphia and remotely to ensure broadcast ran smoothly.IHSA Football championships - Nov. 2022:Served as associate director for all 8 Illinois high school football state championship games. Made sure all sponsor elements and commercial breaks ran properly. Assisted producer and director with other elements and served as an extra set off eyes to improve broadcasts.

ProducerProduced over 250 live television programs per year covering local and national sports in the 3rd largest media market in the United States. Created online content and podcasts about Chicago's professional sports teams.Supervised a creative staff including producers, directors, television hosts, guests, and studio crew, resulting in informative and entertaining television that was appointment viewing for die-hard sports fans.Collaborated with sales team and advertisers to meet their companies' needs, including maintaining the 5-year relationship with Chevrolet, resulting in an annual 6-figure sponsorship deal.Managed show production calendar, assuming ownership of setting up remote broadcasts from major sporting events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final.Monitored social media for news, assessing interest level of audience for specific topics. Used social media to promote each shows, including special guests like Mike Tyson, Dwyane Wade, Theo Epstein, other highly acclaimed names, and personalities.Contributed to station earn a Top 5 comScore ranking in October and November 2019 by creating content for NBCSportsChicago.com and the network's MyTeams app.Helped lead NBCSportsChicago.com's Blackhawks content team which saw growth in page views and unique visitors in 2019 and 2020.Produced and appeared on the "White Sox Talk" podcast, ranked #1 ranked podcast covering the Chicago White Sox on iTunes.Stepped up to enable live programming, when staff was not available, overseeing and running the technical side of studio production.

As Producer:• Wrote and produced live nightly Emmy-nominated newscast, SportsNite, live pregame and postgame shows for Phillies, Flyers and 76ers, as well as 90-minute daily sports talk show, Daily News Live• Ran daily production meetings with entire newsroom staff to discuss the news of the day and how it would be presented• Worked under pressure and on strict deadlines to present a timely show with the latest informationas Associate Producer/Video Producer/Editor• Wrote and edited highlights and packages for newscast • Worked in field to conduct interviews and produce stories for newscast • Oversaw other associate producers and editors, delegating story assignments and coordinating satellite feeds

• Handled play-by-play duties for live broadcasts of Penn State hockey, high school football and high school basketball• Provided live in-game reports and postgame reports for Penn State and local high school sports