Summary
Over the course of my career, my responsibilities have progressed from abstracting, proofreading and editing to original reportage and news direction – always with the highest journalistic standards. These tasks taught me to distill a large amount of information down to its essence, and to produce clear, engaging stories with fairness and accuracy. Broadcasting has trained me to "write for the ear" and to adapt my voice to different contexts.

Work History
FREELANCE PRODUCER (February 2007 - )

British Broadcasting Corporation, London, U.K. (July 2007)
I engineered a segment of "Hot August Nights," a BBC Radio feature.

New Starr Studios (April 2007)
I conducted an on-camera interview with two authors for the documentary Morrissey Ruined My Life

Inland Empire News Radio, Riverside, CA
 I produce and anchor daily newscasts for the award-winning IENR to air on: KUCR 83.3FM (University of California, Riverside)
 KCAA 1050 AM (an NBC station) 
KVCR-FM 88.1 & 91.9 (a PBS/NPR station)
 The job entails rewriting stories into broadcast scripts, announcing, recording sound bytes and digital audio editing. 

I also produce Arts on the Air for KBHR 93.3FM (Big Bear Lake, CA).
The weekly feature profiles the creative endeavors
of individuals in the fine, performing, cinematic and literary arts.

I produce from my home studio for email delivery on deadline.
Samples can be on the Radio page of this website.

FREELANCE WRITER & EDITOR (since 1999)
My essays, profiles, book reviews and features have appeared in magazines such as Scuba Diving, Copper Arts, Whole Life Times, CelebStaff, and Jet Setting. They have also been published online at allaboutjazz.com and UCLA's celcee.edu. Links to my print work can be found on the Writing page of this website.

VOCALIST (1987 – present)
I have sung professionally in various venues: nightclubs, private parties, etc. My singing and original music may be heard on my Music page.

NEWS DIRECTOR/REPORTER/ANCHOR(Feb. 2003 – April 2007)
KBHR 93.3FM Parallel Broadcasting, Big Bear Lake, California
My beat was the San Bernardino County mountain communities. In reporting on politics, education, business, environment, airport issues, NGO activities, traffic, crime, courts and weather, I carried out the following duties with minimal supervision: • Writing five to nine stories per day for broadcast and online publication • Anchoring hourly newscasts, plus weather and traffic information as needed • Posting articles onto website throughout day, and updating Breaking News scroll • Generating story ideas, developing sources and conducting interviews • Assigning stories to part-time reporter • Monitoring numerous news sources and synthesizing their information • Fact-checking press releases and documenting all source material • Shooting and posting photographs online • Planning and moderating on-location coverage; reporting from the field Work History, contd. • Conducting on-air and telephone interviews • Attending governmental meetings; giving public appearances/speeches • Voicing commercials • Coordinating public service announcements • Promoting a mutually beneficial relationship with the community and acting as the public liaison • Publishing a biweekly online newspaper, bigbearnews.com • Producing a weekly travel show and a Calendar of Events broadcast

EDITOR/ABSTRACTOR (August 1998 – January 2000)
Kaufmann Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, UCLA
I abstracted published business articles to publish online and wrote original articles. I also edited other abstractors’ submissions for content, style and length.

EDITOR/RESEARCHER INTERN (June – July 1996)
“Which Way, LA?” KCRW 89.9 FM, Santa Monica, CA
I edited copy and conducted research for talk show host Warren Olney, who interviews policy makers and expert commentators to illuminate current events.

COPY COORDINATOR (January 1993 – June 1995)
Universal Music Group, Universal City, California (I served at Universal for five years in various capacities) 
•  Served as clearinghouse for all album packaging copy •  Line-edited copy and trafficked changes through appropriate departments • Documented approval from all parties •  Adhered to production schedule

Education
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Nonfiction, Antioch University, Los Angeles (Commencement Speaker at Graduation)
Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature, University of California, Los Angeles (English/Spanish/Italian)
Proofreading course, UCLA Extension
Online courses, Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Computer/Editing Skills
Microsoft Office Suite, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, PhotoShop and InCopy, AP and Chicago Manuals of Style

Affiliations
Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation, Member
Arts Council of Big Bear Valley, Vice President
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Steering Committee
American Association of University Women, Member

Travel
England, Portugal, Spain, France, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and China

Language Skills
Strong working knowledge of Spanish, French and Italian