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Profile
- Keen observer of Congress, its players and
policy.
- Exhaustive Capitol Hill contacts
- Extensive knowledge of the legislative process,
Congressional history and parliamentary procedure.
- Fast and dynamic writer. Ear for sound.
Excellent under deadline pressure.
- Vast live on-air experience
Experience
Freelance Journalist, Washington, DC. 6/02-present.
Creator of bi-weekly column on politics and
international affairs for Cox Newspapers in
Ohio and
CommentaryPage.com. Producer, reporter and
news anchor for National Public Radio.
National Public Radio, Washington, DC. 6/96
to 6/02.
Anchor/Producer/Editor. Producer and editor
of five-minute news modules for All Things
Considered. Wrote and anchored newscasts.
Determined story selection and editorial approach.
Coordinated coverage with a variety of desks
and reporters. Served as pool reporter for
White House and Pentagon coverage.
C-SPAN, Washington, DC. 10/93 to 3/97.
Senate Producer. Responsible for editorial
presentation of U.S. Senate. Produced packages
explaining complex legislative and parliamentary
topics. Wrote scripts and graphics detailing
legislative action. Host of viewer call-in
and voice-over segments.
WMUB-FM, Oxford, OH. 7/92 to 9/93.
Reporter/Anchor. Anchored and produced local
newscasts for Morning Edition and afternoon
news magazine at award-winning NPR affiliate.
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH. 1/92 to 7/92.
Assignment Editor. Generated story ideas and
coordinated news coverage for Cincinnati ABC
affiliate.
MIDDLETOWN JOURNAL, Middletown, OH. 12/90
to 1/92.
Feature Magazine Editor. Managed a news staff
of five and two photographers.
WKRC-AM, Cincinnati, OH. 4/89 to 12/90.
Reporter/Anchor. Anchored hourly newscasts
and worked as field reporter. Covered the
Robert Mapplethorpe photo exhibit trial and
Pete Rose baseball banishment for ABC Radio.
WBVE-FM, Cincinnati, OH 1/88 to 4/89.
Reporter/Anchor.
WMAN-AM, Mansfield, OH. 8/87 to 1/88.
Reporter/Anchor.
WKRC-AM, Cincinnati, OH. 1/87 to 8/87.
Anchor.
Awards
BEST NEWS WRITING - Ohio Associated Press,
1993.
"Balloon Ride."
BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING - Ohio Associated
Press, 1993.
"Pirate Radio Operator."
BEST DOCUMENTARY - Ohio Associated Press,
1993.
"A Tale of Cities."
BEST FEATURE STORY - Ohio Associated Press,
1993.
Honorable Mention, "Eating Away at
the Deficit."
BEST REPORTER - Ohio Associated Press, 1992.
Named Ohio's top radio reporter for a medium-sized
market.
BEST USE OF NATURAL SOUND - Ohio Associated
Press, 1992.
"Homeless Christmas."
BEST SPOT NEWS STORY - Ohio Associated Press,
1990.
"BASF Chemical Plant Explosion."
BEST ENTERPRISE STORY - Ohio Associated
Press, 1988.
"Holzberger/Shelton Sheriff's Race."
Education
· MASTER OF SCIENCE, Miami University,
Oxford, OH. Communication. 1993.
· BACHELOR OF ARTS, Miami University,
Oxford, OH. Political Science. 1991.
· Student of German Language and
Culture, University of Heidelberg's Zentrales
Sprachlabor, Heidelberg, Germany. 5/91 to
7/91.
Other
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC: 10/98-12/91.
Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Communication.
Instructor and frequent guest lecturer in
the journalism program.
MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Oxford, OH: 3/99-present.
Founder of intensive Washington seminar
studying the intersection of media and politics.
Moderator of nationally-televised panel
discussions on the midterm elections, challenges
facing the intelligence community and the
process of Washington news leaks.
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