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Currently I work for Television Learning Services (TLS), which Tony Short manages. TLS provides educational programming and services to the university. I operate our portable "production cart," producing and directing lecture programs through the University's Digital Video delivery system. This is also a great, student-training opportunity.
My real passion is documentary work. I'm very thankful that WBGU-PBS
has allowed me to produce a number of them. Within the last couple
of years, I produced and directed Stirring Up the Past: The
Grand Rapids Applebutter Fest and Madrigal Memories of
Eastern Europe, in which I documented the Bowling Green High
School Madrigal Singers' tour of Romania, Hungary, and the Czech
Republic.
Recently I finished a memorable three years as the producer of
News Six, which is a 10-minute, news magazine by and for sixth graders. I was also the coordinating producer for 60 Plus,
a program for senior citizens.
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M.A., Interpersonal Communication, Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 1992.
B.A., Broadcast Journalism, Spanish Minor, Fresno
State University, Fresno, CA, 1982.
A.A., Social Science, Yuba
Junior College, Marysville, CA, 1975.
1. News Six
Producer/Director/Writer -- A ten-minute, newsmagazine by and
for sixth graders. The youngsters of a selected six-grade middle
schools research, write, and report on stories of interest around
their hometown. The class then travels a couple of weeks later
to the WBGU-PBS studios to put the show together by introducing
the stories and other features. The class then views the final
program at the end of the production. News Six is a co-production
of WBGU-PBS and the Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation
(NWOET).
2. 60 Plus
Coordinating Producer -- A weekly, 30-minute program for senior
citizens.
3. Madrigal Memories of Eastern Europe
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- On April 10, 2001, the Bowling
Green High School Madrigal Singers, their director, and several
chaperones journeyed to the former communist countries of Romania,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic, spreading good will through their
music. The Madrigals and the people they met were truly moved
by the experience.
4. Stirring Up the Past. The Grand Rapids Applebutter Fest
Co-producer/director/editor/co-writer -- The program discusses
how the festival draws people together and builds feelings of
community. An all-volunteer effort, the money raised goes to support
organizations such as the Boy Scouts and Little League teams.
"Stirring" poses an interesting question -- what
is heritage or history, and how is it defined? Who decides what
a community's heritage is? Dr. Lucy Long is the co-producer/project
director/co-writer.
5. Let Their Voices Be Heard. Childrens Stories of Grief.
Director/Co-Producer/Editor -- This hour-long documentary explores
children's understanding of death and dying and their experiences
and needs regarding loss and grief. It examines how children grieve.
Let Their Voices Be Heard suggests coping skills and strategies
adults can employ to help kids come to terms with the loss of
a loved one. Dr. Kathleen Dixon of the BGSU Philosophy Department
co-produced and wrote this powerful script.
6. To Dance Irish
Co-producer/director/editor/co-co-writer -- A half-hour program
that explains how an Irish dance school teaching children to Irish
step dance becomes the center for building and maintaining Irish
culture, ethnicity, and community. Dr. Lucy Long is the co-producer/project
director/co-writer.
7. The Blizzard of '78
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- An hour program that discusses
severity of a snowstorm that slammed in to Northwest Ohio.
8. Baseball in Japan
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- An hour-long program examining
the differences between Japanese and American baseball.
9. The Electric Auto-Lite Strike of 1934
Producer/Director/Co-Writer/Editor/Grant Writer -- An hour look
at one of the 3 most influential strikes in the history of American
labor.
10. Ohio
Workers
Producer/Director/Editor -- A 90-minute history of labor in Ohio.
11. Fuel of the Future?
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- A look at the Calderon Coal
Gassification process, which professes to gasify and bake coal
for pollution-free energy.
12. Child Care in Northwest Ohio
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- A glimpse of the child care
situation in Northwest Ohio.
13. River of Concern
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- Examination of contaminants
in the Maumee River, between Fort Wayne, Indiana and Toledo, Ohio.
14. Where are We Sleeping Tonight?
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- An look at the homeless
problem in Northwest Ohio.
15. Alcoholism, Peer Pressure, and Parents
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor -- An examination of how peer
pressure fosters drug & alcohol abuse among teenagers.
Other documentaries completed dealt with illiteracy, drug use, and ground water pollution.
I've also finished script for a historical documentary about the Battle of Fallen Timbers, an important military campaign, which took place in Northwest Ohio a little over 200 years ago.
1. The Gary Blackney Show
Producer/Director - Football Coach's show.
2. Abracadabra
Producer/Director/Editor -- Completed three pilot programs
for this Childrens' series.
3. Ohio Business Outlook
Producer/Director/Editor -- Thirty-minute studio and field
based show, which toured successful factories and business enterprises
throughout Northwest Ohio.
4. Time Out
Producer/Director -- Sports magazine program dealing with
Bowling Green State University Sports.
5. Art Beat
Producer - Filled in as studio and field producer for this program
concerning area arts and culture.
6. On the Line
Host/Producer - Live, public affairs program.
Produced commercials, promos, and informational tapes for various departments of Bowling Green State University.
Produced and directed PBS pledge drives.
Hosted taped programs of Northwest Ohio election races.
Produced and directed a program about the 1985 National Tractor Pulling Championship in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Produced and directed various other programs such as sporting events, remotes, live studio programs.
Train students in various areas of television production.
Producer/Director/Writer - July 1983 to February 1985
Coast to Coast Video
Produced, directed, videotaped, edited, and wrote commercials
and sales presentations in English and Spanish.
Producer/Director/Production Assistant - December 1980 to March
1984
KVPT (formerly KMTF) (PBS),
Fresno, CA
Produced and directed: live and taped remote and studio programs;
news and feature stories; promos; soccer games; pledge drives;
and fundraising activities. I was KMTF's first videographer. Shot
footage for national PBS specials Decision at Diablo and
The Columbia Returns.
News Photographer - December 1982 to November 1983
KMPH-TV (IND, now Fox), Fresno, CA
Shot and edited hard and soft news stories on videotape.
News Intern - January 1982 to May 1982
KSEE-TV (NBC), Fresno, CA
Wrote television news stories, rewrote wire copy, listened to
police and fire scanners, operated teleprompter, and assisted
in the preparation of the newscasts.
Production Intern - September 1980 to December 1980
KVPT (formerly KMTF) (PBS), Fresno, CA
Performed a massive amount of production as full time intern.
Newscast Director - August 1977 to January 1980
Southern Command Network (SCN) of the American Forces Radio and
Television Service (AFRTS)
Republic of Panama
Directed live, daily newscasts and live Treaty Transition specials.
Performed at various other production duties.
Navy Journalist - June 1976 to August 1977
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wrote and produced the ship's nightly newscast at sea. Responsible
for the editing and the layout of the ship's daily offset newspaper.
1988 - Producer of the Year for Ohio Educational Television.
1993 - Friends of the Library Award - Baseball in Japan
2000 - Merit Award from Women In Communication - To Dance
Irish
2001 - CEN Award - News Six
2001 - Crystal Award from Women in Communication - Let
Their Voices Be Heard
2001 - Merit Award from Women in Communication - News Six
2001 - Friends of the Library Award - Let Their Voices
Be Heard
2001 - Friends of the Library Award - News Six
2002 - Telly Award - Stirring Up the Past
2002 - Aurora Award - Madrigal Memories of Eastern Europe
2002 - Merit Award from Women In Communication - Madrigal Memories of Eastern Europe
2002 - Friends of the Library Award - Madrigal Memories of Eastern Europe
2002 - Friends of the Library Award - Stirring Up the Past
2002 - 2003 -- Member to the Administrative Staff Council Scholarship Committee.
1999 - 2002 -- Member of the Administrative Staff Council
(ASC).
Three year member of the active Awards and Recognitions Committee.
I was chairperson for one year.
1998 - 1999 -- Member of the diligent ASC Professional Development
Committee.
Dispersed professional development money and sponsored professional
development seminars.
2000 - 2001 -- Member of the Bowling Green High School Developmental Fund Committee.
1996 - 1999 -- Captain and volunteer for American Cancer Society sponsored fundraising 'Relay for Life' teams.
1994 - 1998 - Volunteer Coach
Coached youth basketball and soccer for the Bowling Green City
Parks and Recreation Department. Certified volunteer coach.
In addition to spending time with my wife Seneida, Holly and
my other daughter Thania, I continue to captain and coach various
city league basketball and volleyball teams. Enjoy mountain biking
and travelling. I played various sports in high school and junior
college.
19 74 - 1975 - Offensive lineman for the Yuba Junior College football team, twice receiving player of the week award.
1975 - Most Inspirational Player - Yuba College Football
1975 - Most Inspirational Athlete - Yuba Junior College
