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career summary
An award-winning, Emmy-nominated broadcast and print reporter with a law degree. Winner of the Associated Press Television and Radio Award for Best Hard News Feature, 2001 and winner of the 2003 Peninsula Press Club Professional Journalism Competition for Public Affairs Reporting. More than two-decades of in-depth television and radio news magazine reporting as well as extensive newspaper and magazine experience. A personable, high-energy team-player who excels on deadline.
professional experience
Legal, Finance and Lifestyle Writer
March 2007 to present
LifeScript.com
Specialized in legal and finance articles for LifeScript.com, named by the New York Times as one of the top 15 websites for women's health and lifestyle issues with more than 6 million newsletter subscribers and more than 1.5 million unique visitors per month.
Television Correspondent
June 2002 to 2007
California Connected
PBS TV, Statewide in California
On-air correspondent for award-winning PBS weekly news magazine, California Connected, which aired statewide in California. The weekly magazine show featured in-depth reports on state issues.
Television Correspondent
Oct. 2004 to Oct. 2005
Life & Times
KCET-TV, Los Angeles
On-air correspondent for award-winning KCET nightly news magazine. Life & Times is a half-hour show that features reports on issues in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Los Angeles Bureau Chief
July 2000 to June 2002
The California Report
KQED, San Francisco
Responsible for establishing and launching the Los Angeles Bureau of the award-winning show, which airs on more than 50 public radio stations throughout California. Duties included daily on-air reporting, producing, filing live and produced pieces for National Public Radio; coordinating, assigning and editing freelancer stories.
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office - Law Clerk
1997
Los Angeles DA's Office - Central Trials
Conducted nearly 100 felony preliminary criminal trials in the LA County DA's busiest criminal trial division. Responsibilities included daily review of calendared cases; interviewing and preparing witnesses and conducting the preliminary trials. Established excellent and on-going contacts.
On-Air Public Radio Reporter/Producer and Freelance Writer
July 1991 to present
Nationwide
Traveled nationwide to report and produce numerous pieces - including live stories - for national and international shows. Clients include: National Public Radio's All Things Considered; Morning Edition; Living on Earth; the Worldwide Monitor Radio (12 million listeners globally); Minnesota Public Radio's Marketplace, a national, daily business show; the Associated Press Radio; the BBC; the Canadian Broadcasting Company and CBS Radio's The Osgood File. Reported on everything from high-profile court cases and legal issues, general assignment news and features to environmental issues, politics, riots and natural disasters (fires, floods, earthquakes). At the same time wrote numerous enterprise pieces for such publications including: New York Lawyer; Consumer Reports Travel Letter; Columbia Journalism Review; the Los Angeles Times.
Reporter/Producer
Nov. 1988 to July 1991
CalNet Public Radio,
Statewide in California
Helped launch California's first statewide public radio network. Covered general news and features throughout California for the award-winning show's half-hour daily magazine. The program aired on more than 50 stations statewide. Assigned and edited freelancer stories.
Staff Writer
Jan. 1986 to Nov. 1988
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento Bureau, Glendale Bureau
Covered the state legislature, bureaucracy and administration of Gov. George Deukmejian. Numerous page one and page three bylines. Covered high profile court cases, police and features in Glendale and the San Fernando Valley.
News Writer/Assignment Editor
Aug. 1984 to July 1986
Noon, 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. broadcasts
KOVR-TV, Sacramento CA
Extensive writing for newscasts. Assigned and coordinated weekend coverage by news crews.
Reporter/Columnist
Sept. 1979 to Oct. 1983
Contra Costa Times
Walnut Creek, CA
General Assignment reporter and columnist on running. Was hired at age 16 and remain the youngest staff writer ever hired by the paper.
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