Professional experience, teaching and service
Education:
Master of Arts in English, University at Albany, 2010
Bachelor of Arts in English and journalism (double major), University at Albany, 2007, summa cum laude
News Director, WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, March 2013-present
-Direct and oversee coverage emanating from a dozen staffers plus interns in six news bureaus across the listening area, comprised of parts of seven states; editing and crafting multiple stories for three daily newsmagazines, hourly newscasts and the web
-Supervise and create content, sound and copy within daily regional newscasts
-Coordinate, engineer, edit and produce segments with in-studio and remote guests
-Interview newsmakers including authors, actors, musicians, comedians, and politicians for segments airing on The Roundtable, Midday Magazine and Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition
-Anchor various newsmagazines, newscasts and regional news interviews
-Produce special live events including Congressional and statewide debates
-Produce and host daily Congressional Corner series
-Produce, edit and host twice-weekly WAMC News Podcast
-Produce and host special programming including breaking news events and elections
-Update and contribute to station homepage and social media accounts and pages
-File breaking news from the Northeast to NPR Newscast
-Conduct daily news meetings with WAMC staff and attend weekly meetings of the New York Public News Network
-Conduct annual employee reviews and post-probation job performance reviews
-Collect and enter award nominations for a variety of state and national competitions
-Perform quality control tasks for News, social media, underwriting, programming and membership departments
-Appear as an analyst on The Media Project
-Partake in on-air and social media fundraising campaigns
-Respond to breaking news, special coverage and other personnel management needs 24/7
Producer/newsperson, WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, December 2008-March 2013
-Schedule, engineer, edit, mix, oversee and host news programs and segments including Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, Congressional Corner, The Capitol Connection, The Roundtable, The Academic Minute, Any Questions, Speakers’ Corner, Person Place Thing, news coverage and special programming
-Report, write and edit scripts and news copy to be read on air on deadline
-Anchor various newscasts and regional news interviews
-Gather audio from a wide range of sources for broadcast use
-Update and contribute to WAMC website, blogs, and social media accounts and pages
Freelance reporter, The Associated Press, October 2004-present
-Generate, report and write stories on strict deadline about various sporting and news events, including deadline game and feature coverage of NCAA football, NCAA basketball games and tournaments, high school sports championships, NBA preseason camp and games, NFL preseason camp, the NHL, and other events
Sports reporter, sports columnist, news reporter, features reporter, sports clerk, The Saratogian and Troy Record, May 2004-2010
UAlbany teaching:
Reporting on Sports
Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
Created and inaugurated UAlbany journalism program’s first sports journalism course. Students examine and practice modern forms of sports journalism, surveying longform features, broadcast, daily recaps and notebooks, interviews with athletes, social media and blogs, commentary, hard news, and statistical analysis. Through rigorous reading and writing requirements, students confront classic pieces of sportswriting and contemporaneous works, with specific focus on writing for the web in addition to field reporting for more traditional outlets.
Desktop Publishing
Spring 2014
This course develops the skills required for writing, editing, designing and publishing on the web, primarily zines and Internet news sites. This hands-on workshop is taught in a digital media lab. Working individually and in teams, students will produce and publish three major media projects and several other assignments.
Media Law and Ethics
Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020
This course examines strategies for making good ethical decisions in newsgathering and writing as well as the laws that pertain to daily journalism and public relations. The course covers the major ethical theories and philosophies and the major legal cases that journalists must know. Emphasis is on actual cases and hypothetical situations encountered in daily journalism. The course pays special attention to some of the most common dilemmas — libel, free press/fair trial conflicts, anonymous sources, and publishing content that can harm people.
Reporting and News Writing II
Fall 2020, Spring 2022
This course builds on the introductory AJRL 200Z course, moving students to more advanced news reporting by focusing on reporting, multimedia platforms, and advanced assignments. At the end of this course, students will be expected to demonstrate strong competence in news judgment, reporting, writing, and meeting deadlines. They will also have a basic understanding of critical thinking for journalists and familiarity with media ethics.
Visual Culture
Fall 2024
This course explores the increasing predominance of visual media in contemporary life. It examines how traditional narrative forms of storytelling are being replaced by visual forms of storytelling in journalism, photojournalism, film, television, the internet, video games, anime, graphic novels, and advertising. Particular emphasis will be paid to the global flow of visual culture and the technologies that facilitate these cultural exchanges.
Professional service
-Podcast guest on “Art Town” with Justin Baker, Oct. 2024
-Panelist, Upstate Debate Consortium NY-19 debate, WNYT, Oct. 11, 2024
-Guest, WJFF Radio Catskill “Radio Chatskill,” Sept. 11, 2024
-Moderator, New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund/WAMC candidate forum for state Assembly's 109th district, May 30, 2024
-Podcast guest on “You Decide With Errol Louis” from Spectrum News/NY1, Jan. 11, 2024
-Panelist, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Extra! Extra! Hear All About It: Journalism & Media in the Capital Region, March 22, 2023
-Panelist, New York State Association of Counties annual legislative conference, The State of Media: Reporters Roundtable, Feb. 27, 2023
-Panelist, Countering Mis/Disinformation: Enhancing Journalistic Legitimacy in Media and Law Enforcement, A Project for India, International Visitor Leadership Program, U.S. Department of State, International Center of the Capital Region, Oct. 19, 2021
-Guest, NPR’s “Here and Now,” March 11, 2021
-Guest speaker, University at Albany Intro to Mass Communication course, Feb. 27, 2020
-Keynote speaker, College of Saint Rose induction ceremony for Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Student Society of America, Nov. 6, 2019
-PRSA Capital Region Meet The Media panel, moderator, Feb. 12, 2019
-Guest speaker, University at Albany Intro to Communication course, Oct. 10, 2019, Oct. 20, 2018, Oct. 23, 2017, Oct. 31, 2016
-Moderator and producer, WAMC NY-19 Congressional debate, Oct. 22, 2018
-Master of Ceremonies, Whitney Young Health Legacy Event, Troy, Sept. 20, 2018
-Moderator and producer, WAMC NY-19 Congressional Democratic debate, May 31, 2018
-Panelist, Albany Times Union Democratic mayoral debate, Aug. 29, 2017
-Moderator and producer, WAMC/WNYT Albany Democratic mayoral debate, Aug. 17, 2017
-Judge, College Sports Information Directors of America Writing Contest — 2014, 2017
-Producer, WAMC NY-19 Congressional debate, Sept. 15, 2016
-Producer, Albany mayoral candidates’ WAMC/NYLCVEF environmental forum, June 25, 2013
-Voice of audio tour and Triple Crown exhibit at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame