WORK EXPERIENCE

9/03 - Present
Owner/Executive Producer
Aerial Productions, LLC

Design and produce portable media programs (podcasts) for distribution to the web, mobile phones, mp3 players, and PDAs.

Clients include: Yahoo, CEO Mindshare, Tech Nation, Writing Salon,
Voice Indigo, Mobilecast Media, Newsweek.com

Our major production is the sound-rich radio show Animals Aloud, for XM’s public radio channel. I chose guests and designed the format for each show; supervised sound engineers and associate producers in the recording, editing and final mix of the program; wrote and voiced weekly sound promos as well as choosing images and writing accompanying text for the show’s web site. Now produced as a podcast

2/95 - Present
Radio Producer/Writer/Reporter
NPR, PRI, Marketplace, KRON 4 News, BBC World Service

Research, write and produce feature stories and news spots for local and national TV and radio shows. Specialize in stories on medicine, the environment, arts & culture. Research and recommend topics to show editors, conduct interviews, record and edit audio and video using desktop programs, including Adobe Audition, Edius and Pro Tools. Write scripts and design the sound mix. Coordinate with editors and bureau chiefs in finalizing the script. Send sound elements to broadcast outlets via FTP.
(Online samples available)

2/94 - 9/2003
Producer/Reporter/Editor
KQED 88.5 FM San Francisco/California

Wrote and produced radio reports on a wide range of topics including politics, arts, health and the environment. Supervised sound engineers in recording and mixing of stories, assigned stories, supervised a team of six or more reporters and edited reporters' work.

1/90 - 10/2000
Freelance News Writer
KTVU Channel 2 Oakland/California

Researched, wrote and supervised video editing of news stories; worked with a large team of newscasters, reporters, and tape editors to produce stories under tight deadlines.

8/87 - 10/89
Freelance Desk Editor & Writer
NBC News and ITN News London/England

Monitored news wires, recommended stories for broadcast for the Today Show and NBC Nightly News and ITN’s Channel 4 News. Assigned news crews, supervised video tape editors, assisted producers and correspondents in gathering interviews, coordinated travel, conducted research and transcribed interviews, supervised video intake and booked satellite feeds from broadcast news sources in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

OTHER

Freelance Writer and Producer
Antenna Audio Tours, Autodesk
Wrote descriptive CD audio tours for museums, including L.A. County Art Museum, SFMOMA, Denver Art Museum, and Sydney Art Museum. Wrote articles on the history of design and design flops of the Nineties for Autodesk.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at BERKELEY
Northgate School of Journalism (Masters program)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at BERKELEY
B.A. Rhetoric with Highest Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa.

Digital Editing Programs:
ProTools, Dalet, Adobe Audition, Sound Studio, Edius

FEATURED STORIES

• U.C. Davis Competes to Build Bio-weapons Defense Lab
• Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery at Stanford University (series)
• SARS Fears Reach the West Coast
• The New Face of AIDS – AIDS and Teenagers (documentary)
• Cancer Treatment: Truth telling: Helpful or Harmful?
(part of a series for Duke University)
• Lead Poisoning (Four-part series)
• Northwest’s Disappearing Seabirds
• Kronos Quartet 25th Anniversary Tour
• SF Zoo Greets its 100th Eagle Chick
• G.I. Joe Does A Stint as a Nissei Soldier
• Black Panthers Memorial Bus Tour
• John Lee Hooker interview for BBC Outlook
• San Francisco Examiner Sale
• L.A. Metro Hits the Rails
• The Paper Clip Turns 100

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

• Sen. Barbara Boxer • Mark Bekoff, Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, The Ten Trusts (with Jane Goodall) • Mark Bittner, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill • Joan Chen, Actress and Filmmaker, “The Last Emperor” • Marva Collins, educator and author, Ordinary Children, Extraordinary Teachers • David Elliot Cohen & Rick Smolen, Editors A Day in the Life photo books • Sen. Dianne Feinstein • Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control • Frank Gerry, Architect Guggenheim Bilbao • Tippi Hedren, actress and founder of the Shambala Preserve • David Hilliard, Black Panther Party co-founder • Pam Houston, author Sighthound, and Cowboys Are My Weakness • John Lee Hooker, blues musician • Spike Lee, Filmmaker • Peter Knights, Executive Director, WildAid • Kronos Quartet • Normand La Tourelle, founder Cirque du Soleil • Christopher Moore, author Fluke, Practical Demon Keeping • Mark Morris, dancer-choreographer • Isabella Rossellini, actress and wildlife conservationist • Amy Tan, author Joy Luck Club, Kitchen God’s Wife • Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano • Paul Volberding, pioneering AIDS researcher • Alice Walker, author The Color Purple •