Meet the Media Factotum
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MEDIA FACTOTUM:
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Background Overview
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Having studied Communication Arts (Radio, TV & Film/Journalism) and Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, I now have more than 35 years of award-winning experience in media, public relations and communications. During that time, I’ve effectively and tirelessly served locally, regionally, nationally and internationally – in the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Puerto Rico – in media/communications management/staff positions and as a consultant/contractor for: corporations, publishers (newspaper, magazine and book), broadcasters (radio, TV and cable), hospital/health care and educational concerns, government agencies, charitable secular and religious organizations, record labels and artists, athletes and politicians. I’ve also worked for many years as a personal, professional, youth, parent and family advocate, both as a long-time law enforcement chaplain and in professional positions at the historic Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home at Boys Town, Nebraska. Those successful efforts include serving as a:
Media/Communications/Development Consultant
Director of Media, Communications & Development
Director of Media Relations for Billy Graham
Ghost Writer for a former President of the United States
Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor & Videographer
Publisher, Editor in Chief, Editor, Writer, Photographer & Designer
News Anchor, Investigative Reporter & Network Correspondent
Chaplain (17 Years) to Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS & Government Officials
Former Deputy Sheriff, Firefighter, EMT & Security Professional
Special Event (Conference, Convention & Concert) Sponsor & Director
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HAVE PEN, MIC & LAPTOP PC: WILL TRAVEL
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In those positions, I’ve consistently demonstrated a commitment to high proficiency and success in applying a variety of:
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- conception, research, writing, editing, photography, layout, design, publication and distribution of high quality editorial content for broadcast and print media outlets, projects, programs and resources, including: advertisements, annual reports, books (medical guides/protocols), brochures, development/fund appeals and proposals, direct mail pieces, donor profiles and recognition, grant applications, internal and external publications, magazine and newsletter features and photos, news and interview/talk segments, Power Point and other presentations, press releases, radio/TV/video scripts, reports (internal, print and broadcast), speeches, training tools and web pages;
- conception, development, implementation and management of marketing campaigns, distribution and design/redesign plans;
- personnel/staff recruitment, development, training, team building and supervision (up to 25 staff and more than 200 volunteers);
- development and management of budgets of up to $60M and expense-reduction/cost-saving initiatives;
- community relations (working with individuals, businesses, non-profits, religious groups, government agencies, elected officials, internationally known professional performing artists and athletes, and others) and volunteer recruitment, management and retention;
- planning, sales, marketing, management, fund development and sponsorship of some/all elements of conferences, conventions, concerts, banquets, golf outings and benefits which hosted from hundreds to an estimated one million people; and
- corporate, organizational, government and international relations.
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Print & BroadcasT MEDIA OUTLETS
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Among other media outlets, my local, regional, national and international work has been published/carried by:
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ABC TV (Network & Local)
Academic Leader
Administrator
Associated Press (Radio Network)
Badger State Games
CBS TV (Network & Local)
CNN
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Catholic Herald (Diocese of Madison, WI)
Chippewa Herald
Christian Weekly (Canada)
Christianity Today
Christian Mission
Decision
Distance Education Report
Eastern European Outreach
Evangelical Beacon
Fellowship Today
Good News (Monona /Madison, WI)
Green Bay (WI) Catholic Compass
Homes of Honor
Hospitality Law
InterVarsity
Internationals on Campus
Izvestiya (Russia)
Joni & Friends
Journal of Christian Nursing
Kommersant (Russia)
McFarland (WI) Community Life
McFarland Thistle
Monona (WI) Community Herald
Moody Radio Network
Music Country News (MO)
NBC TV (Network & Local)
National On-Campus Report
New York Times
News from Ukraine (Kiev)
Newsweek
Nursing Innovations
Nursing Staff News
Oregon (WI) Observer
Ostankino (Russia)
Ozark Mountain Visitor
Perspective: A Campus Legal Monthly
Pravda (Russia)
Protestant (Russia)
Pursuit
Quality in Higher Education
Quality in Student Affairs
Quality in the Classroom
Recruitment & Retention
The Reconciler
Skylight Radio Network
SRN (Radio Network)
Standard Radio Network
Stoughton (WI) Courier Hub
Student Leadership Journal
The Teaching Professor
Time
Times of London
Trinity Wellspring
United Press International (Radio Network)
U.S. News & World Report
U.S.A. (Radio Network)
Waterloo (WI) Courier
World View (Fullerton, CA)
URBANA TODAY / URBANA Update
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
WHA
WISC
WKOW
WMTV
WNWC
WOLX
WQRF
WTDY
Washington Post
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Radio Network
Wisconsin State Journal
World Vision
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Select Professional
Print & broadcast
Interview, News, Feature
& Photo Subjects
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Michael Barrow
Cliff Barrows
Jodi Benson
Debby Boone
Bill Bright
Scott Wesley Brown
Michael Card & John Perkins
President Jimmy Carter
Steven Curtis Chapman
President Bill Clinton
Chuck Colson
Leanna Creel
Lawrence Curtin
James Dobson & Gary Smalley
Richard Dortsch
Dave Dravecky
Donald Driver
Astronaut General Charles M. Duke
Joni Eareckson Tada
Maynard Ferguson
Millard Fuller
William Franklin “Billy” Graham II
William “Franklin” Graham III
Steve Green
Chaplain Richard Halverson
Larnelle Harris
Charlton Heston
Al Hirt
Astronaut Colonel James Benson Irwin
Kay Coles James, Ekaterina Lakhova & Elizabeth
Mark Johnson
Pope John Paul II
Dino Kartsonakis
Bill Keane
Lassie
Barry Manilow
Bill McCartney
Tony Melendez
Lorrie Morgan
Richard Neill
Vice President Dan Quayle
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.Ken Ruettgers
Ricky Skaggs
William Shatner
Gary Smalley
Michael W. Smith
Keith Thibodeaux
Dave Thomas
Robert Vernon
Charlie Wedemeyer
Grace Lee Whitney
Andy Williams & The Osmond Brothers
Bernie Williams
CeCe Winans
Steven Wright
Ravi Zacharias
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Technical proficiencies
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In addition to helping develop and launch five of Wisconsin’s earliest local origination/PEG (public, educational and government) cable TV stations, I have extensive academic training and professional experience in the use of: Betacam, DV and HD electronic news gathering (ENG) and studio/production cameras; radio and TV master control, broadcast and editing suite boards; and editing hardware and software, including Cool Edit Pro, Avid, Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro.
I also have 25 years experience using a wide variety of computer platforms (including IBM and Mac) and programs, including: ClarisWorks, Corel Draw, Dreamweaver, Excel, Illustrator, In Design, Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft (MS) Office, MS Outlook, MS Word, PageMaker, Paint Shop Pro, Paradox, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Premiere Pro, Publisher, Quark XPress, SmartDraw. Sonic Foundry ACID, WordPerfect and Works; a variety of time/personnel management programs; and many for Internet, e-mail and web page design and use.
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Miscellaneous employment,
Training, Activity & AchievemenT HIGHLIGHTS
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Resident Director of International Media Relations for the largest event ever held at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia (with the exception of the 1980 Olympics); Executive Producer of consecutive record-setting TV telethons for the Arthritis Foundation; Executive Producer of a multiple award-winning video project with one of the Green Bay Packers; Writer and Co-Editor of multiple award-winning PBS documentary on environmental issues and conflict resolution; and Regional Marketing Director responsible for maintaining and enhancing a $14M revenue stream for a national cable TV company, continually posting corporate records for new subscriber and retention initiatives.
As an employee of Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home at Boys Town, Nebraska — in both professional residential care and high school administration positions/settings — through work with other well known international organizations, and as the founder of an international chaplaincy to police, fire, EMS, military, education and government officials, I’ve worked with children, adults, parents and families with serious academic, educational, emotional, medical, physical, psychological, professional,and relationship disabilities, obstacles and challenges. In addition, through professional and volunteer work with such organizations, I’ve been a leader of or participant in a wide variety of personal and professional development training events accounting for approximately 3,000 hours of training in conflict resolution, corporate and interpersonal communications, behavior modification, relationship and personal/professional development, family advocacy, and marriage and parenting skills.
In addition to my professional pursuits, I also worked for approximately 17 years as an interscholastic athletic official, including work as a state certified official for varsity and state tournament basketball, football, volleyball and softball, and coached youth athletic teams. I play trumpet, French horn, euphonium, saxophone and clarinet, and sung in numerous musical groups, and have performed with world-famous artists/groups. And since 1990, I’ve invested approximately 5,000 hours as a volunteer for numerous local, regional, national and international charitable and non-profit organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, Prison Fellowship, Salvation Army and Special Olympics.
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Education
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University of Wisconsin at Madison
Communication Arts
Radio/TV/Film/Journalism
Whether at home in
Indiana, Wisconsin, Nebraska or Moscow, Russia,
I’ve only ever known one battle cry:
“GO BIG RED!”
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Recommendations & References
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I have dozens of personal and professional recommendations and references – from former employers, clients, co-workers, story subjects and others (including elected officials, physicians, etc.) – and numerous publication and broadcast samples available upon interview/appointment.
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Contact
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MediaFactotum@GMail.com
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Copyrights
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All photos on this site
Copyright 2008 by MediaFactotum@GMail.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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