Meet the Media Factotum

mediafactotumforhire — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:40:30 +0000

MEDIA FACTOTUM:

Background Overview

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

HAVE PEN, MIC & LAPTOP PC: WILL TRAVEL

In those positions, I’ve consistently demonstrated a commitment to high proficiency and success in applying a variety of:

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.

Print & BroadcasT MEDIA OUTLETS

Among other media outlets, my local, regional, national and international work has been published/carried by:

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

Select Professional

Print & broadcast

Interview, News, Feature

& Photo Subjects

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

.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

Technical proficiencies

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.

Miscellaneous employment,

Training, Activity & AchievemenT HIGHLIGHTS

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.

Education

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!”

Recommendations & References

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.

Contact

MediaFactotum@GMail.com

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