Journalism: Seasoned Emmy award winning All Platforms Journalist with hands Multi-Task, backpack journalism experience with today's Digital tools. Can shoot, produce, edit, report, anchor. Strong live breaking news experienced includes: IKE, Katrina, Five Presidential Campaigns, 9/11, Waco and Cuba, Mexico and Latin America. Short and News Magazines experience.
Digital Media: 2010 and 2011 KDMC, Knight Digital Fellow experience with all aspects of Digital Journalism, Web2.0, Social Media & Hyperlocal skills. 2009 Advance Media Emmy award for breaking news coverage online.
News Management: Experienced in all aspects of news gathering management and operations including: editorial, logistics, personnel and budgets. Local and Network News management, two to 100+ news teams.
Academic: Adjunct Communications, Digital Journalism & New Media Instructor. Wordpress, Scoail Media for Journalist trainer and speaker. OLLU, Texas State San Marcos, NAHJ, ICF, Poynter, U.S. State Department
Additional: Fluent in Spanish. Work well under high pressure, and multitask responsibilities. Able to handle all technical, creative, editorial facets of news gathering under extreme news deadlines.
| DIGITAL PROJECTS & NEWS ASSIGNMENTS |
- AlamoCityTimes.com Hyper-Local News Site development and editorial
- espiBlog.org My Reporter's NotePad, 2009 Emmy, Online Breaking News, Hurricane IKE
- SA4MAYOR.com, Founder, 2009 Elections Coverage, Rich New Media & LIVE Web
- QPNN.tv User Generated Bilingual Online News Network, Design & Development
- CNN & iReport Digital Contributing Correspondent
- ABC.com ABC News "Exclusiva" Digital Contributing Correspondent
- FOX News, Ft. Hoot shooter
- ABC News & GMA Swine flu Coverage
- CNN, CNN International, iReport, Hurricane IKE
- The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, PBS - Mexico Elections
- A&E Biography, The Anna Nicole Smith story 2006, Field Producer/Reporter
- CBS & Discovery Ch. "What Really Happened" - Field Producer/Reporter
- Discovery Channel "Katrina Survivors" - Field Producer/Reporter
- Katrina & Rita Hurricanes, Texas - KXLN & Univision Network News
- Katrina Specials - KXLN, Univision's "Aqui y Ahora" News Magazine
- The Victoria Trial - Correspondent - Emmy 2005 - TX Lone Star Chapter
- Waco - Standoff - NBC Spanish National Correspondent
- TWA Flight 800 - NBC Spanish National Correspondent
- Selena trial - NBC Spanish National Correspondent
- Cuba-US Planes shut down, NBC Spanish National Correspondent
- Mexico's elections - NBC Spanish National Correspondent
- Chiapas uprising, Mexico - NBC Spanish National Correspondent
- John Paul II: NY, Denver, Miami - NBC Spanish Nat. Correspondent
- Oklahoma City - Telemundo Network Field Producer
- Court-TV: Mug shots "The Railroad Killer" Field Producer
- GMA-ABC News: Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Winner interview Field Producer/Reporter
- Rodeo-Chediski Fires, Arizona, KTVK Reporter
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| A D D I T I O N A L, A W A R D S , EDUCATION & M E M B E R S H I P S |
- 2011 Knight Digital Fellow, UC Berkely, Digital Journalism
- 2010 Knight Digital Media Center Fellow, USC, Journalism Entrepreneurship
- 2009 Emmy, Advanced Media Awards, Breaking News - Hurricane IKE
- 2006, 2005, 2003 Multiple Emmy Awards recipient, TX Lone Star Chapter
- 2003 Emmy Award Nominee, Multicultural Reporting, Rocky Mt. Chapter
- 2009 Poynter "JTM" Journalism That Matters Fellow: Digital Convergence
- 2009 McCormick Tribune Fellow: Media Management, Northwestern University, Kellogg
- 1992 Poynter Fellow: Power Reporting, Ethics & Newsroom Leadership
- RTNDA: News Management Workshop by Columbia University, Austin, TX
- CBS & KFMB Minority Scholarship recipient.
- NATAS, Post-Production Scholarship finalist.
- Degree in Radio, TV & Film, San Diego Community College.
- NAHJ, Board of director 2010, V.P. of Online
- NAHJ, Board of Directors 2009, Spanish Language Officer At-Large
- NAHJ, Alternate Director, Region 7, 2002
- ONA, Online News Association Member
- Additional Memberships: RTNDA, NATAS, TAB, NAPTE
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