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EXPERIENCE
Freelance journalist. Fall 2001 - present.
Produce features for local and national radio shows. Contributor to NPR, PRI’s The World, Deutsche Welle, Weekend America, Splendid Table, Marketplace and Justice Talking. Specialize in coverage of immigration, politics, digital culture and the Southwest. Reported from Paris and Marseille for two months in early 2008.
Reporter and Host, KJZZ-FM, Phoenix, AZ. July 2004 - September 2008.
General assignment reporter for the nation’s fifth largest city. Produce sound-rich features and spot news. Post stories to kjzz.org. Host newscasts and serve as anchor for statewide broadcasts of KJZZ’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Mix stories using digital audio software.
Associate Producer, alt.NPR’s B-Side Radio. June 2003 - present.
Co-produce monthly half-hour radio magazine. Edit stories from contributors across the country. Train new producers in sound gathering, digital audio editing and voicing techniques. Assist senior producer in coordinating contributions and in assembling show. Report long-form narrative features.
All Things Considered Host and Reporter, WITF-FM, Harrisburg, PA. August 2003 - June 2004.
Afternoon voice of public radio for Central Pennsylvania. Researched, wrote, edited and produced news spots and features on topics including education, business, and local government.
Reporter, KSKA-FM, KAKM-TV, KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK. October 2001 - August 2003.
Produced regular features reports and spots for KSKA public radio. Frequent contributor to the Alaska Public Radio Network. Covered Anchorage Assembly and Mayor. Covered city and federal courts for Alaska’s highest-rated TV station.
Intern, KQED, Pacifica Radio, KALX Radio, Infinity Stations, San Francisco, CA. September 2000 - September 2001.
Trained in radio reporting, production and editing. Board operator for commercial radio stations.
PRODUCTION SKILLS
Digital audio editing on platforms including Adobe Audition, SADiE, ProTools and AudioVault
Lexis-Nexis, NewsBoss, Blogger, WordPress, Microsoft Office
Video editing on multiple platforms including Adobe Premiere and Windows Movie Maker
LANGUAGES
Fluent in French, Basic knowledge of Arabic
EDUCATION
Graduate Work in Near Eastern Studies, 2000 – 2001, UC Berkeley
Summer Arabic Program, 2000, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
B.A. in French and Middle Eastern Studies, magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College
Spring 1999 Semester Université de Rennes II, Rennes, France
Fall 1998 Semester Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco
AWARDS
Four regional Edward R. Murrow awards from the Radio and Television News Directors Association, 2005 - 2008
Associated Press and Press Club awards from chapters in AK, AZ and PA, 2002 - 2007
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Professional Journalists - Phoenix Chapter Vice President of Broadcast
Member of the Association of Independents in Radio