Dear Tony:
My name is Dan Smith and I am a former CNN Producer and currently a Freelance Field Producer for ABC/Good Morning America based in Salt Lake City. I would love to talk with you about freelance/employment opportunities with your company at your convenience and how my skills could best be utilized.
I'm an enthusiastic producer, editor, writer, interviewer and manager and excel at in-depth research of whatever corporate, news or sporting event I'm covering. My references are from some of the best Broadcasters in the business such as the President of CNN News Group, Jim Walton and TNT's Jim Huber. From them and others like them, I've learned what it takes to put together exciting and innovative stories and shows.
Let me know how I can best serve your broadcast needs. Attached please find my resume, which show my qualifications. Hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Dan Smith
801-571-6698 (home)
801-450-7215 (cell)
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DANIEL B. SMITH
11364 Silver Ridge Drive
Sandy, Utah 84094
(801) 571-6698 Home
(801) 450-7215 Cell
DannEileen@aol.com Email
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior level Producer who is passionate about presenting quality on-air news and sports programming. Highly skilled in show development. Excellent news/sports writer and video editor. Expertise in field production and reporting. A team-leader. Dependable. A hardworking and likable guy to have on your team.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABC NEWS/GOOD MORNING AMERICA July 2004 - Presently
Salt Lake City, Utah
Field Producer
Produced live shots, covered press conferences and performed interviews for ABC including the high-profile Lori Hacking murder case. In the last year, interviewed detectives in the case, scientists at Mt. St. Helens, corporate executives at the International Car Show in Detroit and worried parents of a missing boy scout in the Utah Mountains. Also, booked guests and gathered information for the Good Morning America Los Angeles bureau.
KTVX TV/ABC4 CLEAR CHANNEL JAN. 2004 to JUN. 2004
Salt Lake City, Utah
News Producer/Writer
Write & produce the 5:00pm & 5:30pm Nightly Newscasts for one of Salt Lake City's premier local stations.
* Work easily under pressure in this fast-paced and up-to-the-minute setting.
* Write stories ranging in scope from world news headlines to local news and events.
CABLE NEWS NETWORK 1985 to 2002
Atlanta, Georgia
Supervising & International Sports Producer/Editor (1994-2002)
Managed the on-air production of World Sport, a daily half-hour sports show.
* Developed show from infancy to a viewership in over 200 countries.
* Coordinated live coverage from four Olympic Winter Games, four Olympic Summer Games, two Soccer World Cups and yearly major sporting events.
* Field produced live coverage from various events including: The Masters, PGA Championship, NBA Finals, NBA All-Star Weekend and NFL Hall of Fame Weekend.
* Developed daily shows while managing staff including anchors, associate producers and editors.
* Supervised video production, graphic design, and copy editing for daily shows.
Domestic Sports Producer/Editor (1989-1994)
Produced sports cut-ins during hourly news shows as well as various domestic half-hour shows.
* Fast-paced workload with cut-ins every hour ranging from two to six minutes.
* Organized video production including video editing, copy editing, graphics, and rundowns.
PREP SPORTS PLUS 1993 to 1996
Atlanta, Georgia
Sports Reporter/Producer/Editor
* Field produced, wrote, reported and edited segments for a local weekly show appealing to teens and families.
* Researched and promoted stories highlighting Atlanta's academic and athletic students and legends.
* Nominated for local sports Emmy.
Coastline Productions/ESPN 1983-1985
San Diego and Santa Cruz, CA
Videographer/Assoc. Producer
Main Videographer for San Diego and San Francisco bureaus for ESPN. Covered all San Diego and Bay Area sports for ESPN that had national implications including the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl season.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Journalism, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.