1. Employment History
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Whitehorse Yukon
AssignmentProducer–2013 to present
Dailyduties:
• Identifystoriesof the day,setdailynewsagendaandnewsprioritiesandfollowupandstories
frompreviousday
• Chairdailyassignmentmeeting
• Discussfocusand deliverables withreportersabouttheirassignedstoriestoradio,TV and
online newsplatforms
• Prepare dailynews outlookanddistribute toall staff inYukonandproducersacross the north
to coordinate contributionscomingoutof the Yukonfor TV andthe web
• Liaise withYellowknifeTV andwebproducerstoupdate themon the progressof the days
stories
• Chairan afternoonupdate meetingforlocal andregional producersonthe statusof the days
newsitemsandwhatis to be expectedforeachmedialines
• Maintainfuture filestoensure ongoingstoriesandupcomingeventsare notedfollowedupon
as requiredandassignmentsare handedoutaccordingly
• Forwardplanningforstoriesonthe newsagendainthe days,weeksandmonthsaheadand plan
howtheywill be coveredforradio,TV,and the Web,whowill be assignedtoeachprojectand
budgetforeach as required
• Developandplanforongoingcoverage of storiesineachYukoncommunity
• Liaise withnetworkandotherregionsonanystoriesthatcouldand shouldairor be coveredon
all medialinesoutsideof the territory
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Whitehorse Yukon
Sr. ProducerNoonandAfternoonRadioprograms – 2010-2013
DailyDuties:
• Responsible forproductionandsupportof botha dailyone hournoonshow and a two hour
afternooncurrentaffairsprogram
• Responsible forreviewingwiresandregional show filesforprogramidea’s
• Work withshowhoststo developidea’sandbookitemsforbothshows
• Attenddailystorymeetingtopresentprogramplansforthe day
• Coordinate withradioandTV producerto ensure multi platformtreatmentandsortout who
will pursue givenitems
• Bookedinterviews,editedandgatheredtape asneededandproducedmini documentariesand
storiesforon airuse
• Didlive hitsintoprogramsas neededandfilledinashostas requiredaswell.
2. • Attendeddailyafternoonupdate meetingsandensuredanymaterial thathasotherpossible use
for eithernewsorregional ornetworkprogramminggetspassedalong
• In additionlongtermplanningforbothprogramswasrequiredforbothprogramdevelopment
and special programming
• Preparedandproducedongoingseriesforbothprograms
• ReadPM newsasrequiredandcontributedtostationdevelopmentandmorale
• Alsomentoredandtrainednewstaff asneeded
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Whitehorse Yukon
Sr. Producer– 2007 - 2010
Duties:
• AmongotherresponsibilitiesIproducedthe dailythree hourmorningshow
• I was responsible tocoordinate dailyprogramplanningaswell asbookinterviewsandproduce
newsrelatedcurrentaffairsforthe show
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Whitehorse Yukon
Sr. ProducernewsproducerRadioandTelevision –2003 - 2007
Duties:
• Dailyassignmentof Reporterpool andcoordinate newsandcurrentaffairsprogramming
throughthe dailynewscycle.
• Long termplanningandmanagementof staff andstationplanning
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Yellowknife NWT
Regional CoordinatingProducer –2001 - 2003
Duties:
I was incharge of coordinatingnorthernproductionsof special investigative programming,newsand
currentaffairsprogramming.Thisincludedspecial seriesandspecialprogramsforthe northernregion
and network.IworkedwithCBCYukon,CBC Yellowknife andCBCIqaluittoprovide Pannorthern
programmingforthe entire region.Thisalso includedthe productionof materialsin5aboriginal
languagesandInuktitut.AmongotherthingsIproducedaninvestigativeserieslookingatwaterquality
across the north,2 networkChristmasspecialsandanetworkspecial reflectiononthe impactof 9/11 on
the north.I also createda weeklypannorthernweekendnewsmagazine programaswell asproduced
award winningcoverage fromthe 2002 Arctic WintergamesinIqaluitandGreenland,aswell,Ialso
producedan awardwinninglive radiocomedyspecial duringthisperiod.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Yellowknife NWT
ProducerRadioNewsandAfternoonRadioprogram – 1999-2001
Duties:
3. I was incharge of teamof reportersinYellowknife andtwobureaus.Iwasresponsibleforassignmentof
newsandcurrent affairsandproducedthe dailyafternooncurrentaffairsshow.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Inuvik NWT
ProducerRadionewsAfternoonRadioprogram –1998-1999
Duties:
I was incharge of producingthe dailyafternooncurrentaffairsprogramfor the entire NWT.I wasalso
responsible fordailynewsproductionoutof the bureau.Duringmytime inInuvikIalsoproduceda
Multi-lingual special lookingthe divisionof the NWTintotwoterritoriesandthe creationof Nunavut.
SPECIAL TRAINING
• Advanceddocumentaryproduction
• Investigative training –NiagaraInstitute
• On Course – Managing Change
• Critical Thinking
• Visual StoryTelling
• Trainingthe Trainer
• Understandingspin
• Law and the media
• WebEditing
AWARDS
• 2014 - Radioand TelevisionNewsDirectorsAssociation(RTNDA) Dave Rogersaward – Short
Feature – “Survivingthe Crash”– The storyof a Yukon woman’sstruggle tofindnew lifeafter
beingpermanentlydisabledafteraserial drunkdriverhithershortly aftergraduation.
• 2006 Radioand TelevisionNewsDirectorsAssociation(RTNDA) Dave Rodgersaward –Long
feature – “LivingonBorrowedTime”.The storyof Yukonman’srecoveryafterreceivinglife
savingtransplantsurgery.
• 2002 - CBC NorthernService Awardforradiocomedy“NorthernMysteryTheatre”
• 2002 – NewYorkFestivalsFinalistAwardforradiocomedy“NorthernMysteryTheatre”
• 2002 – regional andnational RadioandtelevisionNewsDirectorsAssociation(RTNDA) awardfor
Coverage of the 2002 Arctic WinterGames
CBC PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
AmongotherthingsI have producedmultiple federal andterritorial electionspecialsbothinthe Yukon
and the NWT. Thisinclude multi lingual live electionnightshowsaswell aslive electionforums.Ihave
alsoproducedmultiplemunicipal nightelectionspecials.Thataswell asmanynetworkandpan
territorial specialsincluding“LivingonNorthernTime”,“A Dayin the Life of the North” and“A Very
NorthernChristmas”.
4. OTHER EMPLOYMENT
1995 -1998 – Dragons BreathProductionsandConsulting.
1993- 1995 Aboriginal Multi MediaSocietyof Alberta - Edmonton
News/currentaffairsreporter.Ialsoproducedathirtyminute documentaryonthe kidsof DavisInlet.
Theyhad beenbroughttoEdmontonto recoverafterpicturesof themsniffinggasmade national
headlines.
1994 – The GibsonGroup – EdmontonAlberta– Contractedto produce 13 feature itemsforlocal CTV
Affiliate CFRN.
1995 - CKUA AccessNetwork –Independenthostproducer.Hostandcreator of weeklythirtyminute
currentaffairsprogram dealingwithaboriginal issues.
1993 – 1994 - CBC Yukon– Whitehorse - Summerrelief–announceroperator
1987 -1992 – CBC Yukon – Whitehorse –Announceroperator– Workedas a contract employee
functioningasa currentaffairsreporter.
1984 – 1985 – NorthernNative Broadcasting –CHON FM - Newsreporter
1983 -1984 – NorthernNative Broadcasting –Radiotrainee
Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff Alberta – 1993-
TelevisionproductionManagement
Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton Alberta – 1985
Native communicationsDiploma
FH Collins High School, Whitehorse Yukon
1977- 1981
Community Activities
2011 – Present
President- YukonLiteracyCoalition –The communitydrivennon-profitorganizationadvocatesforand
promotesliteracyinall languagesacrossthe territory.We alsorunFamilyliteracycentre atthe Canada
GamesCentre inWhitehorse anda waterfrontliteracyprogramthroughapartnershipwiththe Cityof
5. Whitehorse.ItisworkI believe issoimportanttothe future of the communitythatI am happyand
proudto supporttheirwork.
2007 – 2014
Memberof the ElijahSmithschool council
Available upon request.
