Christopher Hosken is an experienced journalist seeking new opportunities. He has 25 years of experience producing news stories and radio shows across various formats for NPR stations. He is skilled at quickly crafting pieces in both hard news and soft news that inform and entertain audiences. He has a talent for establishing rapport with diverse sources and uses this to obtain candid interviews.

1. ChristopherHosken chrishosken@yahoo.com 919-593-7708 www.christopherhosken.com
Givenwe’realsodefinedbywhatwearenot,unlikelazyfact-givers,I’madrivenstoryteller.A25-year
award-winningjournalistunwillingtoboremyaudiencewitheasilycomposedbutuninspiredwriting.
Nomatterthetopic orlength, withsoftandhardnews,myquicklycraftedpiecesdon’tjustinformbut
alsoentertain.Ifthiscredomirrorsyours,I’meagertoexploreapotentialjournalistic partnership.
WhilehavingprintandTVexpertise,I’vespentmostofmycareerasapublic radiojournalistengagedin
everyreportorialandanchoringtaskforstatewideandnationalbroadcastatNPRmemberstationsin
Top50 markets,includingalocaldecade-longstintwithWUNC-FM.I’vealsobeenaproducerand
occasionalhostforthreelocalshowsindifferentstates.Tobettercareforanailingparent,inrecent
yearsI'veworkedasanindependentproducerfrommyhomeinChapelHill,NC.
Pluswide-rangingdutiesatmyuniversity’sNPRstation,tofund J-schoolclasses,Iworkedearlyonasa
stringerforthePulitzer-winningMilwaukeeJournalSentinelwhilealsoreportingforWisconsin’s
largestindependentcollegeweekly.MyTVtrainingbeganwithsimultaneousD.C.internshipsasaPBS
showproducerandCNNproductionassistant,aftergraduationIbecameaproduceratthePeabody
Award-winningABCaffiliateinCincinnati,OH.
My mostnovelpersonalandprofessionallongtimestrengthisaningrainedcapacityforimmediately
establishingagenuineandweightyrapportwitheveryoneImeet,frommoniedsocialitestoinnercity
teens.Thisrarefacultyemboldensmyintervieweestobestowextraordinarilycandidandcommanding
tape,regardingallsubjectsandsituations,foruseineverythingfromspotnewsstoriestolongerlocal
showchatsegments.I’masortofcosmopolitanscoutforevermonitoringshiftingsocietaltrends,witha
globalcuriositynotlimited tomy like-mindedfellowtribemembers.Itnaturallyfollowsthatanotherof
my distinctivecapabilitiesisawidelypraisedtalentforlong-formmusicallyscorednarrative
journalism.
I’malsowell-practicedatbeingcreativeondemand,plusindependentlyunearthingandsimultaneously
fashioningmultiplejournalistic gemsinshortorder.Allmydigitallyproducedcreationsareenhanced
bycompellingwebextrasandinteractionviasocialmedia. Regardlessoftheprojectorduty,mystyle –

2. conversational,thoughtful,authoritative,etcetera – isconsistent.AndI’vealwaysbeenvaluedasan
infectiouslypassionate,prolific,andvisionaryteamplayerwhoadoresthecollaborativeprocess.
Thankyou foryourconsiderationandIlookforwardtodiscussingwhetherwe’reajournalistic match.