tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80845498011636458232012-02-17T20:45:35.899-08:00the portfolio of Scott PearsonScott Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456207475695038003noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084549801163645823.post-36301358164519996732008-11-26T17:15:00.000-08:002010-08-04T18:29:48.473-07:00<strong><span style="color:#330099;">JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE</span></strong>:<br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">FireRiver.TV</span></strong><br />Oakland, CA<br /><span style="color:#330033;"><em>Freelance/Independent Producer;</em> news/magazine/documentaries, including:</span><br /><em>Senior Producer</em>; Past and Present Media<br /><em>Senior Producer</em>; KCTS Television, National Documentary Division<br /><em>Senior Producer;</em> PBS Series LIVELYHOOD<br /><em>Producer/Director/Writer</em>; PBS Series THE PERILOUS FIGHT<br /><em>Freelance Producer</em>; CBS, FOX, NBC, MSNBC, A&amp;E, E! Network, C/Net<br /><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="color:#330033;"></span></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="color:#330033;">Non-Profit/Corporate Video Work:</span> </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><em>Consulting Producer</em>; New Voices in Journalism </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><em>Media Consultant</em>; The Democracy Center, Bolivia<br /></span><em>Producer/Writer/Researcher</em>: OffRoad Capital Investment Banking<br /><em>Freelance Producer</em>; Natural Resources Defense Council, Transform, AFL-CIO, Machinists Union, Alameda Labor Council, California State Building Trades Council, Commonwealth Club, Oakland Schools, Coalition for Essential Schools, MediaLink, Ikana Media, IntoWineTV.com, Stir Fry Seminars, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, DHL, Citibank<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">KRON-TV, NBC</span></strong><br />San Francisco, CA<br /><em>Senior Field Producer;</em><br />Investigative documentary and news series producer.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">KQED-TV, PBS</span></strong><br />San Francisco, CA<br /><em>Managing Producer;</em><br />EXPRESS, weekly investigative news magazine.<br />Supervised series budget &amp; staff of 20.<br /><em>Producer;<br /></em>Local &amp; national PBS documentaries,<br />news reports for MacNEIL/LEHRER NEWSHOUR.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">KRWG-TV, PBS</span></strong><br />Las Cruces, NM<br /><em>Producer/Filmmaker</em>;<br />Produced, directed, shot &amp; edited 2 weekly news magazines,<br />1 documentary series, &amp; 3 weekly live studio based programs.<br />Supervised series budgets and staff of 10.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Circuit Rider Productions</span></strong><br />Windsor, CA<br /><em>Producer/Director of Operations—Company Co-Owner</em>;<br />Produced and edited documentaries.<br />Supervised budget and staff of 12.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">TEACHING EXPERIENCE</span></strong>:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">University of California at Berkeley</span></strong><br />Graduate School of Journalism<br /><em>Lecturer;</em><br />Documentary film producing and writing.<br />History of Documentary Film.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">New Mexico State University<br /></span></strong>Department of Journalism<br /><em>Instructor;<br /></em>TV news magazine/documentary/studio production and reporting.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Circuit Rider Productions</span></strong><br />Windsor, CA<br /><em>Instructor;<br /></em>CETA youth job training classes in video production.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">JOURNALISM AWARDS</span></strong>:<br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;">ALFRED I. DUPONT—COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AWARD<br />INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS &amp; EDITORS AWARD<br />WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD<br />NATIONAL EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, <span style="color:#666666;"><em>Research</em><br /></span>2 INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSN NOMINATIONS,<br /><span style="color:#666666;"><em>Historical &amp; Limited Series</em><br /></span>3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMMY AWARDS,<br /><em><span style="color:#666666;">Investigative Reporting &amp; Current Affairs</span></em><br />3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMMY NOMINATIONS,<br /></span><span style="color:#333333;"><em><span style="color:#666666;">Interview/Discussion Program</span><br /></em>LARRY LEE AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO<br />BAY AREA TELEVISION<br />JOHN SWETT AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION JOURNALISM<br />ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING AWARD<br /></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">EDUCATION</span></strong>:<br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;">Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA<br /><span style="color:#666666;"><em>Bachelor of Arts, Psychology</em><br /></span>University of Washington, Seattle, WA</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">DOCUMENTARY CREDITS (partial listing):</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/"><span style="color:#660000;">Exploring Space: The Quest for Life</span></a> </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">PBS 2006<br /></span></strong>Two-hour High-Definition documentary examining the origin of life and the quest for discovering humanity’s role in the solar system, past, present, and future.<br /><em>Senior Producer-Producer-Writer</em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">The Perilous Fight: America’s World War II in Color</span></strong> </a><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">PBS/BBC 2003</span></strong><br />Part 2 of four part series telling through color film and contemporary writings the story of America’s experience of WWII.<br />Part 2 covers the years January 1942 to June 1944.<br /><em>Producer-Writer<br /></em><br /><strong><a href="http://www.stirfryseminars.com/pages/wo_men.htm"><span style="color:#660000;">Last Chance for Eden</span></a></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Festival Circuit 2002-2003</span></strong><br />A group “conversation” about how racism and sexism affects lives and families.<br /><em>Camera-Editor<br /></em><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Norman Mineta: An American Story</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Festival Circuit 2000<br /></span></strong>Biography of 1st Asian-American member of the U.S. Cabinet, who was interned in WWII.<br /><em>Producer-Writer-Camera<br /></em><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;">The Digital Divide: Starting Up</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">KQED-TV 2000</span></strong><br />Two part series examining the haves and have-nots in the high tech industry.<br />A look at three African-Americans starting dot coms.<br /><em>Senior Producer-Producer-Writer</em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pbs.org/livelyhood/episodes.html"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Livelyhood: Chipping Off The Old Block / Carpool to Nirvana</span></strong><br /></a><strong><span style="color:#000000;">PBS 1999</span></strong><br />2 programs: how Americans develop work ethics &amp; innovations in workplace leadership.<br /><em>Senior Producer-Producer-Writer</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Jet Fueled</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">PBS 1996<br /></span></strong>The history of the Machinist Union in the airline industry<br /><em>Producer-Writer</em><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/fromer"><span style="color:#660000;">Ties That Bind</span></a></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">PBS 1995<br /></span></strong>The legal struggles to form unions today in the United States<br /><em>Producer-Writer<br /></em><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Your Money or Your Life</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">KRON-TV 1991<br /></span></strong>The crisis in health insurance in America<br /><em>Producer-Writer</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Shield for Abuse</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">KQED-TV 1989</span></strong><br />Police brutality in San Francisco<br /><em>Producer-Writer-Editor</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Money in America: The Politics of Banking</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">PBS 1988<br /></span></strong>Part 3 of a three-hour series on the Banking Industry in the United States<br /><em>Producer-Writer-Editor</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8084549801163645823-3630135816451999673?l=firerivertv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Scott Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456207475695038003noreply@blogger.com0