Terry Irving - Microsoft



Terry Irving

Broadcast, Print and Digital Media

9715 Holmhurst Road Bethesda MD 20817

terry@ 240 602 8182 301 530 5430

SUMMARY

Emmy award-winning TV news producer, experienced editor and talented writer.

Flexible and determined team leader with a track record of creating quality content in a wide spectrum of subject areas without missing deadlines or breaking budgets.

CORE COMPETENCE

•Managing highly-productive creative teams in news, internet media and business communications on a basis of mutual respect, skilled management techniques and constant constructive mentoring.

•Managing and mentoring technical and engineering staff to achieve mandated production goals while encouraging personal and professional growth.

•Writing and editing of television news and entertainment programs, magazine articles, marketing materials, speeches, documentaries and – the hardest of all – jokes.

•Combining traditional analog media with digital content and driving its profitable exploitation on digital platforms and in social media.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

•Four National Emmy Awards

•Benton Journalism Fellowship

•Multiple Peabody and DuPont Awards

•Editor of Telly Award-winning documentary

•Senior live control room producer at CNN, Fox, ABC and MSNBC.

•Beta-tested first Newstar News Production System and mastered three similar systems at ABC, CNN and MSNBC.

•Became one of the first non-linear editor/producers in Washington on the

Immix Videocube, Avid and Panasonic Paintbox platforms

•Used online media to drive a proven 20% increase in cable ratings at MSNBC.

•Wrote one of the first news blogs - 18,000 subscribers

•Tasked with responsibility for all engineering and electronic production at the Vice-President level at two internet startups.

•Created new commercial format with 50% rate increase at Imus on MSNBC

•Encouraged, mentored and occasionally drove direct reports to set and achieve higher goals, increase their technical knowledge and certification and re-define the limits of their career goals.

Recent Experience

Consultant

December 2012 - Present

* Author of "Courier," a fast-paced thriller set in Washington during Watergate now being prepared for publication in February 2013.

* Completing “Warrior” (the sequel to “Courier”) and “An Unemployed Person’s Guide to Surviving Unemployment.”

Senior Producer at 3 Roads Communications

January 2010 to December 2012

* Senior Producer for the 2010 and 2011 award-winning seasons of "The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman" a PBS series by Three Roads Productions. Compiled all programs and supervised all writing, field production and editing.

* Senior Producer, Researcher and Writer of PBS Documentary “Rescue in the Philippines” – the story of how 1300 refugees were saved from Nazi persecution by being given sanctuary in the Far East. Set to air in April 2013

Consultant

December 2010 – January 2010

* Wrote anchor copy for Bloomberg Television.

* Wrote and produced communications material for corporate clients.

* Senior Producer / Writer for Sam Donaldson & John Palmer daily election reports on Retirement Living Television

* Senior Control Room Producer for Cokie Roberts' "Prime Votes - National Forum" on Retirement Living Television

Senior Producer at CNN

December 2003 - February 2010

* I received high evaluations and top bonus rates for six straight years.

* As interim Executive Producer, I supervised the writing and production of This Week at War - an in-depth look at conflict and foreign policy and a program I consider one of the best I've ever done.

* Researched and assigned domestic and international stories, edited correspondent scripts and line produced as Senior Producer on NewsNight with Aaron Brown.

* Tasked with producing six one-hour Broken Government documentaries in only six weeks, I supervised all editorial content, arranged for innovative uses of editors, field crews, studio personnel and technical facilities in Washington, Atlanta and New York and completed the series on-time and on budget.

* Wrote anchor copy for Wolf Blitzer, Aaron Brown and John King and was the “go-to” person for difficult writing assignments (e.g. obituaries, memorials and speeches)

Earlier Experience

Independent Producer

2001 - 2003

Director Content Production at PanAmSat Net36

2000 - 2001

Vice President Production at TV onthe WEB, Inc

1999 - 2000

Executive Producer - Imus on MSNBC at MSNBC

1996 - 1999

Senior Producer at Fox News Sunday

1996 - 1996

Independent Producer / Non-linear Editor/ Online Entrepreneur

1993 - 1996

Producer at ABC News

1974 - 1993

Education

Haverford College

BA, Sociology, 1969 – 1973

References:

*Ted Koppel – ABC, BBC and NBC Newsman (on request)

*Jim Laurie – CCTV Consultant

*Sean Callebs – CCTV Reporter

Staff Recommendations:

"I worked directly for Terry Irving at CNN's Washington D.C. bureau in 2006. At that time, he was a senior producer in the newsroom and later managing producer of a U.S. mid-term elections special. During that project, Terry oversaw multiple news teams -- consisting of reporters, producers, editors, and photographers -- that produced six one-hour documentaries in less than one month. It takes a creative, well-experienced manager with strong interpersonal skills to pull that off in such a short period of time. From my experience working with him, Terry Irving reflects all of those qualities."

— David J. Ariosto, International Producer - Havana, Cuba, CNN, reported to Terry at CNN

"Terry's editorial vision and passion for journalism made working with him a joy. I always knew that any script or piece that he was collaborating with me on would improve due to his input. He is a realist about execution and expectations but always delighted in the results of his team going above and beyond."

— Amanda Turnbull, Producer, CNN - NewsNight with Aaron Brown, worked indirectly for Terry at CNN

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