6525 Shattuck Ave. á Oakland, CA 94609 á (646) 341-1554 á andrewstelzer@gmail.com á www.andrewstelzer.com
Producer 1/08-Present
National Radio Project,
Oakland, CA
-Write,
edit and produce weekly half-hour radio show. Serve as back-up host.
Supervise interns.
-Conduct
field recordings, interviews, in studio interviews.
-Assist
in planning show topics and schedule
-Help
in promoting program, which airs on over 200 stations nationwide and overseas.
Senior News
Reporter/Anchor 2/04-8/06
-Produced 1 or more news stories 5 day a week, covering local, regional, national and international news, activism, politics, etc Anchored evening news show 3-5 times weekly. Produced and anchored morning news headlines 2 times weekly.
-Served
as substitute for News Director and Assistant News Director, producing hour
long evening newscast, hosting public affairs talk shows, and responsible for
broadcast of 4 hour mid day block of programs, station announcements, etc.
-On going training and daily supervision of several dozen news volunteers and interns in digital audio production, interviewing, story writing, field reporting, and in-studio reporting. Organized monthly news team meetings/workshops.
-Served on hiring committee for volunteer coordinator position. Attended staff meetings and participated in decision-making process.
-On air fundraising 5+ hours/day for 17-20 days annually.
-Awarded
1st place in 2006 National Lesbian and
Gay Journalists Association/Seigenthaler Excellence in Radio Journalism
competition; two 2nd place, and one honorable mention awards from Mid
Florida Society of Professional Journalists-2004.
-Stories aired nationally on Latino USA, Making Contact,
Free Speech Radio News, Independent
Native News,
Correspondent/Trainer 8/01-present
Free Speech Radio
News(FSRN)
-Filed
news stories from United States, Iceland, Jordan, Mexico, Spain.
-Conducted
news reporting training sessions in USA, Mexico, Bolivia, Algeria, Spain.
-Co-produced documentary on Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Contributed to Pacifica Radio/FSRN coverage of 2003 National Media Reform Conference in St Louis, MO.
-Member of FSRN Steering committee.(2003-present) Elected member of FSRN contract negotiations committee with Pacifica Radio(2004-present).
Youth Advocate 8/03-2/04
KBOO Radio, Portland, OR
-Recruited, Supervised, Trained and Advised members of
KBOOÕs Youth Collective.
-Assisted in production of The Underground,
youth public affairs show.
-Coordinated and conducted trainings in digital
editing, field recording, interviewing, story writing, reporting.
-Helped establish new program showcasing music by
local youth.
-Presentations
and other outreach for station, establishing partnerships with schools and
community groups.
Volunteer Reporter/Anchor/Producer/Trainer 1/01-2/04
-Awarded
Society of Professional Journalists 2nd place prize for Spot
News Reporting-Northwest region-2001
-Partial scholarship winner to Narconews School of
Authentic Journalism-February 2003, Mexico.
-Stories aired nationally on Pacifica's Peacewatch,
Sprouts, and Workers Independent News Service.
-Trained volunteers and interns in digital audio production,
interviewing, field reporting, and in studio reporting.
-Founding
member of Sudden Radio Project: Monthly Radio Theatre Show.
-Hosted
public affairs shows; Wrote and produced promotional announcements for programs
and events.
Headlines Producer 3/03-4/03
-Coordinated,
produced and anchored two daily 5-minute news headline programs, covering
breaking news.
-Search
for news of the day on internet, solicit and respond to story pitches, edit text
and audio stories.
-Work on deadline, simultaneously with FSRN producers throughout the US, and reporters around the world.
Other Radio Production
Experience
-Filed reports for BBCÕs The World, Radio
France International, Swiss Radio, Weekend America. 2006-Present
-Conducted audio field interviews for Creature
Comforts, CBS TV series. 2006
Other Training Experience
-Radio
production, digital editing, radio program planning training in Reesheh, Jordan
-Trained
youth in radio production at national Federation of Community Broadcasters Conference 2004, 2005 (working for Radio
and Television News Directors Foundation)
-Professor of radio class at NarcoNews School of Authentic
Journalism. August 2004, Bolivia.
Print Journalism 2004-present
-Articles published in: St Petersburg Times, The New Standard News,
In These Times, Clamor, E! Magazine, Creative Loafing
Tampa, The Santa Fe New
Mexican, Egypt Today.
Manager 12/01-2/04
Goose Hollow Family
Shelter, Portland, OR
-Responsible
for operation of homeless shelter, up to 24 guests per night.
-Volunteer
coordination, training, and supervision.
-Conflict
resolution, informal counseling.
Work closely with case manager.
-Office
duties for operation of shelter; administrative assistant to Outreach
Coordinator.
Hunger Message Chairperson 1/02-2/04
Taste of Portland,
Portland, OR
-Steering
committee member for anti-hunger fundraiser. Event raises over $100,000 annually.
-Responsible
for educating committee on hunger-related issues.
-Work
with local non-profits to choose and incorporate anti-hunger messages.
Development Director 6/02-10/02
-Fundraising for summer camp for abused and neglected
children.
-Web
development, volunteer recruitment, developed ÒDay of OpportunityÓ annual
community event.
-Wrote
and distributed press releases.
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow 3/00-8/00
US Department of Agriculture-Community Food Security
Initiative/Congressional Hunger Center, Washington DC
-Wrote and co-wrote materials for publication and USDA
website.
-Planned
and facilitated several daylong seminars for Congressional Hunger Center.
-Facilitated cooperation between national and local
non-profits, government agencies, farmers, and others.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Managing 2 websites, www.betweenthelands.com
,(travel-blog) and www.andrewstelzer.com. 7/06-present
Disk Jockey, WCBN Radio, Ann Arbor, Free form, Hip-Hop and Jazz
programs. 1998-1999
Founding Member of The Session: On campus poetry group. 1996-1999
Volunteer, Adrian Correctional Institutions. Planned and participated in debate sessions with prisoners. 1/99-5/99
EDUCATION:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI Bachelor
of General Studies 5/99. Awarded
honors for 1998.
University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. Study
abroad program 1997-1998.
Don Quijote, Granada, Spain. Spanish Language Institute 12/06-3/07
Language Skills
English-Native Speaker
Spanish-Intermediate
French-Basic