Education
1984 Master of Arts in Communications, The University of Alabama
1977 Bachelor of Science in Broadcast and Film Communications, The University of Alabama
Teaching Experience
JCM 201 – 2018 to present – Adjunct Instructor for an Intro to Media Production class.
TCF 145 – 2010 to 2014 – Adjunct Instructor for an Intro to Media Production class.
BFC 150 – 1984 – Adjunct Instructor for an Intro to Media Production class.
Work History and Experience
MEDIA PRODUCER
The University of Alabama Center for Public Television & Radio – May 1993 to June 2021. Produced and directed documentaries, TV shows, and various media projects. I concurrently taught media production classes and labs.
DIRECTOR (concurrent with above)
Mississippi Public Broadcasting – July 2010 to May 2011. Directed production of a weekly music series recorded on location.
MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR
Kershaw Manufacturing Company – January 1990 to April 1993. Produced corporate print and video communications for internal training and external promotions.
PRODUCTION CENTER MANAGER
Alabama Public Television – January 1985 to December 1989. Supervised production and engineering staff involved in studio and field production.
PRODUCER-DIRECTOR
The University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio – January 1980 – December 1984. Produced and directed programs for broadcast on Alabama Public Television.
DIRECTOR (concurrent with above)
First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa – 1981 to 1983. Directed live broadcasts of church services.
DIRECTOR-EDITOR
The University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio – August 1977 – December 1979. Directed and edited programs for broadcast on Alabama Public Television.
Awards
Southeastern Regional Emmy Award for Branded Interstitial Campaign 2014
Best Feature Length Documentary – Prometheus Film Festival 2011
Accolade TV Feature Documentary Award of Merit 2009
Honorable Mention – Los Angeles Reel Film Festival 2009
Honorable Mention – Music Documentary – Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2009
Best of Show & First Place Documentary – Macon Film Festival 2007
Best Alabama Film & Best Professional Documentary – George Lindsey UNA Film Festival 2007
Second Place Feature Documentary – Tupelo Film Festival 2006
Honorable Mention – George Lindsey UNA Film Festival 1997
Golden Oak Leaf Award – West Alabama Advertising Federation 1985
Silver Oak Leaf Award – West Alabama Advertising Federation 1985
Honorable Mention – National Commission on Working Women Media Awards 1984
Related Activities
President of the Board – Peoples Loan Program 2023 to present
Audio Mixer – Forest Lake United Methodist Church 1998 to present
Juror for Mississippi High School Film Competition 2011-2015
Juror for Grenada Afterglow Film Festival 2014
Juror for Knoxville Film Festival 2013
Juror for On Location: Memphis International Film Festival in 2011 and 2013
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Mid-Management Institute 1988
Recording Institute of America training for recording studio engineers 1983
Television & Film Credits
Discovering Alabama: Alabama Quadricentennial – 2023 – Producer/Researcher – Produced interviews for an episode of a series on Alabama Public Television.
Finding the Cornerstone, The Wallace A. Rayfield Story – 2020 – Sound Recordist – Documentary on an African American architect produced by Dwight B. Cammeron.
Bookmark with Don Noble – 2018 to 2021 – Producer/Director – Weekly author interview program recorded in studio and on location.
Realizing the Dream Awards – 2018 to 2019 – Producer/Director – Documentary profiles of individuals honored at the annual Realizing the Dream Banquet hosted by the University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs.
Water|Ways Oral History Videos – 2018 – Producer/Director – Oral histories to accompany a traveling Smithsonian exhibit.
Studio UA Town Hall – 2018 – Producer – Five public discussions broadcast on Alabama Public Television on topics including fake news, rural healthcare, guns in Alabama, the opioid crisis, and the #MeToo movement.
The Premiere Awards – 2017 – Producer/Director – Videos about outstanding UA students and faculty for awards presentation ceremony.
American Cancer Society of the Shoals Videos – 2016 – Producer/Director – Profiles of lives affected by cancer for a fundraising event.
How to Build Your Athletic Brand – 2016 – Producer/Director – Training program for athletes produced for International Olympic Committee.
Hometown Teams – 2016 – Producer/Director – Oral history videos to accompany a traveling Smithsonian exhibit.
Change Agents – 2016 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the University of Alabama Blackburn Institute leadership training program.
Afterhours: Live from the Red Cat Birmingham – 2014 to 2016 – Producer/Director – Weekly performance series featuring on-location acoustic pop music.
Preserving Justice – 2013 – Editor – Documentary on the work of Birmingham, Alabama attorneys involved in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Alabama Detours – 2012 to 2014 – Co-Producer/Co-Director – A series of short interstitial profiles of interesting people and places for WVUA-TV.
Communications Hall of Fame – 2012 to 2018 – Co-Producer/Director – Documentary profiles of individuals honored at an annual event hosted by the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences.
UA College of Engineering Celebrates 175 Years – 2012 – Producer/Director – Video presentation for an event.
United Way of West Alabama Campaign Video – 2012 – Producer/Director – Annual fundraising campaign video.
Sucarnotchee Revue – 2011 – Director – Weekly country music series produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Songs Inside the Box – 2009 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the annual cigar box guitar festival held in Huntsville, Alabama.
Scrambled Films – 2007 – Producer/Director – Documentary of three teams participating in the Sidewalk Scramble, a 48-hour film competition.
Holy Smoke over Birmingham – 2006 – Producer/Director – Documentary featuring the history and traditions of nine Birmingham, Alabama barbecue restaurants.
Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour – 2006 – Producer/Director – Documentary on a blues musician.
Martha’s Sewing Room – 2006 to 2011 – Audio mixer, assistant director for nationally distributed how-to series.
La Boheme at UA – 2005 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the production of an opera at the University of Alabama.
A Taste of Hog Heaven – 2003 – Co-Producer/Director/Editor – Documentary on Alabama barbecue traditions featuring nine restaurants across the state.
Boom Town – 2002 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the World War II ammunition plant in Childersburg, Alabama which caused the city’s population to explode.
4th & 23rd – 2001 – Co-director for jazz and blues music series shot on location.
White Gold – 2001 – Producer/Director – Documentary on salt mining in Alabama.
How Sweet the Sound – 2001 – Co-Producer/Director/Editor – Documentary on African American gospel singing traditions.
On the Azalea Trail – 2000 – Producer/Director – Documentary on Mobile, Alabama’s historical participation in an annual tourist program and contemporary botanical programs.
Up from the Ashes: The Rebirth of Phenix City – 2000 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the Phenix City, Alabama crime syndicate of the 1950s and how the city has changed since then.
Across Alabama’s Black Belt on Historic Highway 80 – 1999 – Producer/Director – Travelogue documenting the history and scenic beauty found in central Alabama’s prairie traversed by US Highway 80.
Bridges to the Past – 1999 – Producer/Director – Documentary on historic covered bridges in Alabama.
The Ghosts of Selma – 1998 – Producer/Director – Documentary on ghost stories found in Selma, Alabama.
Miller’s Pottery: Turning for Generations – 1997 – Producer/Director – Documentary of five generations of traditional pottery makers in Brent, Alabama.
The Amazing Story of Kudzu – 1995 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the history, uses, and efforts to control the invasive kudzu vine across the southeastern US.
Mosby Sports Medicine Training – 1995 – Producer/Director of seven-part series on the evaluation and treatment of sports injuries.
From Territory to State – 1995 – Producer/Director – Documentary on the origin of Alabama’s constitution and steps to statehood.
The Chief: Calvin McGhee and the Forgotten Creeks – 1995 – Producer/Director – documentary on the history of the Porch Creek Indians of Alabama.
The Least of These – 1994 – Producer/Director of documentary on Edmondite Missions, a Catholic organization serving poor people in rural Alabama.
Sweet Home Alabama – 1993 – Producer/Director of documentary featuring historic Alabama homes in declining condition.
Home Away from Home – 1989 – Producer/Director/Editor of training video for childcare providers produced for Alabama Department of Education.
For the Record – 1985 to 1989 – Production Manager/Director for live public affairs discussion program each weekday.
In Search of DeSoto’s Trail – 1984 – Producer/Director/Editor for documentary on early European exploration of Alabama and the Southeastern US.
A Woman’s Place – 1983 – Co-producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor of documentary about women working in jobs traditionally held by men.
Pianist at Work – 1981 to 1983 – Producer/Director of piano instruction series.
From the Top – 1981 to 1983 – Producer/Director of weekly classical and jazz music performance series recorded in studio and on location.
Uptown & Country – 1980 to 1983 – Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor of segments for weekly series on Alabama life and culture.
Shades of Blue – 1979 – Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor for one-hour documentary on a jazz & blues music festival held in rural west Alabama.
Movement ’78 – 1978 – Cinematographer/Editor/Director for four-part series covering the 1978 Southern Christian Leadership Conference convention in Birmingham, Alabama.
On Target – 1978 to 1979 – Cinematographer/Editor/Director for weekly public affairs series.
The Bluegrass Block – 1977 to 1984 – Cinematographer/Editor/Audio Mixer for weekly music series.
Perspective – 1977 – Director for weekly public affairs discussion series.
This Week at the Capstone – 1977 – Director for weekly TV series promoting UA campus events and activities.
