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David Bennett Wasser
1919 Clifden Road
Baltimore, MD 21228 |
db_wasser@yahoo.com
202.256.4709 cell
410.744.6654 home
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Executive Producer, Retirement Living TV
Columbia, MD |
June 2006 - present |
Executive Producer: Healthline
- Created the networks first top-rated series
- Planned infrastructure including work flow dynamics, production delivery cycle, set design, and artistic branding
- Supervise staff of 14 full time employees, 16 contract producers, and studio crew
- Administer multi-million dollar budget
- Control editorial content
- Review all scripts and video segments
- Approve final cut
- Over 100 episodes delivered in first year of production; on time and significantly under budget
- Launched companion series, Healthline Presents: Whole Body Health with existing staff
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Network Executive Producer: Now Playing (with Gary Collins)
- Network liaison for Hollywood based commissioned show
- Negotiate production contract
- Review content selection and placement
- Critique scripts
- Approve final cut
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Independent Producer
Washington, DC |
December 2003 - June 2006 |
Senior Producer: Hispanics Today (Syndicated, 82 markets)
- Operations manager for the production of 26 episode season
- Serve as direct liaison between program owner, distribution syndicator, and production crew
- Hire and coordinate freelance producers, videographers, and editors
- Review segment scripts, and critique rough/fine cut edits
- Write show scripts, line produce shows, and post final cut
- Navigated emergency relocation to new production facility and negotiated contract
- Additional clients include: Medstar Television, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, USAUCTIONS.COM and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Vice President of Production, Medstar Television
Allentown, PA |
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Senior Producer: Forensic Files - Court TV / NBC; Medical Detectives - TLC
- Designed and implemented infrastructure to expand Forensic Files production from 13 episodes annually to 42
- Supervised 12 full-time employees and 24 freelancers ranging from producers and editors to graphic artists and reenactment crews
- Full lifecycle oversight of episode creation including R&D, field production, scripting, and rough cut review
- Created and managed production budget and schedule
- Recruited, hired, and mentored employees
- Negotiated contracts for freelance video crews and editors
- Oversaw direction of film/video reenactments
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Reporter/Producer in Medstar’s medical news division
- Produced and wrote both short and long format syndicated health packages for network and affiliate clients including WCBS in New York City and KNBC Los Angeles
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Independent Producer
Washington, DC |
November 1997 - June 1999
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Independent producer working primarily for the United States Information Agency
- Segment Producer for Voice of America’s daily and weekly worldwide television broadcast schedule
- Created and Produced award-winning pilot, Frontiers of Medicine, a PBS series launched in January 1999
- Corporate and non-profit clients included: Air Force Association, Gifts in Kind International, Atlantic Video, and Mind & Media, Inc. Projects included political commercials, educational training tapes, and financial appeals
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Producer, WPBF-TV, WTVX-TV
West Palm Beach, Florida |
January 1997 - October 1997
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Line Producer for newscasts on both WPBF and sister station WTVX
- Researched and developed special projects for series
- Provided oversight on crew assignments, story selection, and graphic elements
- Wrote and reviewed scripts, and arranged placement in newscast
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Producer, WSAV-TV
Savannah, Georgia |
November 1995 - January 1997
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Line Producer of late night newscast
- Selected program content and supervised night staff
- Organized live microwave/satellite shots
- Wrote news stories, daily promos, and reviewed reporter scripts
- Created daily half-hour magazine show highlighting Savannah's role in the 1996 Summer Olympics. The series, "Sailing for the Gold", became the highest rated news program in the station's history.
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Bureau Chief, WHAG-TV
Hagerstown, MD |
July 1991 - November 1995
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General Assignment Reporter and Site Manager
- Established and ran operations for Frederick, MD bureau, a growing D.C. hub community for two years
- Routinely supervised reporting and photography staff
- Substitute anchor/producer of the morning newscast and weekend public affairs program
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Videographer, KOLD-TV
Tucson, Arizona |
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Photojournalist for KOLD news and sports programming
- Duties included extensive camera work and editing
- Responsible for field set-up and coordination of microwave live shots
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Chief Photographer, WVIR-TV
Charlottesville, Virginia |
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Shooter/Editor
- Supervised staff of videographers and interns
- Helped develop tape archive system
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Videographer, WNVC-TV
Richmond, Virginia |
April 1986 - November 1987
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Capitol Bureau Cameraman
- Covered meetings of the Virginia General Assembly and other governmental entities
- Experience included remote and studio work, as well as videotape editing
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| Education: |
December 1986 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Bachelor of Science, School of Mass Communications |
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