Robert B. Read
*** **** ***** ***** 631-***-****
West Islip, NY 11795 ********@*********.***
Experienced television executive whose leadership of key operations,
daily broadcasts, special reports, foreign coverage and website
development helped bring increased ratings, critical acclaim and
numerous journalism awards.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Producer INSIDE EDITION
1993 - Present
CBS Television Distribution
Created and built the brand and integrity of Inside Edition's
"Investigative Unit" - a brand that is considered vital to the
success and respect the broadcast, now in its 21st season, enjoys.
Efforts have continually garnered awards for journalistic excellence
- including the George Polk Award, the National Press Club Award and
The Society for Professional Journalist's Sigma Delta Chi Award.
Lead a team of journalists, including reporters, producers,
researchers and photographers in the production of investigative
newsmagazine reports for this highly successful daily syndicated
program.
Develop and oversee special projects, long form broadcasts, and
international production.
Develop strategies to produce complex and compelling investigative
reports in cost-effective manner.
Collaborate with legal, promotional and public relations
departments. Strategic planning of marketing stories for air,
writing press releases and responding to media inquiries.
Developed various news, reality and entertainment program concepts.
Worked with cable networks in refining concepts and negotiating
contracts for new programming.
Developed innovative hidden camera applications that have been
successfully utilized to document major findings in investigative
reports.
Coordinate with top level executives to create the architecture and
content for insideedition.com.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with representatives from all
levels of government, industry and law enforcement.
Testified before U.S. Congress to present results of investigation
on healthcare fraud.
Speaker and panelist at numerous professional forums and
conferences.
Senior Producer AMERICAN JOURNAL 1994 -
1998
King World Productions
Developed and supervised a team of journalists for American Journal,
a companion broadcast to Inside Edition, which focused on more
pop-culture and entertainment topics. Reports produced by this
investigative team garnered many journalistic awards.
Producer DATELINE NBC
1992 - 1993
NBC News
Produced reports for this prime-time network news program on
subjects ranging from breaking news to investigative to features.
Responsible for conceptualizing, planning, directing and writing
segments as well as creating and maintaining budgets for each
project.
Reports produced increased ratings for the show.
Producer INSIDE EDITION
1990 - 1992
King World Productions
Recruited to join this syndicated newsmagazine program in its
infancy and helped establish the tough, investigative style of the
broadcast. Position involved research, conducting interviews,
directing, writing, editorial and legal review.
Developed and mastered the techniques of undercover reporting.
Created innovative program concepts that were immediately recognized
and incorporated into the broadcast.
Producer, AP, PA 20/20 1982
- 1990
ABC News
Successfully rose through the ranks at this national network news
program, working with some of the most accomplished journalists in
the television news business: Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Geraldo
Rivera, John Stossel, Tom Jarriel and Av Westin, among others.
EDUCATION
Long Island University - CW Post College
1982
B.F.A. - Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND PARTICIPATION
Member - Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
Speaker at various professional forums including: IRE, The Consumer
Federation of America, The National Association of Bunco
Investigators, NICAR Computer Assisted reporting seminar - Columbia
University.
Work honored with approximately 40 awards for journalistic
excellence. (List available)
National EMMY Award Judge