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Location:
West Islip, NY, 11795
Posted:
December 22, 2010

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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



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