12+ years producing live news at CNN

BRAD TACHCO

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PROFESSIONAL PRODUCER

Enthusiastic, creative, results-oriented, innovative and award-winning producer with a proven track record in TV / Radio production, talent management, covering news, sports, and current events. Efficient and highly organized with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to deliver impactful content. A natural influencer with deep and broad publicity / public relations connections and an intuitive sense for creating a powerful, memorable message.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CNN Boston Marathon Bombing Coverage (5/2013)

CNN Pope Francis US Visit (9/2015)

Presidential Elections 2008, 2012, 2016

Orlando Shooting Terror Attack (6/2016)

Producer and Writer of 2 of CNN’s highest rated shows

(CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin, CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield)

Winner of Multiple Peabody / Edward R. Murrow Awards:

2010 Peabody - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

2011 Peabody – Coverage of the Arab Spring

2012 Peabody – Civil War in Syria

2014 Peabody – Kidnapped School Girls in Nigeria

Edward R. Murrow Awards:

2015 – Crisis at the VA

2013 – Syrian Civil War

WORK HISTORY

CNN Atlanta, GA

Line Producer (11/2009 - Present)

HLN Atlanta, GA

Line Producer (02/2005 – 11/2009)

Sinclair Broadcasting Baltimore, MD

Line Producer (02/2002 – 02/2005)

CBS WJZ Baltimore Baltimore, MD

Line Producer (12/2001 – 02/2002)

WOKR Baltimore, MD

Line Producer (07/1996 – 12/2001)

WROC Rochester, NY

Line Producer (07/1993 – 07/1996)

EDUCATION

SUNY Oswego, NY

B.A. – Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Political Science 1991

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