WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee
News Anchor/Investigative Reporter
February 2011 to present
- Primary anchor of 5 and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts.
- Anchor of 6:30 p.m. weekday newscast “The Now: Milwaukee.”
- Contributed investigative and general assignment reports to 10 p.m. newscast.
- Reported, wrote and produced 30-minute documentary on the USS Milwaukee, which won 2016 Edward R. Murrow award.
- Reporting on an obscure Wisconsin law banning sale of certain types of butter spurred state and federal lawsuits.
- Series on illegal day care providers lead to state-level hearings and legislation to correct deficiencies.
- Relentless reporting on Milwaukee parking ticket errors prompted the city to create a new way for people to clear tickets issued by mistake.
WFLD-TV, Chicago
General Assignment Reporter/Interactive Producer
November 2008 to February 2011
- Part of reporting team honored with 2010 George Foster Peabody Award.
- Shifted seamlessly between creating content for on-air and online platforms.
- Fluent in content management, search engine optimization, social media and basic HTML.
KMOV-TV, St. Louis
Chief Investigative Reporter
November 2005 to November 2008
- Created and managed an award-winning and market-leading investigative unit.
- Contributed to ratings success of the market’s #1 10 p.m. newscast.
- Investigated fraudulent practices of clothing recycling company US’Again, resulting in new state law.
- Exposed Walmart corporate policy requiring thousands of tons of edible food to be thrown in the trash, resulting in policy change and new food donation program.
KCTV-TV, Kansas City
Chief Investigative Reporter
November 2002 to November 2005
- Founding reporter for award-winning and market-leading investigative unit.
- Contributed to ratings success of the market’s #1 10 p.m. newscast.
- Ground-breaking series on internet predators prompted the FBI to open a computer crime lab in Kansas City.
- Relentless reporting resulted in the resignations of a judge, police officers, hospital board members, and the head of a public utility company.
KGO-TV, San Francisco
General Assignment Reporter
August 2000 to August 2002
WKOW-TV, Madison
General Assignment Reporter
June 1998 to August 2000
WTMJ-TV/AM, Milwaukee
Producer/Field Producer/Radio Newscaster
November 1996 to June 1998
KTKA-TV, Topeka, Kan.
General Assignment Reporter
June 1996 to August 1996
WISN-TV, Milwaukee
Associate Producer
June 1995 to June 1996
