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Experience:
Launch Radio Networks, New York, New York
Writer: June 2003 – Present
• Developed a daily nationally syndicated Prep Sheet for morning shows
• Created daily comedy bits, contests and segment ideas
• Summarized entertainment news and wrote features and other on-air copy
• Obtained 40 stations subscribers

ThisShowAgain.com, Astoria, New York
Producer / Host: June 2005 - Present
• Produced, hosted, and edited weekly "podcast"
• Secured music clearances
• Wrote comedy bits and weekly "checklist" of pop-culture related things to do

ElimiDate, New York, New York
Casting Coordinator: October 2004 - January 2005
• Organized recruiting events with clubs, gyms and modeling agencies
• Recruited and pre-interviewed candidates to appear on the show

IHateWeddings.com, Massapequa, New York
Creator / Writer January 2005 - Present
• Created website dedicated to wedding humor and etiquette
• Produced and edited "independent film" scheduled to be released in October 2005.
• Website mentioned on Howard Stern and Z100

United Stations, New York, New York
Writer: May 2002 – September 2004
• Scripted and edited weekly nationally syndicated prank phone calls

Lighten Up, New York, New York
Associate Producer: November 2002 – January 2003
• Generated ideas for segments and show themes
• Briefed talent before segments
• Wrote dialogue and jokes for the hosts

The Rosie O’Donnell Show, New York, New York
Writers’ Assistant: August 1999 – May 2002
• Scripted and researched comedy segments
• Organized host’s notes and props for daily monologue
• Coordinated budgets and production elements for comedy segments
• Cast contestants in audience games

GoreGals.com, Massapequa, New York
Creator / Writer August 2000 – July 2001
• Created campaign web-site campaigning for Al Gore because he had attractive daughters
• Satirized the role of politicians’ family members in national elections.
• Commented daily on campaign events and my personal struggle to find true love

Related Skills and Interests:
• Research: Lexis-Nexis, Factiva and Avid I-News
• Video and Audio Editing: Final Cut HD and Pro Tools
• Web Design and Graphics: Dreamweaver, Microsoft Front Page, and Photoshop
• Stand Up Comedian: Performs regularly in New York City and around the East Coast

Education:
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut
• B.A. in Mass Communications and a minor in Marketing