rhonda vinson phone: (917) 767-5828 e-mail: [email protected] television producer / director / program development video clips: http://www.visualcv.com/rhondavinson

New York-based, Emmy Award-winning, Producer/Director with soup-to-nuts experience in Network, Syndication and Cable Programming. Experienced in Factual, Talk, Reality and News Programming specializing in launches and pilots. Extensive studio-based and on-location/field production: both Domestic and International including Europe, South America and the Caribbean. Excellent booker. Skilled in working with “real people,” Talent, A-list Celebrities and Newsmakers. Creative Producer with expertise in both crafting story and story-telling

Works well under pressure, plays well with others and seldom runs with scissors.

professional experience hotel impossible / atlas media corp / travel channel 2011 – 2012 producer (freelance) – new york, ny – supervise/direct talent and 2-camera crews for 6 day location shoot. conduct interviews, write scripts and supervise edit for hour-long reality series. the jeremy kyle show / itv 2011 producer (freelance) – new york, ny – directed two camera eng crew for production of four, one-hour specials focused on after show guest care segments hosted by Dr. Janet Taylor. unfaithful / network / true entertainment 2011 story producer (freelance) – new york, ny - wrote, produced and supervised edit of hour-long, two story, documentary / reality series that explores the impact of infidelity on marital relationships. love lust / sundance channel / sharp entertainment 2011 producer (freelance) – new york, ny - researched, wrote, produced and supervised edit of hour-long, single topic, factual series that explores the historical, social and pop culture relevance of cultural icons. / creative services / rainbow media / 2009 – 2010 producer (freelance) – new york, ny - conceptualized, wrote and produced content for network and website. supervised and directed edit. magnificent obsessions / rainbow media / 2008 – 2009 producer / director (freelance) – new york, ny - developed, researched, wrote and produced factual lifestyle/reality show. supervised and directed crew and all aspects of field and post production. dr. keith ablow show / telepictures / warner bros. 2005 – 2006 field producer (freelance) – new york, ny - wrote, field produced/directed and supervised edits of field pieces for daily syndicated . mission organization / hgtv / nancy glass productions 2005 – 2006 producer /director – philadelphia, pa - supervised/directed families, talent and 2-camera crews for 10 day location shoots. conducted interviews, wrote scripts and supervised edits for half-hour reality series. ambush makeover / 20th century fox / banyan productions 2004 – 2005 coordinating post producer – philadelphia, pa - responsible for creative content and look of each episode. supervised re-writes, vo sessions and edits for daily half-hour, syndicated reality show for fox. a wedding story / discovery - tlc / banyan productions 2003 – 2004 producer /director – philadelphia, pa - supervised/directed production staff and crews for, 2-camera field shoots. conducted interviews, wrote show scripts and oversaw edits of 15 half-hour episodes. -but wait…there’s more-

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new urban entertainment television (nue – tv) 2000 – 2002 executive producer / news – washington, dc - coordinated and launched network’s news division. developed shows and supervised production of news and documentary programming. judge mathis / telepictures / warner bros. 1999 – 2000 producer – chicago, il - coordinated launch. booked/produced litigants and briefed Judge for courtroom the show / eyemark entertainment / 1998 producer – hartford, ct - coordinated launch. pitched, researched and developed show ideas. briefed hosts/guests. wrote scripts, booked expert and celebrity guests. rolonda / king world productions 1997 producer – new york, ny - coordinated re-launch of new season. pitched, researched and developed show ideas. briefed hosts/guests. wrote scripts. booked expert and celebrity guests. real life / 1996 segment producer – boston, ma - generated and produced news and entertainment segments for daily morning magazine show.

affiliations

producers guild of america (pga) – co-chair; employment committee the paley center for media new york women in communications (nywici) new york women in film and television (nywift) new york press club women in film and video (wifv)

awards

new york fest award – news / special programming national association of black journalists award (nabj) (2) emmy award – washington, dc regional – writing – children’s programming

education

fairleigh dickinson university – b.a. – communications university of maryland at college park – (rtvf) radio, television and film