Resume for KEVIN KERRIGAN
Contact Information:
111 W. Chalan Santo Papa St. Suite 800
Hagatna, Guam 96910
Cell : (671) 482-7391
Work Phone: (671) 477-0791
Email : kevinokerrigan@earthlink.net
Web Site: www.kevinkerrigan.com
News Programs:
I-News, Newstar, ENR, Newsmaker
NATIONAL AWARDS for JOURNALISM
George Polk Award - Local Television News, Investigative Reporting
ABA Silver Gavel Award - Television VII, Investigative Reporting
RTNDA Region 2 Winner - News Series/Documentary
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE:
Sorensen Media Group, Guam: News Director, Pacific News Center 09/08 - Present
Management and editorial oversight for the news content of the Pacific News Center
on radio, internet and TV
Produce nightly half-hour newscast
Write and present stories for TV, radio & internet
Manage a staff of 10
www.pacificnewscenter.com
[ Financial Planner, Orlando Florida: 03/03 - 08/08 ]
Morgan Stanley, Citizens Bank & Trust, SunTrust Bank
*Series 7, 66, 31 Licensed
*Life, Health & Variable Annuity Licensed
CNBC ASIA, Singapore: Senior Producer 04/00 - 4/02
Editorial oversight for Wake Up Call and Market Watch 10.
Supervised Launch of Market Watch 10. A two hour program which tracks
live Asian market action.
Revamped, relaunched and produced CNBC's daybreak program CNBC Today.
ICRT Radio, Taiwan: News Director 01/94 - 4/00
Created 2 hour morning news program that doubled listenership
Created Asian Stringer Network
Produced and anchored Hong Kong Handover coverage
Managed a staff of 15
News anchor and producer
K57 Radio, Guam: News Director 09/92 - 12/93
Produced and reported a weekly series of award winning investigative stories.
Managed a staff of 7
Developed and launched a half hour evening newscast
Produced and anchored hourly newscasts
GUAM CABLE TV: Investigative Reporter 09/88 - 8/92
A year long series of reports into the theft of public land by prominent Guamanians won
the George Polk Award.
Revealed the widespread abuse of foreign workers that earned an award from the
Guam Society of Professional Journalists.
Exposed a ticket fixing scam within the Guam Police Department that led to the resignation
of the Chief of Police.
GREYCOM, Jamaica: News Trainer 01/87 - 7/88
Served as an instructor for the Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica under contract with
GreyCom International, a unit of Grey Communications.
Organized newsroom and taught television news production and writing skills to the staff
of 30 in a successful effort to improve the quality of what was then Jamaica's only TV
newscast.
WDIV TV, Detroit: Reporter 05/83 - 12/86
1984 - Local Emmy Winner, Feature Reporting- 1983 Year Ender
Nightbeat Reporter. Two to three live shots a day for evening and late news shows
Substitute Morning Cut-in Anchor
WRC TV, Washington D.C.: Reporter 09/81 - 11/82
1981 Chesapeake Bay Broadcasters Award Feature Reporting - D.C. Metro
1981 Finalist, Local Emmy - Spot News - D.C. Shooting
Substitute Morning Cut-in Anchor
WTNH TV, New Haven Reporter: 09/80 - 09/81
State Capital Correspondent
Substitute Anchor
KOCO TV, Oklahoma City: Reporter 11/79 - 09/80
State Capital Correspondent
Morning Cut-In Anchor
EDUCATION
St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature
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