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Michael S. Kinney
Washington, DC
(703) 863-6903
mkinney@mskvideo.net
12/28/03-present
Owner, MSKvideo, Washington DC.
Clients include Belo Television, Blacks in Government, Brotman-Winter-Fried Communications, Cox Broadcasting, Dedicated Micros, Einstein Industries, FOATtv, Global National Television, Hearst Digital, Hearst Television, Hometown Productions, Keep America Beautiful, Operation Migration, Palladian Partners, Pentagon Channel, Scholastic, Inc., SSG-Advisors, Sunwest Communications, TurnHere Filmakers, VisualSteele Productions, WebStoryTellers, WJLA-TV, WRC-TV, and WTTG-TV.
FinalCut Pro editor, WESCAM operator.
Embedded with Canadian and U.S. military (ISAF) forces, 7/9/08-8/13/08, Kandahar, Afghanistan as pool cameraman for all Canadian networks.
10/9/03-12/27/03
Contract consultant, Science Applications International Corporation, Baghdad, Iraq.
Part of the team that built the Iraqi Media Network, and mentored and trained Iraqi personnel to operate IMN independently.
5/31/02-10/8/03
Freelance videographer/editor, Washington DC.
Clients include Cox Broadcasting, Energy News Live, Grace Digital Media, Tribune Broadcasting, WTTG-TV, and WUSA-TV. Co-recipient, Edward R. Murrow Award for WTTG coverage of the Washington DC sniper.
7/3/00-5/30/02
Staff photojournalist, CNN Newsource, Washington DC.
Sole bureau cameraman for ENG (Sony SX). Also linear and non-linear editing (FinalCut Pro), satellite uplink operation, and technical directing. Honoree, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for coverage of September 11, 2001.
1/23/95-6/23/00
Staff photojournalist/Chief News Photographer, KOAT-TV, Albuquerque NM.
Responsible for ENG (Betacam), editing, microwave van operation, primary aerial photography (WESCAM), live aerial reporting, and satellite truck operation. Supervised fourteen photojournalists and five editors. Duties included evaluation of on-air product, hiring, training and education, equipment purchase and upkeep, and fleet maintenance. Regional Chairman, 1997 National Press Photographers Association Airborne TV Seminar. Winner, New Mexico Broadcasters Association Best Photography Award, Associated Press Award for Spot News, NMBA Award of Excellence for Photography.
10/15/89-1/9/95
Staff photojournalist, KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs CO.
Responsible for ENG (MII), editing, and microwave van operation.
Freelance photography for KWGN-TV, Denver CO,
Freelance aerial photography for KMGH-TV, Denver.
Winner AP and Colorado Broadcasters Association
Awards for spot news. Participant, 1993 NPPA Workshop, Norman OK.
9/10/87-10/1/89
Staff photojournalist, KPAX-TV, Missoula MT.
Responsible for ENG (U-Matic), editing and videotape playback.
6/7/85-8/9/87
Staff photojournalist/reporter/anchor, KECI-TV, Missoula MT.
Responsible for ENG (U-Matic), editing, feature reporting, producing and anchoring nightly weather segments,studio camera, newscast directing, technical directing, videotape playback, and font operation.