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Regional Committee Chair
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KXLY-TV
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Montana Regional Committee Chair
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Denise Dowling is an assistant professor at The University of Montana. She began her teaching career in 2000, after 20 years in broadcasting. Denise's first job was as a master control operator in Missoula, Montana, while still a student. She worked a number of technical jobs in Montana, Colorado and Washington before moving into the editorial realm. In Spokane, Denise was a producer, executive producer and managing editor at both KHQ and KXLY. She now shares all she learned in the trenches with her students at UM.
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Oregon Regional Committee Char
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Jason Edwards has been creating, recording and mixing noises and sounds since the early 1990’s. His sound design and mix work have screened nationally and internationally including screening at the Berlinale, X Dance, OXDOX, Blue-Sky, and Silverdocs film festivals. With both a technical and artistic background in broadcast documentary, music, narrative films, interactive multimedia, and advertising, Edwards has produced work in sound design and mix for the films El Immigrante, Miss Gulag, and the acclaimed documentary Elequent Nude – The Love and Legacy of Edward Weston and Charis Wilson. He has also crafted original sound design and 5.1 surround mixes for the ongoing Lion’s Gate television series, The Ultimate Ride. For his work in film and advertisement with agencies including Fusion, Sockeye Creative, Robot Food, Ackerman Films, Nemo Design, Airblaster, Northwest Documentary, and The Interactive Department, Edwards has been awarded two Telly Awards and received an EMMY® nomination for his accomplishments in Sound Design and Mix. |
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Washington East Regional Committee Chair
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Jerry has worked in television news for 10 years, at WXYZ in Detroit, WJRT in Flint, MI, and KXLY in Spokane, where he currently serves as assistant news director. He's also worked as assignment editor, producer, and writer, and has won Emmys for Best Newscast and Best Series, along with other regional awards.
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Idaho Regional Committee Chair
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Joan Cartan Hansen is the lead producer/host for "D4K," co-producer/host of "Dialogue," and a producer/reporter/writer for "Outdoor Idaho" and "Idaho Reports." In addition, she writes and produces a number of documentaries and occasionally contributes pieces to "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer," Joan has won a number of awards including several regional Emmys, gold medals at the New York Festivals, Tellys, CINE Golden Eagles and Platinum prizes at Worldfest. The National Educational Association and the Council on State Governments have also honored Joan for her educational projects. A native Idahoan, Joan is married with two children.
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Alaska Regional Committee Chair
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Raised in nearly 20 communities and 12 schools across Alaska, Lee came well prepared to enter the world of Alaskan journalism. After graduating from UAF, he started working at KTUU - Channel 2 New. In the 22 years since, he's proofread thousands of scripts and pissed off many reporters, anchors and news directors at KTUU, KTVA and APRN. Lee left the biz briefly to live in Beijing. However, China's pollution didn't agree with his lungs and returned to Anchorage doing on-call work at KTUU, writing screenplays. Lee is currently a Media Instructor with MEDIAK, teaching Journalism/Mass Media to Alaska Native students, he says, "It's amazing to come full circle and teach students from rural Alaska... a place I still call home." Drop him a line if you're ever in the neighborhood! |
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NATAS NW Board of Governors Regional Chairs
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