Award-winning reporter with more than two decades of broadcasting experience, specializing in political, investigative and enterprise reporting. Multi-media expertise in reporting for broadcast, Web and social media platforms.
TELEVISION
- KCRA-TV, Sacramento, California (NBC). Covering California's Capitol, politics and environment for Sacramento's dominant news station (2012 - present). Call 3 consumer reporter for KCRA-TV (1984 - 2000).
- KOVR-TV, Sacramento, California (CBS). Investigative reporting and producing for CBS 13's On The Money segment (2009 - 2012).
- NBC Capitol Bureau Chief, Sacramento, California. Reporting political stories daily from California's Capitol for NBC Bay Area and eleven other NBC stations across California and Nevada (2006 - 2009).
- KMOL-TV (NBC), San Antonio, Texas. Investigative and political reporting (1982 - 1984).
- WPTV-TV (NBC). West Palm Beach, Florida. General assignment and enterprise reporting (1980 - 1982).
BOOKS
- Author of Baseball Between Us: 16 Years. 32 Ballparks. 43,000 Miles. A Road Map to a Winning Father/Son Relationship.
AWARDS
- Outstanding Achievement Awards for Investigative Reporting from United Press International for a five-part series on the Ku Klux Klan in Florida.
- Outstanding Achievement Award for Investigative Reporting from United Press International for multi-part series on cocaine abuse in Florida.
- First Place for Enterprise Reporting from the Society for Professional Journalists for documenting abuses in California’s funeral industry.
- Genesis Award from the Fund for Animals for investigative series on Puppy Prisons.
- Liberty Bell Award from Sacramento County Bar Association for educating consumers about their legal rights.
EDUCATION
- B.A. Sociology, Pomona College, Claremont, California.