When I met Laura Monaco Torelli, I knew she would be the perfect expert to feature on You & Me. She has an amazing background as an animal trainer, working at the Shedd Aquarium and Brookfield Zoo. She now has her own company, Animal Behavior Training Concepts, which works to improve relationships between dogs and […]
As the Managing Editor of Broadcast for Think Glink Media, I supervised the production of several videos for Equifax which featured nationally-known money and real estate expert Ilyce Glink. The credit reporting agency wanted to use short online videos to help educate its customers about a variety of money topics. We used a question and […]
Expert Chicago dog trainer Laura Monaco Torelli came to me with an idea for a video series to help promote her business. She wanted to do short videos that would share her knowledge and encourage viewers to explore training methods. We came up with three video concepts to start and then set up a location […]
One of my most successful projects with Ilyce Glink was the production of real estate educational videos for her YouTube channel. I wrote short scripts that focused on one topic; she then recorded them in a TV studio and I worked with an editor to add music and graphics. There are now hundreds of videos […]
When I produced stories and segment for “The Jam” morning show on WCIU-TV, I focused on highlighting people making a difference in their community. One favorite piece featured a dedicated foster dad who opened his life to an older child. After their heartwarming story aired, the foster child agency saw a big increase in inquiries […]
A dream of mine to produce a long-form documentary came true when I was hired by Towers Productions in Chicago to produce an episode of the popular Weather Channel program, “When Weather Changed History.” My topic was sobering—the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki to end World War II. The production process took eight […]
After working with nationally-known dog trainer Laura Monaco Torelli on several popular morning TV segments, she was interested in doing her own video series on simple training tips that viewers could try at home. I sketched out a production plan, hired a photographer/editor and set up a shoot location. We shot four videos in about […]
Morning show producers get pitches about new products dozens of times a day. Most of the emails get deleted. However, occasionally, a product will spark an idea that goes outside the box. That’s what happened when I got pitched a segment on a new standing desk made by a Chicago company. I could have easily […]
Glennon Doyle is one of the hottest names in the publishing world, selling millions of books and having Oprah as her biggest fan. So, having her in-studio on You & Me was a huge get. We wanted to make sure the interview was meaningful and that she had time to share her story. Jeanne Sparrow […]