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George C. Loud
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480 Paul Street
Riverdale, GA 30274-3541
Home: 770-473-1163
Pager: 770-441-4995X570
GeoLoud@hotmail.com
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| | Objective | | Seeking full-time employment in:
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| · | Video production or editing facility (broadcast or in-house media production)
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| · | Training Instructor (video production and computer desktop media).
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| · | Website content production (creation and editing)
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| · | Repurposing media and other content (for websites and other new media)
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| | Experience | | | Self-Employed, Atlanta, GA |
March 1998 - Present |
| Desktop Media and Internet Consultant |
Desktop media and internet consulting with various companies, organizations and individuals. Also, researching material for two books.
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| | | | | EMTEC, Inc., Norcross, GA |
March 1980 - March 1998 |
| MarCom -Marketing/Communications Director |
First full-time employee and Manager of Computer Source computer store in Charleston, SC, which grew to nine stores in two states doing business as Connecting Point. As Corporate Advertising Director and later MarCom Director, worked out of Charleston and Columbia, SC, and eventually Atlanta, GA. Designed/produced/budgeted all print and broadcast advertising. Created newsletters and presentation materials. Maintained various databases. Researched technical support & sales questions. Extensive media background allowed company to be (and stay) on the cutting edge in desktop publishing and desktop media. Taught interactive media (including Apple's HyperCard, IBM's LinkWay and HTML) programming, re-purposing, and integration classes for various company clients (including IBM's Education Sales Division). Developed and edited company website content. (Computer Source merged with 2 other firms to form EMTEC in 1995.)
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| | | | | Self-Employed, Charleston, SC |
January 1979 - March 1980 |
Media Consultant. Also, learned about microcomputers and computer programming.
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| | | | | WCSC-TV5, Charleston, SC |
November 1976 - January 1979 |
Producer #1 rated daily live local 1 pm half-hour talk/news/variety magazine (growing from 30% to 53% share from 02/77-11/78 [Nielsen]) with live event and breaking news coverage using remote facilities. Produced/Directed/Edited on-location series at each of 16 public high schools which received 1978 South Carolina Education Association's "School Bell" award for "Best TV Series on Education". Produced/Directed live and videotaped special events coverage including Spoleto USA Festivals, local coverage of two Miss USA Pageants, Mayor's "State of the City" addresses, and a presidential visit. Produced/Directed/Edited various public affairs programs, including weekly series addressing station's ascertainment needs. Directed/Edited commercials for "special" accounts. Received "ADDY" award (with local agency) for series of bank ads. Wrote/Produced/Directed/Edited/Scheduled (via BIAS) local PSAs, episodic and VOC promos in support of station's Promotion & Public Service Directors. Cyron coordinator for election returns.
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| | | | | WQSN-AM Radio, Charleston, SC |
March 1976 - November 1976 |
| Public Service Director/Announcer |
Recording and scheduling public service programming and announcements. Prepared news, weather, sports and special material for IGM automated system during on-air shifts.
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| | | | | WCSC-TV5, Charleston, SC |
March 1974 - January 1976 |
| Producer/Director/Daytime Production Supervisor |
Produced/Directed #1 rated daily live local half-hour talk/news/variety magazine (growing from 29% to 49% from 02/75 to 11/75 [Nielsen]). Produced/Directed local commercials, public affairs programs and daily children's show.
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| | | | | WEZL-FM Radio, Charleston, SC |
January 1974 - March 1974 |
| Announcer/Automation Operator |
Live disk jockey shift plus additional live inserts of news and weather segments in automated portion of station's programming. Programmed automation system.
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| | | | | WCIV-TV4, Charleston, SC |
November 1971 - December 1973 |
| Producer/Director/Daytime Production Supervisor |
Local commercial production. Director of public affairs programs. Technical Director of 6 pm news, election coverage, and special events coverage. Occasional Master Control Switcher in relief or vacation schedules.
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| | | | | WSAV-TV3, Savannah, GA |
October 1969 - November 1971 |
| Producer/Director/Evening Production Supervisor |
Director of nightly 6 pm (M-Sa) and 11 pm (M-F) news blocks. Local commercial production. Producer/Director one-hour videotape special with the Savannah Symphony Orchestra. Director of various videotaped programs and program segments (including public affairs, religious, farm news, and educational).
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| | | | | WMCA-AM Radio, New York City, NY |
September 1968 - October 1969 |
| Associate Producer "PowerLine" (Part-Time) |
Greeted and ushered talk show guests to green room and studio. Screened phone calls during call-in segments. Researched topical information during live broadcasts.
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| | | | | RCA Institutes' Television Studio School, New York, NY |
March 1968 - October 1969 |
| Studio Supervisor and Instructor |
Supervised and maintained television studios, control rooms, and telecine facilities. Taught classes on directing, audio (including Mole-Richardson boom operation), tape and film editing.
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| | | | | WMTW-TV8, Poland Spring, ME |
March 1967 - March 1968 |
| Studio Engineer/Switcher/TeleCine Operator |
Studio Cameraman, Videotape Operator, Master Control Switcher, and Projectionist. This station (at the time) was owned by Jack Paar.
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| | | | | RCA Institutes' Television Studio School, New York City, NY |
November 1966 - January 1967 |
| Studio Operations Instructor/Floor Mgr.(Part-Time) |
While a student at the school, worked part-time as an Instructor in school's network training program for non-union staff of ABC, CBS, NBC, and WNET-TV13 (PBS) in anticipation of NABET and IBEW strikes. Also, served as Floor Manager during all studio exercises in network training programs.
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| | | | | The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME |
October 1963 - September 1966 |
Photographed local (Eastport, ME) news events as a freelancer and on special assignments for statewide daily publication.
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| | | | | The Calais Advertiser , Calais, ME |
September 1963 - September 1966 |
| Correspondent/Writer/Photographer/Advert. Sales |
While a high school student, served as the county weekly newspaper's only local news correspondent, feature writer, and photographer for the city of Eastport, ME. Wrote numerous feature stories on local history with photographs. Also, sold local advertising and job printing.
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| | Education | | | RCA Institutes' Television Studio School, New York City, NY |
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Television Production/Directing/Studio Operations, December 1966 |
Comprehensive course in television production, directing, editing, and studio operation which included extensive hands-on operation of professional broadcast equipment in a vocational school studio originally set up by RCA's (then) NBC Television Network division.
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| | | | | Shead Memorial High School, Eastport, ME |
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High School -
(Post Graduate), June 1966 |
Post Graduate year of high school taken on own volition for additional credit hours is selected subjects, and to take courses unavailable in original College Prep core curriculum.
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| | | | | Shead Memorial High School, Eastport, ME |
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High School -
College Preparatory, June 1965 |
Received School Letters for "Service to School" including various community and school service projects. School projects included 16mm projection for assemblies and classrooms, lighting and sound for concerts and plays, disk jockey for record hops, and installation of telephone/intercom system. While a student, worked for county weekly newspaper (The Calais Advertiser) and was able to provide increased coverage of schools and school activities.
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| · | Computer hardware experience includes: Apple Macintosh, IBM & PC-compatibles running Microsoft Windows, Sun SparcStation, MindSet, and Cyron.
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| · | Computer software experience and training includes products from: Apple (AppleLink, AppleWorks, eWorld, HyperCard, iMovie, MacOS, QuickTime), Adobe (FrameMaker, Illustrator, PageMaker, PhotoShop and PageMill), Lotus (1-2-3, and Notes), FileMaker, Quark (Xpress), IBM (LinkWay, and PartnerLink), Microsoft MS-Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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| · | Computer programming experience in: BASIC, Apple HyperCard, IBM LinkWay, and html.
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| · | Broadcast teaching experience: Taught classes in radio and television production, video & film editing, and directing.
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| · | Computer teaching experience: Taught classes on various computer platforms, programming, and various software programs.
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| | Awards | | | · | South Carolina Education Association's 1978 "School Bell" award for "Best TV Series on Education" for Producing/Directing/Editing on-location series at each of 16 public high schools in Charleston County for WCSC-TV5 in Charleston, SC.
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| · | "ADDY" award (with local agency) for series of bank television commercials for WCSC-TV5 in Charleston, SC.
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