Toledo, OH · (419) 290-7591 · mailto:jim@jimblue.com

Anchor:

		Highest Ratings in WNWO history. AP Ohio Best Anchor 2006. Emmy for Best Newscast. Managing Editor -- responsible for oversight of all content and development of reporters. Field anchored from dozens of varied locations.
		Reporter:
		Emmy-Award-winning Live coverage. Reported on humanitarian airdrops over Afghanistan. Reported from Bosnia and Rwanda. Investigation of suspicious hospital deaths drew national coverage. Revealed deceptive practices of local charity leading to Attorney General’s investigation.
		Community Leader:
		Hosted Muscular Dystrophy Telethons, Children’s Miracle Network Telethons, Red Cross Blood Drive. Moderated political debates. In demand as speaker for community events.

EMPLOYMENT

Primary Anchor 2002 to 2008

WNWO-TV Toledo, Ohio

Highest ratings in station history. AP Ohio Best Anchor 2006. Emmy for Best Newscast.

AP First Place award for Best Enterprise Reporting. Emmy Nomination for investigation of sexual predators.

Field anchored from dozens of locations.

Anchor/Managing Editor 1997 to 2002

WOLO-TV Columbia, South Carolina

First local journalist to cover humanitarian airdrops over Afghanistan.

AP Awards for investigation of corporate thieves and mercy mission for Kosovo

War victims. Designed and managed computerized election coverage.

Hosted Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.

Anchor/Reporter 1993 to 1997

WDTN-TV Dayton, Ohio

Primary backup anchor for weeknight newscasts. Emmy Award

for Live Coverage. Reported from Rwanda on genocidal civil war.

Acclaimed investigations of crime and courts. Used

computer databases to track sentencing inequities.

Weekend Anchor/Reporter 1989 to 1992

WHIO-TV Dayton, Ohio

Created Emmy-nominated 7 Inside Story, investigative special reports.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Communications

University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois

Honors Graduate, Investigative Reporting Seminar St. Petersburg, Florida

Poynter Institute