Don Kaiser
St Louis,MO
Summary
Retired after 25 years in television news and 7 as the primary Alzheimer's caregiver for both of my parents. Now that they have passed, I'm just looking for a part-time situation to keep me active. In addition to my journalism experience and ability to write clearly and quickly under deadline, I worked several years in retail sales while in college, primarily in men's clothing, managing the Ralph Lauren Polo Shop for Dillard's, Famous-Barr, and Macy's.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Dementia Caregiver
Self
St. Louis
01.2015 - 01.2022
- Full-time, around the clock dementia caregiver for my parents: Cooking, cleaning, managing medical care, planning interesting outings to museums, sports events, etc.
- Although this experience was not on my chosen career path, I did gain an extraordinary patience with others in difficult end-of-life situations that I would not have otherwise learned.
Television Producer
Voxpopuleye Media (Self)
Philadelphia, PA
01.2002 - 01.2015
- 13 years experience as a freelance network television producer, both short-form news segments and longer format episodes.
- Clients included: CourtTV/Forensic Files, Reuters, RLTV, United States Department of Defense/Pentagon TV, Yahoo Finance, AOL, Medstar Medcal News, Ivanhoe Broadcast News/Smart Woman and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce where I served as Executive Producer for their nationally syndicated show Hispanics Today.
- Won numerous Associated Press, Telly Awards, as well as an Emmy for my 2008 documentary on Polio.
Anchor/Reporter
WFMZ-TV
Allentown, PA
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Covered daily news in Lehigh Valley, Reading and Philadelphia, PA.
- Anchored 10:30PM Berks County Edition newscast.
State Capitol Bureau Chief
KRQE-TV
Albuquerque, NM
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Political reporter based in the New Mexico statehouse in Santa Fe.
- Reported daily news for CBS affiliates in Albuquerque, Roswell and El Paso.
State Capitol Bureau Chief
WCIA-TV
Springfield, IL
01.1992 - 01.1996
- Managed busy statehouse bureau for CBS affiliates in Champaign, Bloomington and Peoria, IL.
- Also anchored a weekly statewide syndicated magazine show on Illinois politics called Statehouse Scene and was a regular panelist on National Public Radio member station WILL in Urbana.
Education
Masters of Arts, Public Affairs Journalism -
University of Illinois
01.1992
Bachelors of Journalism -
University of Missouri
01.1990
Skills
- Writing for broadcast and Internet
- On-camera presentation
- Videography
- Video editing
- Public speaking
- Retail sales
Timeline
Dementia Caregiver
Self
01.2015 - 01.2022
Television Producer
Voxpopuleye Media (Self)
01.2002 - 01.2015
Anchor/Reporter
WFMZ-TV
01.1999 - 01.2002
State Capitol Bureau Chief
KRQE-TV
01.1996 - 01.1999
State Capitol Bureau Chief
WCIA-TV
01.1992 - 01.1996
Masters of Arts, Public Affairs Journalism -
University of Illinois
Bachelors of Journalism -
University of Missouri