JONATHAN ROY
Phoenix,Arizona
Summary
Highly-experienced news junkie with over 25 years of experience in top news markets. I possess a deep understanding of social media trends, multimedia content production, and have successfully led news teams to several regional Emmys and helped grow a YouTube channel from one to more than 3.1M subscribers.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Producer
LiveNOW From FOX
06.2023 - Current
- Daily Editorial Coverage: Provide continuous editorial direction and oversight throughout the day’s stream, ensuring content aligns with LiveNOW’s standards and values.
- Help ensure that our producers and DJs are covering stories in a timely manner, producing the screen and avoiding mistakes. Check lower thirds for spelling errors and monitor audio feeds.
- Use the content tracker and daily outlook emails as a guide to help your teams prepare and execute coverage. Add live events from Reuters & AP.
- Identify top stories: Find top stories of the day and place them in the Content Tracker, AP, FOX News Edge, O&O list and Reuters.
- After identifying top stories of the day, be sure to communicate with DJs and Producers about upcoming live events, potential guests, segments, or different ideas on ways to convey top stories.
- Style Direction: Provide Guidance on the show’s visual and storytelling style, maintaining a consistent and appealing on-air presentation.
- Breaking News: Guide the team in swiftly adapting to breaking news situations, making informed decisions on content adjustments and live coverage.
- Ensure that our team is following the breaking news guidance when needed.
- Delegate roles including clipping, booking guests, creating tagboards & graphics.
- Be prepared to jump in and help out, whether that is routing in shots, pulling video, or searching for updates.
- Team Management: Ensure my team arrives on time and is adequately staffed for each stream, fostering a productive and efficient work environment.
- Host/Producer Collaboration: Conduct monthly show reviews and meetings with hosts & producers to discuss content quality, delivery, and overall performance, fostering a collaborative and productive relationship.
- Inter-team communication: Facilitate effective communication between Phoenix and Orlando teams, emphasizing respectful and clear exchanges to ensure a cohesive production process.
- Communicate with your counterpart on a daily basis to discuss coverage plans and ways to improve collaboration between both teams.
- Provide information in slack for both teams with information that can help coverage. Ex: Breaking news, new details, updates on top stories.
- Long-term Planning: Contribute to the development of long-term goals and strategies for the show, ensuring alignment with LiveNOW’s vision and objectives.
- Ensure my team arrives on time and is adequately staffed for each stream, fostering a productive and efficient work environment. a weekly basis including removing guests that do not fit our goals.
- Help cultivate relationships with O&O partners on a regular basis, including sharing positive feedback on live coverage and addressing concerns when needed.
- Candidates & Hires: Interview potential candidates and help customize training plans for new hires.
MANAGING EDITOR
LIveNOW from FOX
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Developed editorial policies and procedures
- Monitored news-gathering operations to utilize news sources, such as LiveU Matrix, LTN, AP Live Feeds and wire services, and several social-media sites
- Developed new ideas for content to engage audience
- Coordinated coverage of breaking news
- Created social media content for digital platforms
- Assisted in development and implementation of editorial priorities
- Developed story and content ideas, considered viewer appeal.
MANAGING EDITOR
KSAZ-TV FOX
09.2000 - 01.2021
- Assist field crews in story development and completion
- Communicate story developments to producers, field crews and other managers
- Responsible to assist with oversight of 56 hours of broadcast and 60 hours of online news content per week
- Work with News Director/Asst News Director to help shape our social coverage by monitoring all social platforms to look for trending topics; tweeting/posting from the station's social media sites and launching Facebook Live when needed
- Responsible to assist with the creation of show formats and distinctive content strategies for a wide variety of program time periods
- Work with Fox Television Stations, Inc Legal department when there are questions about news gathering/coverage requiring legal input
- Liaison with Fox News Channel and other Fox entities regarding News content; provide assistance as required from the same
- Work with News Director and Assistant News Director to help develop and coordinate news content designed to grow audience both on broadcast and digital platforms
- Work with other departments' personnel to accomplish the News Department's objectives
- Instrumental in the launch of Fox News Now
- Provide editorial and logistical support.
LIVE NEWS PRODUCER
CBS NEWSPATH
01.1998 - 09.2000
- Live news producer
- Managed the field crew as they did live hits for affiliates
- Satellite time broker.
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
KCAL-TV
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Dispatched crews on breaking news
- Developed story ideas for broadcast.
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
KPHO-TV
05.1995 - 01.1997
- Listened to scanners for breaking news
- Dispatched crews on assignments.
Education
BROADCAST IN COMMUNICATIONS -
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tempe, AZ05.1995
Skills
- INews
- Weather Metrics Vision
- LiveU
- LTN
- MS Office
- Dataminr
- BitCentral
WorkDay
- Social Media Fluent
- Good Communication And Interpersonal Skills
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Executive Producer
LiveNOW From FOX
06.2023 - Current
MANAGING EDITOR
LIveNOW from FOX
01.2021 - 06.2023
MANAGING EDITOR
KSAZ-TV FOX
09.2000 - 01.2021
LIVE NEWS PRODUCER
CBS NEWSPATH
01.1998 - 09.2000
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
KCAL-TV
01.1997 - 01.1998
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
KPHO-TV
05.1995 - 01.1997
BROADCAST IN COMMUNICATIONS -
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY