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Kimothy Santiago-Brown

Kimothy Santiago-Brown

Tallahassee,United States

Summary

Visionary Television Producer with 15+ years of experience leveraging an iterative approach to guide entertaining, creative, and inspiring video production. Skilled at leading production teams to execute innovative content strategies to create unique experiences and drive engagement. Adept at coaching, mentoring, and developing production teams to create content they're proud of and make it on-air.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Segment Producer

Black News Channel, LLC
Tallahassee, FL
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Helped re-launch the network on March 1, 2021 and launch its signature morning show, Start Your Day, with hosts Sharon Reed and Mike Hill. It became the most popular show on the network.
  • Coordinated with producers and on-air talent to create program content, new ideas and segments.
  • Booked guests, wrote questions and created graphics for assigned segments.
  • Produced both of Start Your Day's most popular segments, "Mike Check" and "Friday Funnies," which debated issues that affect the Black community and showcased talented Black comedians.
  • Network folded due to bankruptcy filing.

Lead Television Producer - Chiney & Golic Jr.

ESPN
Bristol, CT
08.2020 - 11.2020
  • Orchestrated the show's development and launch on ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio, the first daily sports-talk radio show with a Black female host; developed content components including graphics, segments, weekly features, and guests.
  • Produced 5 episodes a week, coordinating virtual feeds for remote hosts, and redefined the presentation of a radio show on TV through unique camera angles and the use of interview boxes.
  • Oversaw 2 content production assistants to conceive, plan, and execute the production of highlights, preshow teases, bumps, and television segments.
  • Position eliminated by ESPN due to global COVID-19 pandemic.


Lead Television Producer - Golic & Wingo

ESPN
Bristol, CT
12.2018 - 07.2020
  • Led three rotating associate producers and one production assistant with creating features, scripts, and videos while driving innovative production techniques; guided sound bites usage, and montage creation.
  • Collaborated with network executives to relaunch the show's television presentation, which was the first ESPN Radio show to return to TV post-quarantine; scouted a new shooting location and established procedures to meet COVID-19 safety guidelines.
  • Drove audience engagement by selecting behind the scenes clips from the 5 weekly episodes to send to the Social Media Manager.

Associate, Highlight & Segment Producer

ESPN
Bristol, CT
07.2007 - 12.2018
  • Invented the "SportsCenter Top 10 Room," a nightly segment on the late edition of the show that featured a production assistant producing "Top 10 Plays," which became the show's most popular segment.
  • Successfully engaged SportsCenter's social audience by taking viewer submissions for the Top 10 plays and having guest hosts providing play-by-plays.
  • Leveraged Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) knowledge to produce ESPN's inaugural Twitter show from the CIAA Basketball Tournament for The Undefeated, attracting 25k+ viewers; produced the opening tease, built the rundown, booked guests, and cleared a 4-minute feature highlighting sports at HBCUs.
  • Organized a recruiting roundtable for HBCU Battle of the Brains; produced an ESPN career highlight video with behind the scenes features watched by 1.5k+ students.
  • Managed 3 production assistants who watched games and selected the best plays to air on SportsCenter.


Production Assistant

ESPN
Bristol, CT
07.2000 - 07.2007
  • Produced highlights for various ESPN shows from idea conception to on-air presentation.
  • Assisted anchors and producers by writing play-by-play sheets for highlights to air.
  • Completed field assignments as a staff member of NFL Live at Super Bowls XL and XLI by accompanying the field producer on ENG shoots and interviews.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism

Howard University
Washington, DC

Skills

  • Television and print journalism
  • Field production
  • Digital video production process
  • Content Development
  • Social media
  • Creative writing
  • Copywriting
  • Quantel Video & Production Editing

Accomplishments

  • Sports Emmy Winner | Best Studio Show, Daily – SportsCenter | 2004
  • Sports Emmy Winner | Best Studio Show, Daily – SportsCenter | 2003

Affiliations

Member | National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ) | 2002 – Present

Timeline

Senior Segment Producer

Black News Channel, LLC
01.2021 - 03.2022

Lead Television Producer - Chiney & Golic Jr.

ESPN
08.2020 - 11.2020

Lead Television Producer - Golic & Wingo

ESPN
12.2018 - 07.2020

Associate, Highlight & Segment Producer

ESPN
07.2007 - 12.2018

Production Assistant

ESPN
07.2000 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism

Howard University

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