LANE FEINSTEIN
Summary
Emmy award-winning television operations producer and technical production manager with extensive experience in broadcast operations within news and sports. Dedicated, energetic, and highly organized manager with exceptional time management, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities. Demonstrated self-starter and team player with strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to thrive in high-pressure environments and meet tight deadlines effectively.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
SPECIAL EVENTS OPERATIONS PRODUCER
ABC NEWS
12.2021 - Current
- Handle any and all requests including acquisitions, studios, signal flow, satellites, and graphics processes.
- Have constant communication with executive producers, field producers, and operations team to solve production issues in real-time.
- Responsible for assigning correspondents and camera crews during a breaking news scenario.
- Have constant communication with executive producers/field producers and operations team and publish a detailed plan for such events with very quick notice.
- Also communicate with ABC News master control to discuss necessary traffic of a special report.
- Freelance
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
FOX NEWS/FOX BUSINESS/FOX WEATHER
12.2021 - Current
- Support all technical personnel in studio and control room environments to solve production-related issues.
- Deliver the highest quality of service and maximum resource utilization through close collaboration with production and operations teams.
- Coordinate with satellite operations, signal flow teams, graphics, and editorial staff to ensure seamless broadcasts.
- Provide front-line control room support for live and pre-taped segments across three major networks.
- Manage multiple liveshots as well as pre tapes for programs that air on Fox News, Business and Weather networks.
- Create remote grid for all shows containing pertinent information about guests, IFB assignments and provide proper routing (Evertz) in automated and non automated control rooms.
- Also responsible for providing intercom communications for each position in the control room via AZ Edit program.
- Support all needs from control room staff including producers and directors.
- Freelance
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
ABC NEWS
10.2020 - Current
- Well versed in the operations of all control rooms and studio functions.
- Coordinate studio crews and control room staff during high-pressure national news broadcasts.
- Manage technical studio crew and requests in the control room.
- Manage multiple liveshots simultaneously during World News Tonight, Nightline, and other ABC News shows including the 2021 Oscars preview shows and President Biden’s address to Congress, 9-11 coverage and 2020 election.
- Assign, establish and coordinate IFB and PL lines from remote locations to ensure readiness for air.
- Support editorial and production staff on use of control room technology including Evertz HD routing system.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and provide detailed resolutions.
- Freelance
- “World News Tonight” and “This Week in Washington”
DIRECTOR, ASSIGNMENT DESK
SNY (Sportsnet New York)
02.2006 - 06.2020
- Handled production logistics with attention to overall production budget and operational efficiency.
- Helped launch the assignment desk for SNY, a regional sports network which produces 6 daily studio shows.
- Manage 5 photographers, 3 reporters, and 2 field producers and organize weekly team meetings.
- Responsible for gathering all affiliate footage thru a vast network of stations nationwide, including booking freelance crews, guests, transmission and organizing all necessary costs involved.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of LiveU/TVU technology and how they are gathered inside our control rooms.
REMOTE MANAGER/ASSIGNMENT MANAGER
ESPN CLASSIC “CLASSIC NOW”
07.2005 - 02.2006
- Coordinated remote operations and transmission paths under tight deadlines.
- Responsible for hiring all camera crews/satellite trucks/studios and negotiating rates.
- Acquired footage, various sound bites from our vast network of affiliates by setting up fiber/satellite feeds.
TALENT PRODUCER, “I, MAX”
FOX SPORTS NET
05.2004 - 02.2005
- Only talent producer for the show who booked and coordinated several guests per show based on news of the day.
- Also responsible for hiring camera crews/trucks and studio facilities for each guest under deadline pressures.
ASSIGNMENT DESK MANAGER
COLLEGE SPORTS TELEVISION
03.2003 - 05.2004
- Helped launch the assignment desk for CSTV-College Sports Television-responsible for acquiring footage/interviews from affiliates nationwide.
- Hired camera crews/studios and organized transmission paths from each facility.
ASSIGNMENT DESK EDITOR
CNN
05.1995 - 09.2002
- Managed assignment desk for CNNSI, 24 hour nightly sports news network. Worked as a liaison between CNN Sports Illustrated and Turner Sports-supervised all content distributed on CNN Newsource Sports.
- Managed daily editorial meetings with producers, reporters, anchors.
- Acquired footage from vast array of contacts and affiliates nationwide, hired camera crews, editors, satellite trucks and field producers.
Education
BS - COMMUNICATION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Coral Gables, FloridaAwards
2022, 2023, 2024, Emmy-ABC News World News Tonight with David Muir, Outstanding Live News Program, News and Documentary Award, 2019 New York Sports Emmy Award for “Mets Pre and Post Game’, 2019 New York SportsEmmy Award for “Mets on SNY”, 2014 New York Sports Emmy Awards, Best Sportscast, “A Rod”, 2007 New York Sports Emmy Award, “The Art of the Spelling Bee”, 2001 Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Show-Daily, “Inside the NBA” Turner Sports, Atlanta, GA
Section name
Some travel will be required. Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and overnights.
Timeline
SPECIAL EVENTS OPERATIONS PRODUCER
ABC NEWS
12.2021 - Current
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
FOX NEWS/FOX BUSINESS/FOX WEATHER
12.2021 - Current
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
ABC NEWS
10.2020 - Current
DIRECTOR, ASSIGNMENT DESK
SNY (Sportsnet New York)
02.2006 - 06.2020
REMOTE MANAGER/ASSIGNMENT MANAGER
ESPN CLASSIC “CLASSIC NOW”
07.2005 - 02.2006
TALENT PRODUCER, “I, MAX”
FOX SPORTS NET
05.2004 - 02.2005
ASSIGNMENT DESK MANAGER
COLLEGE SPORTS TELEVISION
03.2003 - 05.2004
ASSIGNMENT DESK EDITOR
CNN
05.1995 - 09.2002
BS - COMMUNICATION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
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