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Sean  O'Conor

Sean O'Conor

Des Plaines,IL

Summary

Sports Camera Operator with years of live broadcast experience

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Video Camera Director and Engineer

,
Ft Lauderdale, FL
01.2014 - Current

Working nationally with union labor crews on variety of live video productions in convention centers, hotels and theaters. Multi camera directing, show calling and various engineering positions as needed to produce seamless and smooth shows. A strong 40 year background in live broadcast News, Sports and Corporate productions. Single Eng to multi camera and Robotic camera directing skill set.

Sports Cameraman 1985-present

Spanned the globe covering major live sports events as a video camera operator.

Some of the highlight include

Coverage of PGA and LPGA tours, Olympics, Pan am Games, NFL and NCAA football, NBA and college basketball, Major league baseball.

Covering the first HD broadcast of the Master in 2020 for CBS sports on the tower at the 16th hole for three years, directed by Bob Laning.

My start in golf productions was with NBC Sports, directed by Andy Rosenberg, covering many tournaments including Ryder Cup.

Steve Biem directed my Camera work at ESPN and the Golf Channel.

Working on the PGA tour for ABC Sports for over fifteen years with director Jim Jennett covering US Opens and traveling for tournaments around the world including Jamaica, Korea, and

Hawaii.

Education

Radio And Broadcast Communications

Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
04.1980

IATSE 762, IBEW 1220, NABET 41

Skills

  • Experience with all broadcast cameras
  • Professional and great hand /eye coordination
  • Experienced in world travel
  • Fit into crews and a team player
  • Hard working and complete task at hand
  • Volunteered production skills for numerous charities
  • Drone pilot for ten years

Timeline

Freelance Video Camera Director and Engineer

,
01.2014 - Current

Radio And Broadcast Communications

Loyola University of Chicago

IATSE 762, IBEW 1220, NABET 41
Sean O'Conor