TIM CURRAN 520 W. 48th St., Apt. 2L New York, NY 10036 home phone: 212/957-6623 e-mail: tim (at-sign) timcurran.com web site: www.timcurran.com THE BOTTOM Tim Curran is an experienced, award-winning broadcast LINE: journalist who specializes in true stories, real life, and history that matters. EXPERIENCE: Sept. OUTQ NEWS DIRECTOR, Sirius Satellite Radio, New York, NY 2002- Write, report, and anchor six daily 5-minute hourly newscasts for present America’s only 24/7 news and talk radio channel aimed at the gay and lesbian community. Gather news from a wide variety of sources, assign stories to stringers and staff reporters, edit news copy, manage news budget. June 2000-FREELANCE WRITER/PRODUCER, Washington, DC Sept 2002 Wrote and field produced segments for a variety of Washington- based clients, including the HGTV shows “Old Homes Restored” and “House Detective.” Also, occasionally freelanced as a TV newswriter and producer of corporate communications video. June 1998-DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION, Sky City Entertainment, St. Petersburg, FL June 2000 Supervised all productions for a new startup production company. Responsibilities also included writing, directing and producing shows in production (see credits, reverse), as well as developing programming ideas, authoring proposals and treatments, and pitching concepts to network buyers. March WRITER/PRODUCER, “History’s Lost & Found,” History Channel/Atlas 1999- Media, New York, NY August Wrote, produced and directed two episodes of a highly dynamic hour- 1999 long historical magazine show for The History Channel, offering a quirky and irreverent look at seven historical artifacts such as Clyde Barrow’s bloody death shirt and Oliver Cromwell’s severed head. Directed nationwide field shoots with distinctive visual approach, and personally created more than fifty AfterEffects animations. June 1998-CO-PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, “Fire Island,” Channel 4 UK/Image Group October Entertainment, New York, NY 1998 On loanout from Sky City Entertainment, co-produced and co- directed a logistically complex five-part docu-soap on the gay communities of New York's Fire Island for Channel Four UK. During the 10-weekend shoot, also served as Director of Photography and shooter; after wrap, provided story editing over a three-week director's post. Series also aired on Bravo Channel, Summer 2000. May 1997- STAFF WRITER/PRODUCER, Venture Productions, Miami, FL June 1998 Wrote, produced and researched long-form documentaries on a wide variety of historical, scientific, social, military and other topics. Developed story ideas, authored proposals and treatments, and pitched ideas to buyers. January SENIOR WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR and CREATIVE DIRECTOR, Wingspan 1994- Network, Bethesda, MD May 1997 Created long-form cable documentary programs on a variety of aviation and automotive subject matter. Responsibilities included authoring story treatments, budgeting and estimating, script research and writing, film research, conducting on-camera interviews, directing field shoots and narration sessions, supervising offline and online editing, and music/effects spotting. August EDITOR/WRITER/STORY EDITOR, “Road Rules,” MTV/Remote Productions, 1994- Los Angeles, CA October Created the pilot that sold ‘Road Rules’ to MTV, starting with 100 1994 hours of raw footage and a brief outline. Conducted supplementary interviews. Performed extensive offline edit list management. Executed online edit and color correction. August EDITOR/WRITER, “The Real World,” MTV/Bunim-Murray Productions, Los 1993- Angeles, CA October Wove 100 hours of raw verité field tape into three-act, 22-minute 1993 narrative serial drama, provided only with a six-page outline. Performed extensive offline edit list management. Conducted supplementary interviews. Supervised on-line edit and 24-track audio sweetening. August TV NEWSWRITER/VIDEOTAPE EDITOR/SEGMENT PRODUCER, Los Angeles & San 1988- Francisco, CA August News writing in various major-market newsrooms included rewriting 1993 wire copy, package intros, and telephone interviews for “shooter only” stories. Tape editing (including two years on staff at KCAL, Los Angeles) involved both high-volume hard news editing and high- production mini-doc work. May 1986- REPORTER/WEATHERMAN, KTWO-TV and 1030 AM, Casper, WY August Responsibilities included city beat and general assignment 1988 reporting, videotape editing, and weekend weather segment on TV news. Edited my own tape and occasionally photographed my own stories. DIRECTING Sweetheart Swindlers documentary The Discovery 2000 Channel 0 History’s Lost & Found (2 documentary The History 1999 episodes) Channel Fire Island reality show IGE/Channel Four 1998 Speedvision Aviation Preview promotional Speedvision 1996 Show program Network Triple Date (pilot) reality show WAVE Productions 1995 The Automobiles (3 episodes) documentary History Channel 1995 Rain of Ruin CableACE documentary A&E Networks 1995 Nominee Wings Over Europe documentary program The Discovery 1994 CINE Golden Eagle Winner & CD-ROM videos Channel PRODUCING House Detective segment producer HGTV 2002 Old Homes Restored Segment producer HGTV Various Segments producer/reporter In The Life/PBS 2000 Sweetheart Swindlers documentary The Discovery 2000 Channel History’s Lost & Found (2 documentary The History 1999 episodes) Channel Fire Island reality show IGE/Channel Four 1998 Speedvision Aviation Preview promotional program Speedvision 1996 Show Network The Automobiles (3 episodes) documentary The History 1995 Channel Rain of Ruin CableACE documentary A&E Networks 1995 Nominee Wings Over Europe documentary program The Discovery 1994 CINE Golden Eagle Winner & CD-ROM videos Channel WRITING: Something More at Stake visitor center Saratoga Nat’l 2002 film Hist. Park Old Homes Restored magazine HGTV 2001 Sweetheart Swindlers documentary The Discovery 2000 Channel History’s Lost & Found (2 documentary The History 1999 episodes) Channel Navy Anti-Hazing Training training video U.S. Navy 1998 Video Deering Bay: Preserving a real estate WCI Communities 1998 Proud Legacy promotional Gold Coast Builders Assn. Gold Prism Award Historic Traveler travelogue Travel Channel 1997 /documentary Speedvision Aviation Preview promotional program Speedvision 1996 Show Networks The Automobiles (3 episodes) documentary The History 1995 Channel Rain of Ruin CableACE documentary A&E Networks 1995 Nominee Road Rules (pilot) reality show MTV Networks 1994 (Producing Editor) Wings Over Europe documentary program The Discovery 1994 CINE Golden Eagle Winner & CD-ROM videos Channel Real World #217 (Producing reality show MTV Networks 1993 Editor) GRAPHICS: History’s Lost & Found (2 extensive The History 1999 episodes) animation Channel Untold Tales of Air & Space title design and Wingspan Network 1996 direction Straight Up! title design and Wingspan Network 1996 production Whatever Happened to the title design and Wingspan Network 1996 Flying Boats? production Graphics Software experience: Adobe AfterEffects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Specular Infini-D, CorelDraw NEWS: News Director OutQ, Sirius Satellite Radio, present New York, NY Freelance Newswriter WRC-TV Washington, DC 2001 Segment Producer/On-camera In The Life, PBS 2000 Reporter Tape Editor KCAL-TV Los Angeles 1991-1993 Freelance Newswriter/Editor San Francisco & Los Angeles 1988-1991 Reporter KTWO-TV & AM, Casper, Wyoming 1986-1988 News Director KLDI-AM/KRQU-FM, Laramie,Wyoming 1985-1986 News Director KALX-FM, UC Berkeley 1983-1984 EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in English, University of California, Berkeley; 1984 AWARDS: New York Festivals, Best Newscast (2004); Classic Telly Award for Something More at Stake (writer) (2003); CableACE Best Documentary Special Nomination for Rain of Ruin (1996); CINE Golden Eagle Award for Wings Over Europe (1995); Best Feature Editing, Second Place, Associated Press/California-Nevada (1992); Outstanding Young Men of America (1986); National Merit Finalist (1980); Eagle Scout (1979)