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CAROL BLAKESLEE-COLLIN                               1760 Main Street

                                                                                                  Keeseville, N.Y. 12944

                                                                                                  518-834-9810

                                                                                                  cbcollin@frontiernet.net

      WORK EXPERIENCE 

2004-2006        Executive Producer, Mountain Lake PBS 

In charge of the Production Department including staff, budget, program production, project development, grant writing, and fundraising. Substantially increased production with two new series; Mountain Lake Journal, and Adirondack Outdoors; and documentaries on Arto Monaco, the Wild Center, and the impact of mercury pollution on the common loon. 

1983-2004              Producer, NewsHour w/ Jim Lehrer

For twenty one years, produced a wide variety of magazine length documentary stories about politics, the economy, education, environmental and urban issues, foreign policy, defense, and the arts; collaborating with correspondents Gwen Ifill, Ray Suarez, Judy Woodruff, Margaret Warner, and Paul Solman among others.  Responsibilities also included producing major interviews with presidents, foreign heads of state, and various world leaders.  1998-2000 producer, NewsHour health unit. 

1982-1984               Independent Producer/Director  

Collaborated on a one-hour documentary for PBS on the changing American South.  Was U.S. producer for daily hour-long program with correspondent Godfrey Hodgson on Channel 4, British Independent Television News.  Stories included 1982 election coverage, state of the American economy, Reagan’s economics, an American view of a British spy scandal.  

1977-1982       Producer, ABC News: 20/20

Produced “If You Were President”, a one hour special edition of a simulated decision making process during a terrorist crisis, in collaboration with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.  Other stories included an investigation of FBI/KKK informant Gary Thomas Rowe, story changed the historical record substantially; a   primer on the intelligence war with Ted Koppel; a tainted narcotics investigation, transfer of technology to the Soviets, a drug abuse insurance scam, and help for stutterers.                        

1976-1977              Producer, Associate Producer WETA-TV

Produced magazine length stories on presidential politics for the PBS series USA, occasionally an on-air reporter.  Produced PBS coverage of presidential debates.  Produced a dozen musical essays for

children’s programming.  Associate Producer for documentary “Kissinger in Retrospect”.

1972- 1976      Associate Producer, Researcher, Production Assistant, National Public Affairs Center for Television

Researched, assisted in shooting and editing of PBS public affairs programs.   Produced award winning animated historical essay on press freedom.  Was associate producer for documentaries on parole and

energy, and series America ’73.  Assisted videotape editing of Watergate and impeachment hearings.  Production assistant on series A Public Affair: Election ’72.  

1969-1971               Production Trainee, WMAL-TV, Washington, DC

                         Worked as associate director, associate producer for 6 o’clock and 11 o’clock news.  Also worked as news

                         film editor, animator, stage manager, and photographer.    

AWARDS    

                         2005 NYSBA “Best Public Affairs Program Series” Mountain Lake Journal

                         2004 CINE Golden Eagle “State College Squeeze”

                         2000 American Psychiatric Association Robert L. Robinson Award

                         1985-86 William Benton Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism

                         1984 National News and Documentary Emmy “Farm Crisis”

                         1978 Ohio State Award “USA People and Politics”

EDUCATION

                         Master of Science in Teaching, 2007 – finish December 2008 

                         Graduate studies, 1985-86. University of Chicago

                         B.A., History, 1969. Trinity College, Washington, DC

                         Studied at University of Madrid, 1966-67     

AVOCATION

                         Literacy tutor, Altona State Correctional Facility 2007-   

                         Vice-Moderator, Keene Valley Congregational Church 2008- 

                         Co-director 2002-2004, teacher and supervisor 1989-2004, Christian

 Education Program, St. Mark’s Church, Washington, DC

PERSONAL    

                         Born June 24, 1947 in Chicago IL 

                         Married to James W. Collin

                         I enjoy reading, hiking, swimming, skiing, and gardening.