Experience / Education / Contact Information

Awards:
2006 New York Emmy Nominee
2005 Telly, 2004 Aurora
2004, 2003 Connecticut State AP
2004, 2003 CT Society of Professional Journalists
2004 Aegis Award of Excellence
CT AP 2003: "What's Bugging You" Writing
CT AP Honorable Mention 2003: "What's Bugging You" Enterprise Reporting
2003 Excellence in Connecticut Journalism
Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter
Feature Reporting -2nd place- House Numbers
Feature Reporting -Honorable Mention- Rap Bugging
NY AP 1999: "The Big Weekend" Anchor/Producer
NY AP 1999: "Nelliston Train Wreck" Live Reporter

Experience

News 12 Connecticut Norwalk, CT
Morning Anchor/Reporter: January 2003 - Present
*Co Anchor 3 1/2 hour morning show
*Host weekly "Living Fit" and "Cooking Show"
*Enterprise weekly Award winning segment
"What's Bugging You"

Bad Drivers Video	Matchcover Video
Pot Hole Video	Scary Bugging Video

*Write and produce weekly "Living Fit" and "What's to do"
*Interact with community through public appearances

News 12 Network Yonkers, NY; Long Island, NY; Norwalk, CT
Freelance Reporter/Fill-in Anchor: April 2002 - January 2003

Reuters Television New York, New York
Freelance Reporter: October 2002 - January 2003
*Perform business reports from the Nasdaq & NYSE

WTIC Fox 61 Hartford, Connecticut
Freelance Reporter: June 2002 - January 2003

RNN-TV Regional News Network Kingston, New York
Anchor - Interactive Reporter: April 2001 - February 2002

*Co-host news talk show serving the New York City area
*Conduct multiple interviews during live newscast, produce segments
*Attract viewers to web site for interaction with on air talents and guests
*Monitor online chat room to interact with viewers answering questions about current issues

WKTV-TV News Channel 2 (NBC) Utica, New York
Weekend Anchor/Producer, Weekday Reporter: October 1998 - April 2001

PARAGON CABLE Dallas, Texas
Freelance Reporter/Fill -in Anchor: February 1997 - June 1998

*Weekly 3 to 4 minute in-depth packages for Time Warner owned cable station
*Fill-in Anchor and other duties as needed

KXAS-TV NBC 5 (NBC) Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Overnight Assignment Manager: June 1997 - June 1998

*Delegate duties to weekday morning news crew, organize morning live shots
*Write for morning newscasts and cut-ins
*Packages aired on morning newscasts

Production Assistant /Writer: June 1996 - June 1997
Intern: August 1995 - June 1996

USA RADIO NETWORK Dallas, Texas
Anchor/Producer February 1997 - September 1997

*Anchor and Produce live top of the hour live newscasts for network feeds airing all over the country

Educational Background

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Dallas, Texas

Bachelor of Arts, May 1996
Major: Broadcast Journalism

Bachelor of Arts, May 1996
Major: Psychology

REGENTS COLLEGE London, England

International Communications Program, Summer 1995

RTNDA : Member since 1996

Contact Information

HEATEREN@AOL.COM

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