Tim Peek

timpeek@mac.com

I’ve worked in most every news medium there is: ran the college radio news operation, reported and edited at newspapers for what seems like eternity, investigative producing at syndicated and network news, breaking news producer and senior producer, internet/new media producer/executive.

The past several years have been devoted to new media and organizational change at NBC News. I founded a new media production studio within the news division at NBC (NBC NextMedia Productions). We do everything from create web extra content for NBC News shows like Dateline, to create non-fiction web shows for other NBCU outlets (a gadget show for Sci-Fi’s web site, original and repurposed content for iVillage, news stories for Today and Nightly News online and on air). We also create web material for outside entities like Discovery.

Since then, I’ve built on that experience to apply it to the larger operations of NBC News, supporting and leading larger organizational change as we move from traditional ways of producing, distributing and telling our stories to ways more in line with a web-dominated mediascape.

A few other significant accomplishments from the past couple of years:

1. •Creating NBC’s Digital Journalist workflow and pushing this highly efficient production model out across the News Division. Using this integrated production model, we create broadcast-quality stories for 50 to 75 percent less than the traditional model.
   

2. •Launching the Channel One production. We create this daily 12-minute newscast for 6 million high school students under contract with Channel One. Nearly all original content, created with about a dozen people for the lowest price around.
   

3. •Developed a branded entertainment/news business with MSNBC.com (a joint venture with Microsoft and NBC News). We matched original show ideas with advertiser audience criteria to create sponsored online video serials and established a new, multi-million-dollar business for MSNBC.com.
   

4. •First large-scale (and commercially successful) use of Video Hyper-Linking (aka clickable video) as a news and advertising product. Again, we did this working with the MSNBC.com video sales team and established a new, multi-million-dollar business for our joint venture.
   

Here are the facts of my resume´:

EDUCATION:

M.S.J. Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL. 1985. Graduated with honors.

B.A. The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. 1983. Major: Sociology. Thesis: "Structures of Decision-Making in Colorado Springs Planning Agencies: A Comparative Analysis."

HONORS:

Cine Golden Eagle winner 2006

Cine Golden Eagle winner 2005

Emmy winner 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Society of Professional Journalists first place winner, breaking news, 2001

Emmy nomination for breaking news, 2000

Clarion Award, 2000

National PASS Award, 2000

Emmy Nominee, Television Spot News

Edward R. Murrow Award, RTNDA, 1999

George Polk Award, Long Island University, 1996

National Headliner Award, Television Investigative Reporting, first place, 1996

Society of Professional Journalists, TV Investigative Reporting award, 1996

IRE National Television, first place, 1996

IRE National Television, finalist, 1996

New York Deadline Club, National Television first place

Genesis Award, Ark Trust, 1996

Consumer Reporting, First Place, National Press Club, 1995

Editorial Writing, First Place, New England Press Assn., 1987

Two Golden Quill Awards, Pittsburgh Press Assn., 1986

Stick O' Type Award, Chicago Press Assn., 1985

Kappa Tau Alpha, National Journalism Honor Society, 1985

EXPERIENCE:

Executive Producer for Transformation. NBC News, New York, NY. 2009-present. Responsible for integrating new technologies, workflows and story-telling styles into all aspects of NBC News operations.

Senior Producer/Executive Producer, New Media. NBC News, New York, NY. 2005-2009. Responsible for creation of new media unit, oversight of internet content creation, management of unit staff. Created Channel One News production, developed and introduced Lean Process across News Division, created branded entertainment and new technology content monetization with MSNBC.com. Also developed and applied Digital Journalism workflow across the News Division.

Weekend Broadcast Producer, Dateline NBC, New York, NY. 2002-2005. Responsible for final production, breaking news coverage and show broadcast.

Producer, Dateline NBC, Washington, D.C. and New York, NY. 1996-2002. Producer of everything from investigative to breaking news stories.

Producer, Inside Edition, Washington, D.C. 1993-1996. Producer of investigative stories.

Founding Editor, Vermont Times, Burlington, VT. 1990-1993. Helped create and edited this weekly start-up paper.

Assistant Sunday Editor, Rutland Herald, Rutland, VT. 1989-1990. Responsible for business, sports, editorial and general news sections.

Editor, Addison County Independent, Middlebury, VT. 1986-1989. Editor of this twice-weekly newspaper.

Staff Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times-Journal, Pittsburgh, PA. 1985-1986. Covered manufacturing, labor and advertising.

Researcher, Special Commission on the Administration of Justice in Cook County, Chicago, IL. 1985. Responsible for investigation of judicial corruption in Chancery Division, Circuit Court of Cook County.