Richelle F. Rogers
Work Experience
Freelance Broadcast Producer/Writer
Write, shoot and field produce long form feature programming. Pitch and develop award winning ideas and work with production companies on various high profile projects from beginning to end.
Very strong in development and creating relevant programming that delivers good ratings .Clients include The Oprah Winfrey Show and ABC News.
ABC News, Washington D.C.
Nightline
Producer:Develop and produce award-winning long form and news segments for a daily
network news show.
ABC News, Beijing, China (Spring–Summer 2005)
ABC News Network
Asia Producer: Developed and produced Emmy nominated feature long form series for the
ABC News Division. Provided exclusive coverage on stories throughout Asia including:
- The Tsunami Aftermath: Four part series
- “Made in China” Series
- China’s women and education segment
- The Children of the Tsunami
ABC News, London England (Winter -Spring 2003)
ABC News Network Coverage, Iraq War
Editorial Producer: Foreign off-air reporter for Anchors Peter Jennings and Charles Gibson.
Developed exclusive Iraqi contacts in London and Northern Iraq.
ABC News, Washington D.C. Bureau (Spring 2002)
Nightline and UpClose with Ted Koppel
Producer: Produced news segments and hours for Nightline and the profile documentary
series, Nightline UpClose.
ABC News, New York, NY (Fall 1998-Summer 2003)
Long form/Specials unit for Entertainment Division
Developed and produced award-winning specials and series for the ABC News and Entertainment
Division.
Field Producer: Boston 24/7, (Spring 2002) Field produced segments for primetime series about
the inner workings of a city. Spent three months in Boston field producing segments.
Shot various segments inside Boston Police Department and District Attorney’s office with
PD-100 and PD-150 digital video cameras.
Field Producer: Hopkins 24/7 (Fall 2000) Field produced award winning primetime series on
the day-to-day activities inside Johns Hopkins Hospital. Spent three months in the emergency
room field producing segments for six-hour series.
ABC News/Primetime Live & 20/20 New York, NY (Winter 96-Fall 98)
Germ Warfare Hour (2/25/98) Award winning special on Russia’s chemical
and biological weapons program. Hosted by Diane Sawyer.
All The Kings Men (1/14/98) A two part series on the inner workings of the
Latin Kings gang in East New York.
The Oprah Winfrey Show, Chicago, Illinois (Fall 95-Winter 96)
Associate produced hours, including stories on John F. Kennedy Jr. and a live hour on the O.J. Simpson verdict. Field produced various entertainment segments and booked in-studio guests.
EDUCATION AND MEDIA FELLOWSHIPS
- Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, 1995 Masters of Science in Journalism
- DePaul University, 1992 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
- Poynter Media Studies Fellow, Ethics in reporting
AFFILIATIONS
- duPont Awards Board of Screeners, 2000-present
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
- 2006 Emmy nomination – “China series”
- 2006 Emmy Nomination –“Katrina Special w/Ted Koppel”
- 2005 Emmy Nomination – “ Wounds of War”
- 2005 David Bloom Award for Enterprise Reporting – “Burn Unit”
- 2004 Imagen Award Nominee – Best Network Long form – “In the Shadow”
- 2003 Chicago International Television Gold Winner – “Boston 24/7”
- 2003 NAACP Image Award Nomination – “Nightline UpClose: Dr. Ben Carson”
- 2003 Crystal Communication Award – “Boston 24/7”
- 2003 Golden Eagle Cine Award – “Boston 24/7”
- 2002 Peabody Award – “9/11” 2001 Alfred I. Dupont Award – “Hopkins 24/7”
- 2001 Golden Eagle Cine Awards – “ Hopkins 24/7”
- 2001 Sigma Delta Chi Award – “Hopkins 24/7”
- 1998 New York Film Festival Award – “Germ Warfare Hour”
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