MATTHEW HELGESON

2811 Fitchrona Rd. Apt 310, Fitchburg, WI 53719 ♦ (626) 808-7093 ♦ matthew.helgeson@gmail.com

EMPLOYMENT
Morgan Murphy Media (WISC) Madison, WI
Producer, Live At Four May 2021 - Present
● Take ownership of Live at Four program from beginning to end- conceptualizing the
show, booking guests, and juggling communication and competing priorities with a team
of fifteen to ensure a smooth and cohesive product.
● Responsible for writing on-air scripts, coordinating with guests, on-air talent, and crew,
and curating visual themes to match segments for Live at Four.
● Research show content from local community and national news.
● Strategize with Social Media team by highlighting news segments to increase
engagement on digital platforms.
● Collaborate with reporters in the field to effectively stage shots, coordinate coverage and
live headlines, and strategize placement of segments within show.
● Ensure quality and accuracy of script, footage, sequencing, and lower thirds.
● Serve as point of contact between on-site production team and field crew.
● Identify, assess, and resolve system problems in real-time.
● Utilize Avid iNews/Video Editing suite to stack segments.
● Extensive experience providing on-the-job, ad hoc training to new team members..

LEADERSHIP
Cronkite News/Arizona PBS Phoenix, AZ
Producer/Anchor/Audio and Gfx Engineer May 2019 - August 2020
● Wrote, anchored, edited video and created graphics for Sports Show and Cronkite News.
● Pitched, researched, and reported for long-form podcast.
● Responsible for set-up, operation and maintenance of a 32-channel audio board.
● Maintained and tested broadcast cameras, audio and peripheral equipment.
Holy Family Church South Pasadena, CA
Camera Operator/Director/Engineer 2003 - 2020
● Directed the mass broadcast, with responsibility for training crew, testing equipment, and
ensuring quality of finished product.
● Spent a cumulative total of 10 years gathering hands-on knowledge of studio quality
cameras and control room operations with progressively more responsibility.

EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY August 2020
Bachelor of Arts, Sports Journalism
Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Technical Skills: Avid Suite, ENPS, Adobe Creative Suite, Garage Band, Audacity, C++, HTML,
CSS.
Eagle Scout (2011)