East Erie Satellite: Telling the News: From WSEE to BET to ABC News – One Man's Journey from Erie to D.C.
Whether reading a story in the newspaper, seeing a clip on the TV, or hearing a segment on the radio, readers, viewers, and listeners learn the names of the writers, reporters, and hosts to help share the news. But what about the editors, those working behind the scenes to help tell the stories that inform us from the local-level to the national and global events that shape our days? What goes into to shaping a 30-second clip, or a 3-minute segment from minutes, if not hours, of footage? Video Editor Michael Allen, who grew up in the lower eastside of Erie, Pennsylvania, will tell his journey from college to Erie's WSEE to ABC News in Washington, D.C., with an array of work in between.
Location: ECAT: Erie Center for Arts and Technology – 650 East Ave., Ada Lawrence Community Room, Erie, PA 16503
Date/Time: Thursday, September 25, 7-8:30PM
Admission: FREE
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An Erie native, Michael Allen got his start in broadcast media WSEE TV (now Erie News Now) in Erie, Pennsylvania, after he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication at Thiel College. Allen made a career leap, moving to Washington, D.C. in 1994, where he first served as a video editor at BET. He's also worked for "America's Most Wanted" and for the Discovery channel, and ABC News presently, editing all aspects of news production for daily and weekly newscasts, including "World News Tonight," "Good Morning America," "Nightline," and "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." He's won several awards for his work, including the NAACP Image Award (1999) and an Emmy (2007-2008) for his contributors to "Good Morning America."
