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I started my career at CNN in Atlanta, operating the teleprompter at CNN International. I soon moved to CNN Headline News, where I became a scriptwriter, part-time copy editor, and line producer (which means I decided what went into a show). For most of my time there, I was part of a three-writer team for a three-hour block of television, with anchors Linda Stouffer and Chuck Roberts. It was a fast-paced shift, and I wrote a ton of scripts, many completed just seconds before air. The YouTube video I found, embedded on this page, was recorded while I was at HLN. I'm including it so you can see what the show was like.

I spent much of my last year in Atlanta as a line producer for anchor Robin Meade's morning show. I probably would have stayed with Headline News longer, had New York not come calling.

When I moved to New York, I became a regular contributor to CNN's AMERICAN MORNING and PAULA ZAHN NOW before taking a full-time job at ANDERSON COOPER 360.

At 360, I was a scriptwriter, part-time copy editor, and eventually I became the show's line producer.

As a writer, I often composed news segments, introductions to reporters and guests, the show's opening, teases before commercial breaks, breaking news, and news blocks consisting of about four short stories (much like my work at CNN Headline News). As line producer, I had a say in what went into the show and organized its structure.

For both PAULA ZAHN NOW and ANDERSON COOPER 360, I would often write and produce longer news pieces about current events, and I covered a large variety of topics. Most of these pieces have disappeared into the CNN vaults, but I managed to keep some, like the ones below.