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Haiti After the Storm (September 24, 2008)| I traveled to Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike--visiting a make-shift camp for homeless Haitians who lost everything in the town of Cabaret. Chaos broke out and we were forced to leave. We then headed to Cabaret to tour the destruction. |
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Barack Obama in Florida (September 24, 2008)| I covered a campaign stop at the University of Miami's Bank Atlantic Center. Barack Obama spoke to the sold out crowd about our economic crisis and why he says he is far more in tune with "womens' issues" than his opponent. |
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The JNM Children's Village, Ethiopia (December 25, 2007)| In November I traveled to Ethiopia for HDNews to produce, shoot and write a feature on an orphanage called the JNM Children's Village. An Italian couple founded the orphanage in an area that has the largest HIV/AIDS infected population in the world. |
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A One On One With the Governor | Florida Governor Charlie Crist granted me the first TV interview inside the Governor's mansion. |
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Inside a Sao Paulo Favela (November 28, 2007)This is my first international feature for HDNews.
We take a rare look inside one of Sao Paulo's infamous favelas. These are slums that have become common in Brazil's big cities. They are notorious for being infested with crime and drugs. But- we were greeted with open arms inside this favela which sits in the shadows of skyscrapers in the wealthy Morumbi district. |
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Children For Sale | This is the Emmy Award winning story of how children are being used as sex slaves in Cambodia, and the U.S. government's efforts to arrest Americans who travel to South East Asia to have sex with children. |
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A Painful Sentence A legal investigation into Florida's Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws and the painful consequence for two families facing 25 years behind bars over painkillers.
Winner: 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Award for Reporting. |
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Canada's Seal Hunt I travel to the ice-floes on the Gulf of St. Lawrence to cover Canada's controversial annual seal hunt documenting the work of eco-tourists and talking to a former hunter convinced to put down his club.
Also appeared on the CBS Evening News
Winner: 2006 Humane Society of the United States Genesis Award |
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The Cycle of Slavery Part 1 of my West Africa series. Here we visit the "Point of No Return." This is the very beach where millions of Africans awaited transfer to the Americas. We also visit the port city of Ouida-- the birthplace of Voodoo.
2007 Emmy Nominee |
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A Sanctuary From Slavery My trip to West Africa with a South Florida woman committed to helping the child victims of modern day slavery. We travel to some of the most remote villages in Africa, and meet children sold by their parents when they were just five years old.
A shorter version of this story aired on the CBS Evening News in 3/07
Winner:
Chuck Stone Award of Excellence
SFla Black Journalist Association-1st Place-Reporting
2007 Emmy Nominee |
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Return to Haiti Haitian Immigrants who were supposed to be protected under the law are now being ripped apart from their families...forced back to a country mired in poverty and despair. I travel to Haiti to meet a victim of this legal loophole.
Winner: South Florida Black Journalists Award- Reporting
Winner: 2nd Place- Society of Professional Journalists Award- Reporting |
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The Genesis Awards | One of the most touching honors I have ever received. This is the speech I delivered during the taping of the 21st Annual Genesis Awards--given by the Humane Society of the United States. The entire award show appeared on Animal Planet. |
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Kenya's Elephant Orphanage I travel to Nairobi to meet the elephant caretakers of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The organization rescues baby elephants abandoned in the wild. The orphans are nursed back to health and later released.
Winner: Humane Society of the United States Genesis Award Commendation |
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Saving Sudan | An unscripted q&a session with CBS4's Eliot Rodriguez on my report and op-ed piece on the genocide in Sudan. |
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Reporter Reel | A reel that includes my legal and international reports. |
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Anchor Reel | Anchoring montage for CBS4 News and the unscripted special report of Fidel Castro's surgery and transfer of power on UPN33 News. |
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Heifer in Honduras | A documentary on Heifer International's efforts to help poor farmers in the remote moutains of Honduras. Video also includes a one-on-one with Heifer spokesperson Susan Sarandon. |
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Focus on South Florida I am the host, writer and co-producer of "Focus on South Florida"-- a My 33 public affairs show. In this episode, I interview the founder of the Sanctuary of Moses about our trip to West Africa and the child victims of slavery.
2007 Emmy Winner- Host/Public Affairs.
2006 Emmy Nominee |
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Emmy Speech | Thanking my colleagues at CBS4/My 33, and my dad, after getting my first Emmy. |
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Photography | My various pictures taken all over the world. |
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Jennifer's Stills | On-air stills and photos from promotional shoots and award shows. |
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Focus On South Florida: Coach Cam | This is my interview with Miami Herald Beat Reporter Jeff Darlington about the Nick Saban controversy and what we should expect from Coach Cam Cameron next season. |
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