Some of you, mainly potential employers, have requested to see some of my work in the past.
Here is my linkedin account: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-kohlbrenner/8/951/4ba
I have included below links to the works I could find online.
Clay Today reporting links:
http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/02/84/16/00380/01-12-2012_archive.pdf
http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/02/84/16/00379/01-05-2012.pdf
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028416/00376
http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/02/84/16/00375/12-08-2011.pdf
Times-Union blog links:
http://jacksonville.com/users/lisa-kohlbrenner
Link to story I wrote for T-U on Denver band Big Head Todd and the Monsters: https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-130415581/big-head-todd-still-rockin-after-20-years
My Facebook pages, personal and professional:
https://www.facebook.com/LisaKohlbrenner
https://www.facebook.com/LisaGKohlbrenner
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Sunday, July 26, 2015
My resume
Lisa Kohlbrenner multimedia journalist and editor
Copy editor Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla. June 2000-July 2001, Feb. 2003-Sept. 2011
*Print duties: Edited news, feature and business stories for grammar, style, content, and consistency. Wrote headlines and photo captions. Served as a chief and/or pressroom liaison several times a week, working directly with pre-press and printing staff to ensure deadlines were met. Regularly designed seven community news zoned sections in addition to editing the stories. Wrote stories for print and blogs for Jacksonville.com.
**Non-print duties: Posted stories to and moderated comments on Jacksonville.com; managed five-person TV team in coordination with news partner First Coast News; served as on-air talent for 11:15 p.m. “Tomorrow’s Headlines Tonight” live TV segment; read and produced weekly radio teases for WJCT 89.9 FM.
Radio host/intern WHLG-FM Coast 101.3, Stuart, Fla. February 2002- February 2003
Served as on-air personality. Voice-tracked the midnight to 5 a.m. shift.
News copy chief The Stuart News, Stuart, Fla. July 2001-February 2003
Served as nightside editor on all stories and as liaison with pressroom to ensure deadlines were met. Edited stories for grammar, style, content and more. Wrote headlines and other display text. Designed section fronts.
Edited stories, wrote headlines, designed section fronts and designed inside pages for 50,000-circulation daily.
Journalist Palatka Daily News, Palatka, Fla. October 1998-July 1999
Served as reporter/photographer/copy editor/website editor for daily paper serving 20,000 people.
Writing samples: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/lisa-kohlbrenners-blog OR lisakohlbrenner.blogspot.com
Education and training
Newsplex in Columbia, S.C., convergence training. Week of training on various media, May 2003
EXPERIENCE
Copy editor Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla. June 2000-July 2001, Feb. 2003-Sept. 2011
*Print duties: Edited news, feature and business stories for grammar, style, content, and consistency. Wrote headlines and photo captions. Served as a chief and/or pressroom liaison several times a week, working directly with pre-press and printing staff to ensure deadlines were met. Regularly designed seven community news zoned sections in addition to editing the stories. Wrote stories for print and blogs for Jacksonville.com.
**Non-print duties: Posted stories to and moderated comments on Jacksonville.com; managed five-person TV team in coordination with news partner First Coast News; served as on-air talent for 11:15 p.m. “Tomorrow’s Headlines Tonight” live TV segment; read and produced weekly radio teases for WJCT 89.9 FM.
Radio host/intern WHLG-FM Coast 101.3, Stuart, Fla. February 2002- February 2003
Served as on-air personality. Voice-tracked the midnight to 5 a.m. shift.
News copy chief The Stuart News, Stuart, Fla. July 2001-February 2003
Served as nightside editor on all stories and as liaison with pressroom to ensure deadlines were met. Edited stories for grammar, style, content and more. Wrote headlines and other display text. Designed section fronts.
Edited stories, wrote headlines, designed section fronts and designed inside pages for 50,000-circulation daily.
Journalist Palatka Daily News, Palatka, Fla. October 1998-July 1999
Served as reporter/photographer/copy editor/website editor for daily paper serving 20,000 people.
Writing samples: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/lisa-kohlbrenners-blog OR lisakohlbrenner.blogspot.com
Education and training
Newsplex in Columbia, S.C., convergence training. Week of training on various media, May 2003
Friday, July 24, 2015
It's been an emotional roller-coaster of a week
This week has been a very difficult one for me, emotionally. Not only am I really missing Florida but I feel like my patience is being tried from every angle. If this is a test, I am not sure I am going to pass. I know there are people out there who have it harder than I do (I'm praying for Lafayette right now), I get that, but sometimes you just have to get it all out and this week is my pity party.
I had two job rejections this week and probably a few more I haven;t even heard of yet or won't hear of because the company doesn't have time to send replies. We also got a lot of our bills from the Florida property and they were a lot higher than we expected (Realtors left lights and water on in the home and we are the ones who end up having to pay). We have zero income right now and no money. I do not know where the funds will come from to pay these bills or the ones we have coming from our time here. I am about to file for temporary assistance (when I said we had no money I meant it) but I'd rather not go that route. I read the long, drawn-out application and I don't want to spend half a day in the office filing it out and waiting for the money to come. I have faith.
I have never missed Florida more than I have this week. I miss having a house and job and two cars and food and our own bedrooms and a backyard for the dog to run in and all my connections and the free pool and all the fun, free stuff to do. Everything is more expensive here. Oh and I really miss the beaches! Our new community won't have a pool or amenities center. Our new house costs twice as much as our Florida one and it's about the same size. We sold one of our cars before we left so we are down to just 1: our 2007 Honda Pilot with hundreds of thousands of miles on it and a bad leak that we can afford to repair.
Now we find out Ben doesn't even have a school he can attend. DH was hoping he could take the boys to his school with him but 6th grade is full. Ben is on the wait list for a nice k-8 here but we haven't heard back yet. DH doesn't want him going to the school our community is zoned for because it has a below average rating. I really wish we were back in Florida, everything was so much easier and cheaper back there.
On a positive note, I did get 1 phone interview and unrelated, I got invited to visit CBS Denver next week and meet some of the staff. I am excited for that. It's not a job interview by any means but it will be cool to be back in a newsroom again, however briefly. It's a step in the right direction as I try to start over.
Also, one of the fun things we did get to do this week was the free admission day at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It's one of the top-ranked botanic gardens in the U.S. and it's easy to see why. The weather was great for a tiptoe through the tulips and watching the bunnies and bees move among the various flowers and plants. There were quite a few new additions since our last visit many years ago and the kids had fun checking everything out. They also have some great concerts there this summer! I recommend stopping by if you are ever in Denver.
Here's hoping something new blooms for me soon! Fingers crossed ...
I had two job rejections this week and probably a few more I haven;t even heard of yet or won't hear of because the company doesn't have time to send replies. We also got a lot of our bills from the Florida property and they were a lot higher than we expected (Realtors left lights and water on in the home and we are the ones who end up having to pay). We have zero income right now and no money. I do not know where the funds will come from to pay these bills or the ones we have coming from our time here. I am about to file for temporary assistance (when I said we had no money I meant it) but I'd rather not go that route. I read the long, drawn-out application and I don't want to spend half a day in the office filing it out and waiting for the money to come. I have faith.
I have never missed Florida more than I have this week. I miss having a house and job and two cars and food and our own bedrooms and a backyard for the dog to run in and all my connections and the free pool and all the fun, free stuff to do. Everything is more expensive here. Oh and I really miss the beaches! Our new community won't have a pool or amenities center. Our new house costs twice as much as our Florida one and it's about the same size. We sold one of our cars before we left so we are down to just 1: our 2007 Honda Pilot with hundreds of thousands of miles on it and a bad leak that we can afford to repair.
Now we find out Ben doesn't even have a school he can attend. DH was hoping he could take the boys to his school with him but 6th grade is full. Ben is on the wait list for a nice k-8 here but we haven't heard back yet. DH doesn't want him going to the school our community is zoned for because it has a below average rating. I really wish we were back in Florida, everything was so much easier and cheaper back there.
On a positive note, I did get 1 phone interview and unrelated, I got invited to visit CBS Denver next week and meet some of the staff. I am excited for that. It's not a job interview by any means but it will be cool to be back in a newsroom again, however briefly. It's a step in the right direction as I try to start over.
Also, one of the fun things we did get to do this week was the free admission day at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It's one of the top-ranked botanic gardens in the U.S. and it's easy to see why. The weather was great for a tiptoe through the tulips and watching the bunnies and bees move among the various flowers and plants. There were quite a few new additions since our last visit many years ago and the kids had fun checking everything out. They also have some great concerts there this summer! I recommend stopping by if you are ever in Denver.
Here's hoping something new blooms for me soon! Fingers crossed ...
Monday, July 20, 2015
Back from hiatus!!!
Hello again!
OK, so I have been HORRIBLE about keeping the blog up to date this year (like I said I would) but in my defense, this Mom On The Go HAS been very busy. Allow me to explain.
In June, I quit my assignment editor job at Action News, sold my Jacksonville home (the boys' first home, where they grew up) and moved to the Denver area: 2 kids, 1 dog, no money, no home, and no job prospects (not for a lack of searching). The 3-day drive out here was rough, the month-plus of job searching and house hunting has been brutal. The weather has been hotter here than we suspected. This native Floridian misses Jacksonville almost every day. But I am adjusting and it helps that my best friend was already out here and she is just a short drive away if I ever need to talk.
However, more than a month later and I am still without a job.I apply for at least two jobs every day and I have had a couple of interviews but so far no luck. Even so, the available openings are not for positions I really want. Despite my age, I really want to be a TV host. I don't have much experience in it but it's always been a dream of mine. I always tell people I want Mario Lopez's job on "Extra."
So after much soul-searching (and talking to a friend who says that even though we are thousands of miles apart he can help me make a demo reel) I am going to pursue my passion. I know I have a lot against me: I am a bit late to the game in more ways than one, I don't have any current work and my old radio and video reports are on VHS or cassette tape. (Can anyone out there help me digitize them please?) But that same friend filled my head with the idea that my dream is STILL possible and I know anything is possible. I'm going to push forward and see what happens.
I am going to start blogging regularly so check back often. I'm going to find my old work and post it and create new videos. I've created a new Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/LisaGKohlbrenner) and a new YouTube channel will be coming soon too! Please let me know the kind of video topics that you would be interested in watching as I am looking for ideas on what interests viewers. Also, I am looking for any help I can get financial or otherwise (We have zero money right now). If you know anyone in Colorado who can help me launch my career or even just help spread the word and get my name out there, please let me know. You can email me anytime at lisa@kohlbrenner.com.
I appreciate you reading this and any advice or support you can provide. If nothing else, please keep me in your prayers. Thank you.
(I will miss my time and my friends at Action News very much!)
OK, so I have been HORRIBLE about keeping the blog up to date this year (like I said I would) but in my defense, this Mom On The Go HAS been very busy. Allow me to explain.
In June, I quit my assignment editor job at Action News, sold my Jacksonville home (the boys' first home, where they grew up) and moved to the Denver area: 2 kids, 1 dog, no money, no home, and no job prospects (not for a lack of searching). The 3-day drive out here was rough, the month-plus of job searching and house hunting has been brutal. The weather has been hotter here than we suspected. This native Floridian misses Jacksonville almost every day. But I am adjusting and it helps that my best friend was already out here and she is just a short drive away if I ever need to talk.
However, more than a month later and I am still without a job.I apply for at least two jobs every day and I have had a couple of interviews but so far no luck. Even so, the available openings are not for positions I really want. Despite my age, I really want to be a TV host. I don't have much experience in it but it's always been a dream of mine. I always tell people I want Mario Lopez's job on "Extra."
So after much soul-searching (and talking to a friend who says that even though we are thousands of miles apart he can help me make a demo reel) I am going to pursue my passion. I know I have a lot against me: I am a bit late to the game in more ways than one, I don't have any current work and my old radio and video reports are on VHS or cassette tape. (Can anyone out there help me digitize them please?) But that same friend filled my head with the idea that my dream is STILL possible and I know anything is possible. I'm going to push forward and see what happens.
I am going to start blogging regularly so check back often. I'm going to find my old work and post it and create new videos. I've created a new Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/LisaGKohlbrenner) and a new YouTube channel will be coming soon too! Please let me know the kind of video topics that you would be interested in watching as I am looking for ideas on what interests viewers. Also, I am looking for any help I can get financial or otherwise (We have zero money right now). If you know anyone in Colorado who can help me launch my career or even just help spread the word and get my name out there, please let me know. You can email me anytime at lisa@kohlbrenner.com.
I appreciate you reading this and any advice or support you can provide. If nothing else, please keep me in your prayers. Thank you.
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