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AS A DIVERSIFIED JOURNALIST WITH A SOLID REGIONAL NEWS BACKGROUND, FRANCINE GRINNELL
HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A "STORY MAGNET" AND A "ONE MAN BAND" LONG BEFORE THE PROFESSIONAL
DESCRIPTOR BECAME "MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST."
HER ABILITY TO PITCH AND DELIVER ORIGINAL CONTENT PACKAGES COMPLETE WITH STORY, STILLS, VIDEO AND AUDIO REMAINS HER SIGNATURE STRENGTH. SHE OFFERS READERS, VIEWERS AND LISTENERS STORIES concisely DELIVERED ACCURATELY, IN AN INTELLIGENT VOICE, WITH IMPACTFUL IMAGES.
HER NEWS VIDEOS AND PRE-RECORDED AUDIO INTERVIEWS COMBINE AN EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST'S LISTENING SKILLS WITH A TRAINED PHOTOGRAPHIC ABILITY TO CAPTURE AND CONVEY THE IMAGES OF OUR TIMES POWERFULLY.
SHE FUNCTIONS WELL AS A NEWSROOM TEAM LEADER/MEMBER, POSSESSES STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, aND
a CONSISTENT ABILITY TO MEET DEADLINES. SHE IS EXPERIENCED IN MULTIPLE FACETS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING, INCLUDING Shooting and PROCESSING VIDEO AND AUDIO CONTENT AND SERVING AS AN ON AIR radio HOST AND TELEVISION NEWS ANCHOR.
HER Experience IN PRINT JOURNALISM PROVIDEs BYLINE RECOGNITION REGIONALLY.
recent Assignments/EXPERIENCE:
2003-2024 (Present): DBA SAY NO MORE MULTIMEDIA Services: FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
WILTON, N.Y.
2022: SALVATION ARMY SARATOGA CORPS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM:
Extensive Coverage on The Salvation Army's dedicated ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM
9/2022: POLARIS HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 TRAINING
Professional Development: 2020-present
COURSERA COURSES: JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Effectively delivering the news to your audience: 3/24/2024
Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production
CAMERAS, EXPOSURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY
CAMERA CONTROL: PROGRAMMING CELL PHONES TO MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
SARATOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING
NARCAN OVERDOSE RESPONSE
August 2021: CAMERAS, EXPOSURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY
CAMERA CONTROL: PROGRAMMING CELL PHONES TO MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
MUCK RACK ACADEMY CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT: FUNDAMENTALS OF Social Media
MUCK RACK ACADEMY CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT: FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIA RELATIONS
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING AND STOP THE BLEED COURSES WITH SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2019, 2020
Employment History:
City Multimedia Journalist: MediaNews Group: Saratogian, Troy Record, Community News -Daily/ Weekly publications
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
Full time staff: November 2018-April 2020 Due To Covid 19 Staff CUTS
Journal Register Publications: 2003-2020 (Now MediaNews Group)
FreElance Multimedia Journalist
Saratogian, Troy Record, Wilton-Gansevoort Life, Ballston Spa Life, Spirit of Saratoga Magazine, Community News
General News, features, Sports, photo pages, news video
DBA SAY NO MORE MULTIMEDIA: FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
WILTON, N.Y. - 2003-2024
CLIENTS HAVE INCLUDED:
SALVATION ARMY SARATOGA CORPS-EASTERN DIVISION, NY
THE JEWISH WORLD - JEWISHWORLDNEWS.ORG -2006
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
SARATOGA AND GLENS FALLS BUSINESS JOURNALS -2005-2007
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
BUSINESS REPORTER, NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER THROUGHOUT SARATOGA, WARREN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
Ballston Journal- 2006-2009
Ballston spa, NY
General News RePorter, News photographer
DAILY GAZETTE - SPECIAL SECTION, FEATURES REPORTER, PHOTOGRAPHER -2010
SCHENECTADY, NY
FULL TIME STAFF POSITIONS:
CITY MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST: MEDIANEWS GROUP: SARATOGIAN, TROY RECORD, COMMUNITY NEWS -
DAILY/ WEEKLY PUBLICATIONS
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. FULL TIME STAFF: NOVEMBER 2018-APRIL 2020
SARATOGA TODAY - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -2009
Managing Editor, Multimedia Journalist
Supervised reporters and photographers, managed news budget, uploaded newspaper to Web.
AMSTERDAM RECORDER- AMSTERDAM, NY - 2008
Reporter, News Photographer
Education, City Government, General News
EDUCATION:
sUNY ADIRONDACK
RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AAS 2018
magna cum laude
SAGE COLLEGE OF ALBANY
ILLUSTRATION AAS 2003
CONCENTRATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN/THE NEW SCHOOL
New York, NY
COMMERCIAL DESIGN, VISUAL ARTS AS A PROFESSION -2 years
SKIDMORE COLLEGE
saratoga Springs, NY
FINE ART/ENGLISH-1 Year
Profile
AS A DIVERSIFIED JOURNALIST WITH A SOLID REGIONAL NEWS BACKGROUND, FRANCINE GRINNELL
HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A "STORY MAGNET" AND A "ONE MAN BAND" LONG BEFORE THE PROFESSIONAL
DESCRIPTOR BECAME "MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST."
HER ABILITY TO PITCH AND DELIVER ORIGINAL CONTENT PACKAGES COMPLETE WITH STORY, STILLS, VIDEO AND AUDIO REMAINS HER SIGNATURE STRENGTH. SHE OFFERS READERS, VIEWERS AND LISTENERS STORIES concisely DELIVERED ACCURATELY, IN AN INTELLIGENT VOICE, WITH IMPACTFUL IMAGES.
HER NEWS VIDEOS AND PRE-RECORDED AUDIO INTERVIEWS COMBINE AN EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST'S LISTENING SKILLS WITH A TRAINED PHOTOGRAPHIC ABILITY TO CAPTURE AND CONVEY THE IMAGES OF OUR TIMES POWERFULLY.
SHE FUNCTIONS WELL AS A NEWSROOM TEAM LEADER/MEMBER, POSSESSES STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, aND
a CONSISTENT ABILITY TO MEET DEADLINES. SHE IS EXPERIENCED IN MULTIPLE FACETS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING, INCLUDING Shooting and PROCESSING VIDEO AND AUDIO CONTENT AND SERVING AS AN ON AIR radio HOST AND TELEVISION NEWS ANCHOR.
HER Experience IN PRINT JOURNALISM PROVIDEs BYLINE RECOGNITION REGIONALLY.
recent Assignments/EXPERIENCE:
2003-2024 (Present): DBA SAY NO MORE MULTIMEDIA Services: FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
WILTON, N.Y.
2022: SALVATION ARMY SARATOGA CORPS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM:
Extensive Coverage on The Salvation Army's dedicated ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM
9/2022: POLARIS HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 TRAINING
Professional Development: 2020-present
COURSERA COURSES: JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Effectively delivering the news to your audience: 3/24/2024
Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production
CAMERAS, EXPOSURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY
CAMERA CONTROL: PROGRAMMING CELL PHONES TO MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
SARATOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING
NARCAN OVERDOSE RESPONSE
August 2021: CAMERAS, EXPOSURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY
CAMERA CONTROL: PROGRAMMING CELL PHONES TO MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
MUCK RACK ACADEMY CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT: FUNDAMENTALS OF Social Media
MUCK RACK ACADEMY CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT: FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIA RELATIONS
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING AND STOP THE BLEED COURSES WITH SARATOGA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2019, 2020
Employment History:
City Multimedia Journalist: MediaNews Group: Saratogian, Troy Record, Community News -Daily/ Weekly publications
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
Full time staff: November 2018-April 2020 Due To Covid 19 Staff CUTS
Journal Register Publications: 2003-2020 (Now MediaNews Group)
FreElance Multimedia Journalist
Saratogian, Troy Record, Wilton-Gansevoort Life, Ballston Spa Life, Spirit of Saratoga Magazine, Community News
General News, features, Sports, photo pages, news video
DBA SAY NO MORE MULTIMEDIA: FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
WILTON, N.Y. - 2003-2024
CLIENTS HAVE INCLUDED:
SALVATION ARMY SARATOGA CORPS-EASTERN DIVISION, NY
THE JEWISH WORLD - JEWISHWORLDNEWS.ORG -2006
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
SARATOGA AND GLENS FALLS BUSINESS JOURNALS -2005-2007
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
BUSINESS REPORTER, NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER THROUGHOUT SARATOGA, WARREN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
Ballston Journal- 2006-2009
Ballston spa, NY
General News RePorter, News photographer
DAILY GAZETTE - SPECIAL SECTION, FEATURES REPORTER, PHOTOGRAPHER -2010
SCHENECTADY, NY
FULL TIME STAFF POSITIONS:
CITY MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST: MEDIANEWS GROUP: SARATOGIAN, TROY RECORD, COMMUNITY NEWS -
DAILY/ WEEKLY PUBLICATIONS
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. FULL TIME STAFF: NOVEMBER 2018-APRIL 2020
SARATOGA TODAY - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -2009
Managing Editor, Multimedia Journalist
Supervised reporters and photographers, managed news budget, uploaded newspaper to Web.
AMSTERDAM RECORDER- AMSTERDAM, NY - 2008
Reporter, News Photographer
Education, City Government, General News
EDUCATION:
sUNY ADIRONDACK
RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AAS 2018
magna cum laude
SAGE COLLEGE OF ALBANY
ILLUSTRATION AAS 2003
CONCENTRATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN/THE NEW SCHOOL
New York, NY
COMMERCIAL DESIGN, VISUAL ARTS AS A PROFESSION -2 years
SKIDMORE COLLEGE
saratoga Springs, NY
FINE ART/ENGLISH-1 Year
CONTACT INFORMATION
EMAIL: FGRINNELLG@GMAIL.COM
URL: FRANCINEGRINNELL.COM
TWITTER (NOW X): @D87591FRANCINE
EMAIL: FGRINNELLG@GMAIL.COM
URL: FRANCINEGRINNELL.COM
TWITTER (NOW X): @D87591FRANCINE