Thomas Dionisio
Arlington,VA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Broadcast Director
DC News Now
09.2022 - Current
- Directing 6pm and 9pm newscasts and 11pm sports show 'Game Night'
- Direct pre-recorded newscasts and specials
- Designated ENPS and Ross 'Super User'
- Training staff on all broadcast techniques and positions
- Coding rundowns in ENPS
- Directing via Ross Overdrive automation systems
- Supervising on-air talent, production crew, and floor managers
- Working in unison with producers to understand content, tone, structure, and pace of the newscasts
- Perform regular maintenance on all broadcast equipment
- Coordinate with guests to set up Zoom interviews
Freelance Director
BBC News
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Freelance Director for BBC News Washington
- Directed 6 hours of rolling coverage during onset of Israel and Palestine war on 10/07/2023
Broadcast Director
WWAY TV 3
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Directed evening and weekend newscasts
- Coded rundowns in ENPS
- Directed via Vizrt automation software
- Filled in as audio operator, camera operator, and teleprompter operator when not directing
- Edited commerical promos in Premiere Pro
Producer/Director
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Produced and directed a 30-second 'For Air' PSA for CWFNJ
- Worked directly with David Wheeler, Director of the non-profit, to create the PSA in correlation with his vision and message he wanted to convey
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Media Production
William Paterson University of New Jerse
Wayne, NJ12.2018
Some College (No Degree) - Digital Media Studies
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJSkills
- Directing (automation)
- Technical Directing
- Camera Operations (robotic and manual)
- Audio Operations
- Lighting
- Large scale broadcast planning
- Production Team leadership and management
- ENPS
- Ross Overdrive
- Vizrt Mosart
- Xpression
- Chyron
Websites
Accomplishments
- ENPS and Ross Overdrive 'Super User'
- Certified 'Founding Member' of DC News Now (WDVM/WDCW)
- Spearheaded and directed multiple successful Election Night newscasts with 10+ live field reporters covering key races all across the Nation's Capital
- Directed celebrity interviews for Living Local, our daily lifestyle show, including with the cast of Netflix' Outer Banks, Actor William Dafoe, Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, and more
- Directed interviews for our weekly politics show Capitol Review with guests such as Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, and other political figures in the DMV
Affiliations
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: National Chesapeake Bay Chapter
Timeline
Freelance Director
BBC News
06.2023 - 01.2024
Senior Broadcast Director
DC News Now
09.2022 - Current
Broadcast Director
WWAY TV 3
11.2021 - 08.2022
Producer/Director
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
09.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Media Production
William Paterson University of New Jerse
Some College (No Degree) - Digital Media Studies
Montclair State University
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