Mark Zoromski 1483 River Bend Road, Grafton, WI (414)

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1 Mark Zoromski 1483 River Bend Road, Grafton, WI (414) Education Master's Degree Bachelor s Degree Mass Communication Journalism/Political Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire December, 1996 May, 1982 GPA: 4.0 GPA: 3.90 Academic Employment July 1997 to present Senior Broadcast Journalism Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Responsible for many educational and technical aspects of the department s broadcast journalism sequence. Accomplishments and responsibilities include: Creation of UWM PantherVision, a weekly television newscast produced by students in my television news reporting and television news management classes in conjunction with second year television and video production students at Milwaukee Area Technical College. The newscast is available to 300,000 Southeastern Wisconsin households on Time Warner s Higher Education Cable Consortium channel. It is also available on demand to Time Warner Cable digital subscribers from the Illinois border to Upper Michigan. Creation of the Broadcasting UWM, a student organization dedicated to giving students practical experience in broadcast media. Club members now produce two half hour television programs each week that air on a newly created student television station on campus cable. Members also produce live, play-by-play Internet coverage of UWM sporting events. Creation of UWM PantherCast, a weekly radio newscast produced by students in JMC 242: Radio News Reporting. The weekly newscast airs live on the UWM website. Teaching the sequence s capstone class, JMC 542: Television News Reporting. Both the syllabus and the class were revamped to give students real-world newsroom experiences. Teaching the sequence s capstone class, JMC 542: Television News Reporting. Both the syllabus and the class were revamped to give students real-world newsroom experiences. Creating and teaching JMC 642: Television News Management, to teach students television newscast producing and management, which is taught by few broadcast journalism departments. Teaching JMC 559: Law of Mass Communication, a required class for all majors. Creating and teaching a 100 level class carrying GER credit that, among other things, serves as a recruitment class for the broadcast journalism program. JMC 142: Television and Radio in American Society currently enrolls 240 students. Its predecessor enrolled a maximum of 50. Created and taught a freshman seminar for two semesters. Taught JMC 242: Radio News Preparation for six semesters.

2 Undergraduate Director, Chaired Department s Internship Committee for five years. Responsible for maintaining contact with professional radio and television stations in the area, including site visits for participating internship sponsors. Supervision of the Department s television news editing facility, including hiring of lab monitors, scheduling of studio use, maintenance and repair of both linear and nonlinear editing equipment. Supervision of the Department s two radio studios, including hiring of lab monitors, scheduling of studio use, maintenance and repair of equipment. Maintenance, repair, and supervision of cameras, tripods, microphones, light kits. Secured funding, planned and implemented a major computer lab renovation. Our computer labs now provide students with state-of-the-art professional mass communication tools, such as digital audio and video editing, web design, newspaper design and publishing, animation capabilities, and news feeds from Associated Press and CNN. Planning, coordinating, and executing the department s informational booth at the annual UWM Open House. Advisor to 57 undergraduate students. January 1996 to July 1997 Broadcast Journalism Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Taught Journalism 352: Television News Reporting at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and Mass Communication 242: Radio News Preparation as well as Mass Communication 542: Television News Preparation at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Responsibilities included supervision of the radio and television labs. In Madison, responsibilities also included serving as News Director for a student television newscast. Under my direction, students produced weekly half-hour newscasts, which were broadcast on Madison's cable system. Journalism Employment April 1987 to January 1996 Director of News Planning, WITI-TV, Milwaukee. Responsible for all aspects of the news operation, with particular emphasis on long-term projects. Assisted in preparation of newsroom budgets and policy development. Recruited, interviewed and selected 58 employees in a three month period, as WITI-TV became Wisconsin's largest broadcast news organization with its switch to the Fox Network in Responsibilities and accomplishments included: Advance development of all news series, documentaries and special projects. Assisting in newsroom budgeting and policy formation. Interpreting and implementing market research. Coordination of all out-of-town story coverage. Scheduling of all on-air talent and reporters. Coordination of all satellite feeds and oversight of the station's uplink truck. Coordination of spot news coverage, including the development of a breaking news coverage plan. Development, implementation and coordination of a statewide microwave network for daily story exchange.

3 Coordination of all continuing story coverage, including the Dahmer incident and trial, the Chippewa Indian spearfishing controversy, and the six-week abortion protests in Milwaukee in Served as broadcast pool coordinator for the 1992 Dahmer trial, working with court officials and law enforcement personnel to ensure 435 journalists would have access to the trial without jeopardizing security and courtroom decorum. Development, maintenance and operation of a computerized school-closing system with a database of nearly three-thousand institutions and an automatic interface to character generator for instantaneous air. Produced all election coverage, and was instrumental in the formation of the Wisconsin Election Service, a non-profit vote-gathering consortium consisting of the morning newspaper and the three Milwaukee television stations. Developed a system for computerized election returns with an automatic interface to character generator for instantaneous air. Conducted an exit poll of Milwaukee County in 1992, using a key precinct model pulled from voting records and SPSS for data analysis, predicting the outcome of the Milwaukee Mayor and County Executive races within one percentage point. Produced coverage of the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta and the Republican National Convention in New Orleans. Produced live statewide debates for the US Senate and Gubernatorial elections. March 1985 April 1987 September 1983 to April 1987 February 1983 to September 1983 February 1981 to February 1983 Executive News Producer, WITI-TV, Milwaukee. Responsible for content, graphic look, and production elements of all newscasts. Supervised newscast preparation, approved all copy for air, and critiqued final product. Produced coverage of special events, including Presidential visits; news, sports, and weather special reports; and coverage of continuing stories. Produced all election coverage, coordinating an election night staff of 650 polling place reporters, exit poll workers, computer operators, news and engineering personnel. Other duties included supervising satellite feeds, scheduling all newsroom staff, and producing a weekly public affairs program. News Producer, WITI-TV, Milwaukee. Produced the weekday 10 p.m. newscast. Also produced all election coverage, including live coverage of the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco and the Republican National Convention in Dallas. News Producer, WLUK-TV, Green Bay. Produced the weekday 10 p.m. newscast and a weekly public affairs program. News Producer, WEAU-TV, Eau Claire. Produced the weekday 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Co-produced election coverage and special event coverage. From 1979 to 1981, worked in the production department, operating the character generator, studio cameras, and audio for daily newscasts. Professional Organizations 2005 present President, Milwaukee Press Club Foundation Vice President, Milwaukee Press Club Foundation President, Milwaukee Press Club Governor, Milwaukee Press Club Board of Governors 1996 present Member, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association

4 Selected Honors and Awards Mark Zoromski 2005 UWM Alumni Association, Excellence in Teaching Award Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Planned Coverage of a Single Event, "OJ Simpson Verdict." 1994 Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Planned Coverage of a Single Event, "TV6 Election Night Coverage." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Use of Graphics, "Election Night." 1993 Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Planned Coverage of a Single Event, "Harley Anniversary." Pat Weaver/MDA Broadcast Journalism Awards, Honorable Mention, "Harley-Davidson 90th Reunion." Northwest Broadcast News Association, Honorable Mention, Instant Special, "Plane Explodes." 1992 Dakota, Wisconsin), Continuing Coverage, "Dahmer Trial Coverage." Associated Press, 1st Place (tie), Continuing Coverage, "Abortion Protests." Associated Press, 1st Place (tie), Continuing Coverage, "Dahmer Trial." Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, 1st Place, Continuing Coverage, "Dahmer Trial." Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, 1st Place, Documentary, "Clinton-Bush." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Continuing Coverage of an Ongoing Story, "Abortion Protests." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Planned Coverage of a Single Event, "Dahmer Trial Plan." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Documentary or News Special of Current Significance showing Enterprise and/or Social Awareness, "Gavel to Gavel Dahmer Trial Coverage." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Public Affairs Program, "Clinton-Bush." Northwest Broadcast News Association, Merit, Instant Special, "Gavel to Gavel Dahmer Trial Coverage." Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Merit, Continuing Coverage, "Abortion Protests." Wisconsin Supreme Court, Citation of Appreciation for "meritorious service to your profession and to the courts of the State of Wisconsin," for serving as broadcast pool coordinator for the Dahmer trial. Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Artison, Citation for "exemplary performance of duties" for serving as broadcast pool coordinator for the Dahmer trial.

5 1991 Dakota, Wisconsin), Continuing Coverage, "Jeffrey Dahmer." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Planned Coverage of an Event, "War Plan." Milwaukee Press Club, Honorable Mention, Best Continuing Coverage of an Ongoing Story, "Milwaukee's Mass Murders." 1990 Dakota, Wisconsin), Continuing Coverage, "Chippewa Spearfishing: Stories Beneath the Surface." Associated Press, 1st Place, Continuing Coverage, "Chippewa Spearfishing: Stories Beneath the Surface." Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Continuing Coverage of an Ongoing Story: "Chippewa Spearfishing: Stories Beneath the Surface." 1989 Associated Press, 1st Place, Series, "48 Hours: The Streets of Milwaukee." United Press International, 1st Place, Series: "48 Hours: The Streets of Milwaukee." United Press International, 1st Place, Continuing Coverage, "Chippewa Spearfishing." Northwest Broadcast News Association, 1st Place, General Reporting, "Chippewa Spearfishing." Northwest Broadcast News Association, Honorable Mention, Best Documentary, "48 Hours: The Streets of Milwaukee." 1988 Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Visual/Graphic Report : "1988 in Review." 1987 Milwaukee Press Club, 1st Place, Best Documentary, "The Maier Years." 1984 United Press International, 1st Place, Best Newscast, "10 pm News." 1982 UW-Eau Claire, Department of Journalism, Outstanding Graduate.