Paul Matadeen

Atlanta, GA USA
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Professional Experience

TV REPORTER/PRODUCER: Paul Matadeen has been a TV reporter/producer for more than a decade at both the local and national level. He is presently available as a freelancer in either or both capacities. Visit www.ReporterPaul.com for info. WEBSITES - WEB VIDEOS - SOCIAL MEDIA - PR: Paul Matadeen is skilled at creating and maintaining web sites, web videos, and effective social media strategies. He is presently available as a freelancer and/or consultant to help with your specific needs. Visit www.PaulMatadeen.com for info. VLOG ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Paul Matadeen presently acts as a regular blogger and/or vlogger for his three main web initiatives: 1: PaulREPORTING.com - providing additional perspectives to national news & debates. 2: PaulsPEPtalk.com - sharing with you a nugget of positivity to get you through each day! 3: JobHuntNews.com - interviews with experts to make your job hunt fruitful!

Expertise

Producer (new media)
10 Years
Producer (television)
11 Years
TV Reporter
11 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - News - Cable (National)
11 Years
Broadcasting - News - TV (Local)
11 Years
Online/new media
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

18 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

CNN (10+), Fox News Channel (10+), Sky News Arabia (1-2), Weather Channel (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

SweatMonkey.com | Treetop Software (1-2)

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid, iNews, Grassvalley Edius, ENPS, NBC VOD, CNN Newssource

Computer Skills

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid, iNews, Grassvalley Edius, ENPS, NBC VOD, CNN Newssource

Equipment

Paul has invested in a Clear Wireless wifi system to make it possible to webcast via ustream.tv or Skype within minutes of arriving to any event. He can also quickly file vos/sots or put together a package from the field uploading it quickly via FTP. Additional details can be found at http://PaulMatadeen.com

References

For Paul's web content, video, & social media portfolio, go to PaulMatadeen.com || For Paul's TV reporter, producer, & blogger portfolio, go to: ReporterPaul.com.

Awards

Paul Matadeen's story 'In Memory of Mia' won the Nevada Broadcasters Association's 2012 Electronic Media Award for best hard news coverage. In 2007, his coverage of a tornado's aftermath in Apalachicola, FL earned first place recognition for spot news coverage by the region's Associated Press. [Additional details can be found at http://ReporterPaul.com]

Showcase

VIDEOS CREATED BY PAUL

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WEBSITES CREATED BY PAUL

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these are the sites I've made. i can make one for you too! contact me now.
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these are the sites I've made. i can make one for you too! contact me now.

PAUL MATADEEN: NETWORK PRODUCER

Since early May 2010, Paul Matadeen was one of the Fox News Channel's lead producers on the ground coordinating and covering the details of the oil disaster in Louisiana. Matadeen and FNC photographer Joe Vasquez were among the first crews to discover oil in the marsh lands in Southern Louisiana. M
For 7 days up to and including the 2012 Presidential Election, Paul Matadeen served as producer for Sky News Arabia's field coverage in Las Vegas. Matadeen utilized his extensive social and political contacts in the Las Vegas area to help the Abu Dhabi based crew create reports on the economic and s