Kathy Ehrich Dowd

Hoboken, NJ USA

Professional Experience

A prolific freelancer, my biggest strength is my ability to cover any type of story thoroughly, accurately and with integrity. An in-depth, five-page PEOPLE Magazine profile of a boy with selective mutism that was picked up by the Today show for a six-minute segment? Check. A tongue-in-cheek chat with Tiny Fey and her husband about parenthood? Check. Details on Heath Ledger's death and the Amish school massacre? Humbly check. I work hard, I'm fascinated by it all and I rarely get tired. Contact me and see for yourself--and check out my Web site at www.kathyehrichdowd.com for more details about me.

Total Media Industry Experience

8 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Brides.com (6-10), Mystyle.com (3-5), USA Today (3-5), PEOPLE Magazine (10+)

Other Work History

Entertainment Editor, Life & Style Weekly; News Reporter, The Patriot Ledger; News Reporter, The Daily Item of Lynn; Editorial Assistant (Lifestyle), The Boston Herald

Technical Skills

Web design through Yahoo Small Business

Foreign Language Skills

rudimentary Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, HTML, Windows XP

Equipment

MacBook, digital camera, digital recording device

Associations

SPJ, Mediabistro's AvantGuild

General

Selective Mutism: Why Jacob Won't Talk
(PEOPLE Magazine 2/18/2008)
This is a five-page PEOPLE story on Jacob Hanna, a 7-year-old boy with a rare childhood anxiety disorder known as selective mutism. I reported on Jacob for several months and the story was eventually picked up by the Today show.