Unmasking America
Show producer, sound engineer
Unmasking America is a 4-part series examining the lifespan of the pandemic through the stories of those most affected. It’s produced by Carnegie-Knight News21, a national multimedia reporting project produced by the nation’s top journalism students and graduates.
Additional Gaylord E-Portfolio required information:
– Audience: created for all podcast audiences
– Date completed: Aug. 2021
– Technology utilized: Adobe Audition
– Skills utilized: audio editing, producing, reporting
– What I learned: furthered skills in national investigative reporting and tribal reporting.
Destination: Greenwood
Creator, show producer, sound engineer, host
Tulsa’s Greenwood community has long been defined by the two worst days in its history: May 31 and June 1, 1921 — otherwise known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. But the story of Greenwood didn’t start with the race massacre, and it didn’t end with it, either. From The OU Daily, Destination: Greenwood is an exploration of Greenwood from its inception to the present-day; documenting its evolution from Black Wall Street to ashes, the devastation of urban renewal and the road to repairing a century of injustice.
Additional Gaylord E-Portfolio required information:
– Audience: created for all podcast audiences
– Date completed: May 2021
– Technology utilized: Adobe Audition
– Skills utilized: audio editing, producing, hosting
– What I learned: decades of Tulsa history that have influenced the complex relationships between the Greenwood Community and the city.
Returning to Black Wall Street
Reporter, producer
After growing up in Tulsa and experiencing traumatic and sometimes violent racism, Dwight Eaton left the city behind, thinking he’d never return. Now in his 50s, the accomplished businessman returned to the site of the infamous Tulsa Race Massacre to start a new chapter in the city.
Additional Gaylord E-Portfolio required information:
– Audience: created for all podcast audiences
– Date completed: April 2021
– Technology utilized: Adobe Audition
– Skills utilized: audio editing, producing, reporting
– What I learned: decades of Tulsa history that have influenced the complex relationships between the Greenwood Community and the city.
Teaching during a pandemic: one Oklahoma educator shares his experience
Reporter, producer
With four semesters and two summer sessions of teaching through a pandemic, educators across the country are navigating a landscape of quarantines, school mask mandates, and balancing the safety of their family members. One teacher speaks from his hospital room while he deals with complications from COVID-19.
Additional Gaylord E-Portfolio required information:
– Audience: created for all Oklahoma public radio audiences
– Date completed: October 2021
– Technology utilized: Adobe Audition
– Skills utilized: audio editing, producing, reporting
– What I learned: further knowledge of the teacher exodus and burnout in Oklahoma, as well as laws relating to school COVID-19-related mandates
At the Seams
Creator, show producer, sound engineer, host
A movement to defund the police. A counter-movement to recall the city council and mayor. A community terrorized by threats and harassment from both sides, and a setting rife with a history of racial injustice. At the Seams documents what happens when the national becomes local, when politics become identity, and when neighbors become adversaries. Norman, Oklahoma was ripped apart at the seams, and it’s up to this community whether to mend itself back together.
Additional Gaylord E-Portfolio required information:
– Audience: created for all podcast audiences
– Date completed: January 2021
– Technology utilized: Adobe Audition
– Skills utilized: audio editing, producing, reporting, hosting
– What I learned: Norman’s history of racial trauma, local government reporting
The OU Weekly
Creator, show producer, sound engineer, host
A podcast from The OU Daily that explores the biggest story of the week from our newsroom. Whether it’s COVID-19 policy, a student protest, a star athlete or a new art exhibit, The Weekly is the place to get OU’s biggest stories.
Additional Gaylord E-Portfolio required information:
– Audience: created for all OU community podcast audiences
– Date completed: ongoing
– Technology utilized: Adobe Audition
– Skills utilized: audio editing, producing, hosting
– What I learned: regular workflow on a weekly production deadline
Beth Wallis 