Storytelling Agency
Sound Of Life Media is a broadcast talent agency offering training and job placement for journalists passionate about visual storytelling. We also host the annual Sound of Life Storytelling Workshop.
Services
Sound of Life is open to working with passionate journalists from all aspects of the newsroom.
Services include, but are not limited to:
Weekly critiques and other development opportunities.
Funding for workshops and awards.
Free entry to the annual Sound of Life Storytelling Workshop.
Resume and demo reel creation.
Complete commitment to finding your next job!
SOLM Founder
John Kirtley
Founder/Broadcast Talent Agent
Asheville, NC
john@soundoflifemedia.com
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“He is so well connected and respected in this industry. Several hiring managers told me I had an impressive agent.”
Savannah Louie
Evening Anchor/MMJ
WANF, Atlanta, GA -
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“He’s not like other agents. He’s been behind the camera. He cares about the kind of stories you’re putting on the air, the way that you’re telling those stories.”
Clay LePard
Special Projects Reporter
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“When my contract was up, weeks after having a baby, I knew my negotiations were in good hands with John...I truly feel like John cares about me as a person.”
Amanda St. Hilaire
Investigative Reporter/Content Manager
WITI, Milwaukee, WI -
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"The first thing the news director said to me was 'you have a big advocate in John Kirtley.'...There were often times when I felt like John's only client because of how hard he was working for me."
Colby Thelen
Evening Anchor/Reporter
KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK -
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“He cares what he can do for you, not what you can do for him. And that's the kind of guy I want going to battle with me every day of the week.”
Chris Womack
Sports Director
WLOS, Asheville, NC
Available Clients
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Deidre Johnson
Anchor/MMJ
KGW, Portland, OR -
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Jeff Slawson
Digtal Anchor/Reporter
WOIO, Cleveland, OH
Recent Placements
Jeff Slawson enters a new deal as a digital anchor/reporter at WOIO in Cleveland, OH.
Bryce Oselen heads to WVTM in Birmingham, AL as a reporter/mmj. Most recently he was a multimedia journalist at WFRV in Green Bay, WI.
Hunter Funk heads home to KTVB in Boise, ID as an evening anchor/mmj. Most recently she was an anchor/mmj at WFMY in Greensboro, NC.
Amanda St. Hilaire enters a new deal as a content manager/investigative reporter at WITI in Milwaukee, WI.
Sean Barie enters a new deal as a sports multimedia journalist at WTVT in Tampa, FL.
Brittany Toolis heads to WXYZ in Detroit, MI as a reporter. Most recently she was a reporter at KIRO in Seattle, WA.
Taylor Young enters a new deal as the Chief Business Correspondent at WJZY in Charlotte, NC.
Ricky Sayer heads to KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA as a multimedia journalist. Most recently he was a multimedia journalist at WLEX in Lexington, KY.
Angela Shen enters a new deal as a reporter at KTBC in Austin, TX.
Clay LePard enters a new deal as a special projects/general assignment reporter at WEWS in Cleveland, OH.
David DeGuzman heads to WCMH in Columbus, OH as a digital sports multimedia journalist. Most recently he was a sports anchor/mmj at WFXR in Roanoke, VA.
Deidre Johnson heads to KGW in Portland, OR as an anchor/mmj. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at the CW in Atlanta, GA.
Sydney Dorner heads to KGW in Portland, OR as a multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at WICS in Springfield, IL.
Rachel Richardson is promoted to weekend anchor/mmj at WLEX in Lexington, KY. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at the station.
Jamie Weiss is promoted to morning news anchor/traffic reporter at KMBC in Kansas City, MO. Most recently she was a traffic reporter at the station.
Rachael Krause heads to KUSA in Denver, CO as a multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at WTHR in Indianapolis, IN.
Eric Mock heads to WAGA in Atlanta, GA as a multimedia journalist. Most recently he was a reporter at KATU in Portland, OR.
Ashley Nanfria heads home to KOVR in Sacramento, CA as a meteorologist/mmj. Most recently she was a weather anchor/mmj at KXRM in Colorado Springs, CO.
Amanda Lee heads to News 12 New Jersey as a senior multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a weekend anchor/reporter at WFXR in Roanoke, VA.
Brittany Ford heads to WANF in Atlanta, GA as a reporter. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at KHOU in Houston, TX.
