Schedule

Friday, August 15:

• 9:00 AM - REGISTRATION

• 10:00 AM - WELCOME - John Kirtley, SOLM

• 10:10 AM - OVERCOMING HURDLES: TAKING NON-VISUAL STORIES AND MAKING THEM VISUAL - Forrest Sanders, WTVF

• 11:10 AM - FROM LOCAL MMJ TO DATELINE CORRESPONDENT - Blayne Alexander, Dateline

• 12:15 PM - LUNCH/CRITIQUES

• 2:00 PM - OPENING DOORS - Katie Eastman, KOTV

• 3:00 PM - BUILDING TRUST WHEN TRUTH IS NOT ENOUGH - Kevin Benz, KevinBenz.News

• 4:00 PM - GETTING BACK TO STORYTELLING - Bob Dotson, NBC News

• 7:00 PM - OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY - VOWL

Saturday, August 16:

• 9:00 AM - REGISTRATION

• 9:30 AM - WELCOME BACK - John Kirtley, SOLM

• 9:40 AM - THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW - Jobin Panicker, WFAA

• 10:40 AM - FUN-DUH-MENTAL: KEEPING DAILY NEWS INTERESTING - Mike Grady, KUSA

• 11:40 AM - STORYTELLING WITH SOUND: TURNING A PASSION INTO A PODCAST - Emily Gracey, The National Weather Desk

• 12:30 PM - LUNCH/CRITIQUES

• 2:15 PM - MMJ LIFE IN A MAJOR MARKET - Noel Brennan, WBBM

• 3:15 PM - REPORTING IN A FIRESTORM - Alex Rozier, KNBC

• 4:05 PM - THANK YOU - John Kirtley, SOLM