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About
BITV  Staff & Board of Directors Facilities
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These are exciting times for our wonderful TV station in the woods. With classes expanding, a working studio, and a fabulous newscast, we have our work cut out for us. If you have an interest in working with us to help BITV become a valuable community resource please let us know. Some of you may be interested in joining our dedicated staff or becoming board members and others may find working on a specific event or task more appealing. You don't have to be in front of or behind a camera to help. If you have an interest in joining the fun of helping BITV grow, please call Scott Schmidt, Executive Director, at 780-2980.
Want to join our Board of Directors or help on one of our exciting committees? Give us a call.
BITV Staff:
The staff brings a passion to their work and combined with their expertise can assist you in developing programs you want to see on BITV and guide you in the right direction to learn more about community television.
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Scott Schmidt, Executive Director
scott@bitv.org
Scott brings many years of experience in television management,
production and publishing to BITV. He produced/directed TV
series for PBS and ESPN; programs for CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS and
cable, films and commercials, and numerous corporate, government,
retail and education programs. He initiated and directed a
television department for a leading international lifestyle
publisher and provided strategic leadership for a variety
of companies to invest in television.
Scott is easily at home
nurturing an organic vegetable garden, restoring an antique
motorcycle, building furniture or renovating a home,
casting for that elusive salmon, or preparing culinary treats for cast, crew and
friends.
Seeking adventure, Scott and his wife Ruth left their east
coast home in 1995 and landed on Bainbridge Island. Scott
looks forward to building relations with individuals, schools,
non profits and businesses to enhance this wonderful community. |
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Mary Phillips, Outreach/Administration Manager mary@bitv.org
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Eric Ancheta, Program Manager
eric@bitv.org
Growing up a military brat, Eric moved from Pennsylvania to Washington then clear across the world to Japan where he enjoyed the different culture, traditions, and food. After serving four years in the US Navy as a Torpedoman on a Submarine, Eric decided to switch gears and attend the Art Institute of Seattle to pursue his passion in Video Production. After received his degree, he freelanced as a Videographer for a legal firm in Seattle. He produced, directed, shot and edited a number of weddings, educational programs, short films, and worked on TV shows (including a few with Warner Brothers). He also worked as an Audio-Visual Coordinator working with large companies as Microsoft, T-Mobile, and GE.
Over the years Eric has been the Technical Director, Editor and Videographer at BITV. Recently, Eric moved back to Bainbridge to be closer to his family. In his current position Eric manages all the program content on two channels and the streaming, and provides valuable production expertise.
For leisure, Eric enjoys snowboarding in the winters, playing softball or volleyball in the sun, editing videos or composing beats on his piano at home, but mostly in his spare time you can find him spending time with his wife, Jolyn his daughter Lyric and his son Jazz.
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Karen Fredrichs, Sponsor Rep karen@bitv.org
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Ryan Charlick , Production Coordinator ryan@bitv.org
Before relocating to Washington in 2008, Ryan grew up in central Florida. While attending Daytona State College, he worked as a shooter and editor for an arena football team which led to a position as a segment producer on a local weekly sports show on PBS. While working for the team, he was hired as videographer at a high end production studio working with large clients such as Microsoft, Lexus, Nascar, etc.
Since moving to the northwest he has worked freelance on numerous music videos, commercials, and sporting events, some airing nationally on MTV and VH1 He has also been contracted under FSN to edit highlights for Mariners games and Shoot Huskies games.
Ryan enjoys anything that involves music or outdoor activities. Most of those include Snowboarding,water sports, BBQ's, concerts, atv's, dirt bikes, etc. He's also an avid football fan, if he's not out shooting a game he's probably at one.
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Liz Poland, Anchor/Reporter liz@bitv.org
Liz Poland has called Bainbridge Island home since 1998. After graduating from Bainbridge High School in 2005, she traded in her the rainy weather and for some snow. She went back to her East Coast roots and studied Broadcast Journalism at Emerson College in Boston, MA.
While in Boston, she traveled to Vancouver and Whistler B.C. to cover pre-Olympic training and preparation for the campus news station WEBN. She also produced an investigative documentary on "couchsurfing.com" that was featured on FOX25 news in Boston.
In May of 2009, Liz graduated with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism and made her way back to Bainbridge. During the summer, she was a media intern at IslandWood. While there, she co-produced and edited the documentary Ed Carriere: Holding to Form. To brush up her skills for her new internship, she popped into BITV to take a video editing class and....the rest is history!
She began working as a reporter and anchoring the "What's Happening" portion of the news in October and by March of 2010 she began to anchor the newscast.
When Liz is not gathering new stories, you will most likely find her on a run, hiking, cooking with her friends, or rolling around with her beloved family dog Bailey. |
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Brad Girtz, Reporter brad@bitv.org
Brad Girtz is a native islander. After graduating from Bainbridge High Brad Attended Washington State University. During his college career, Brad worked as part of the student run television station. In his senior year, Brad decided to fulfill his lifelong dream of studying abroad in the United Kingdom. Upon his return, he graduated with a degree from the Murrow College of Communication. Brad worked for several newspapers before finding his calling in broadcasting. He now works as a reporter for BITV. |
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Danielle Strauss, News Director/Producer/Reporter danielle@bitv.org
From interviewing Hilary Clinton in Elmira, NY, to covering horse racing at Saratoga Race Track in Saratoga Springs, NY, and even reporting in a Nor'easter on the Maine coast, Danielle Strauss has covered her fair share news... and loved every minute of it!
Her latest news... she and her family relocated from New England to Bainbridge Island in the summer of 2009. While Danielle had planned on being a "stay at home mom", she missed telling people's stories. She is delighted to be working at BITV once a week. Danielle is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. While in college, she spent her summers in Washington, DC, interning for Hearst Argyle Television, US Sen. Arlen Specter's, and WJLA-ABC 7. Her first paying job was as the morning anchor at the ABC affiliate in Elmira, NY. While she was there, she was part of a team that earned a NYS Associated Press Broadcasters Award for a special on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. After Elmira, Danielle reported and anchored for Capital News 9 in Albany, NY. In 2006, Danielle accepted a reporter position at ABC affiliate in Portland, ME. Last year, the ME Associated Press Broadcasters Association recognized Danielle for her consumer reports. She was also part of a newscast that received a New England Emmy Award for "Best Newscast". Danielle is thrilled to call the Pacific Northwest home and looks forward to meeting the islanders that help make BI the perfect place to live and work. |
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Caitlin Murphy, Reporter/What's Happening
caitlin@bitv.org
Caitlin Murphy is originally from Miami, Florida but moved to the northwest before starting high school. Apparently she didn't mind the rain too much because she has been here ever since. Caitlin graduated from the University of Washington (Go Huskies!) where she majored in Philosophy.
As an undergraduate Caitlin wrote a health and fitness book for college students that was profiled in the Seattle P.I. and several media outlets including King5's Evening Magazine. It was the experience of taping Evening Magazine and watching how the story came together that peaked Caitlin's interest in television broadcasting.
Caitlin was able to get some practical broadcasting experience as an intern at KIRO Radio working the assignment desk and going out in the field with reporters. She discovered Bainbridge Island Television after driving back from the Bainbridge Garden's Annual Pumpkin Walk and thought it would be the coolest place to work. Caitlin is thrilled to get the chance to put together stories about the people and places of Bainbridge Island.
Caitlin is also a passionate sports fan and athlete. She's always on the hunt for the next great workout and loves to share her passion for fitness with the exercise classes she teaches. Caitlin also loves spending time with her family and wonderful fiance Justin! |
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Paul Mandeville, COBI Technical Director
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Christie Thuren, Reporter |
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John Hayden, Police Blotter Commentary |
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Joel Messett, Intern |
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You could be a part of our dedicated and fun team. Stop in the station and let us know who you are. Contract and volunteer positions available. |
A volunteer Board of Directors governs BITV.
- Kim Brackett - City Liaison
- TJ Faddis
- Jack Fahey
- Mark Fredrichs
- Jeffrey Harmes
- Pam Keyes - Bainbridge School District Liaison
- Mickey Molnaire
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