CANDY ALTMAN was named a corporate news executive with Hearst-Argyle Broadcasting in May, 2000, after spending seven years as news director at WCVB-TV in Boston, Mass. She joined the station in 1983. Under Candy's direction NewsCenter 5 won numerous accolades, including the nationally coveted Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence from the Radio and Television News Directors Association in 1998, plus many other regional awards. WCVB also has been selected as station of the year by the Associated Press and the Boston Press Photographers Association. Prior to joining WCVB, Candy was executive news producer at WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was eventually promoted to assistant news Director. Candy also has worked at WPLG-TV in Miami, and at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri. Candy and her husband Joe Bergantino, a reporter for WBZ-TV and a former ABC news correspondent, reside in the Boston suburb of Brookline with their daughter.

JILL GEISLER heads the Leadership and Management Group of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, one of the country's most respected schools for professional journalists. Jill teaches management, ethics, writing and reporting. She joined Poynter in 1998, after a newsroom career that spanned 25 years. According to the Radio-TV News Directors Association, in 1978 she was the first woman in the country to become a TV news director at a major-market network affiliate, WITI-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had entered broadcast journalism as a reporter, producer and anchor. The WITI news operation became known for quality storytelling and a commitment to ethical decision-making. Geisler is the author of articles on management and leadership, and a frequent contributor to the RTNDA's magazine, the Communicator. She lives in Bayside, Wisconsin with her husband and 2 sons, and commutes to St. Petersburg to teach seminars for Poynter.

THE REV. CARLYLE GILL is one of the first women to be ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church. She graduated from Virginia Seminary in 1976 and was called to serve as Chaplain to the College at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.. Carlyle also has served as Associate Rector at St. Augustine by-the-Sea in Santa Monica, California, and as Rector of St. Stephen and the Incarnation in Washington, DC. She currently serves as Associate Rector at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Washington. Carlyle has a strong interest in the use of story in preaching. Story, she notes, is the basic unit of communication in the Bible.

RICKI GREEN is an award-winning media executive, broadcast journalist, and television producer with over 20 years of experience. Until January 1999 she was series producer for the weekly newsmagazine Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly carried on PBS. Green has won more than 50 awards for her television productions, both as producer and executive producer of programming for PBS. These include a national Emmy, a Dupont Columbia Award and a Peabody. From 1984 to 1992 she was vice president of news and public affairs for WETA-TV, the flagship PBS affiliate in Washington DC. In that role she developed and oversaw more than fifty specials and series produced for PBS. She has extensive experience in production ranging from magazine series to documentaries, news specials, historical programs, and celebrity/audience events. Green started Ever Green Communications in 1992 and among her clients have been Stanford University, PBS stations WETA, KQED/San Francisco, WYES/New Orleans, WNET/New York, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, and the Discovery Channel. Green was co-executive producer and creator of the award-winning Making Sense of the Sixties, a six-hour series, which aired on PBS in 1991.

JOHN HARRIS was named WRAL-TV director of special projects in October 1999. He oversees the station's documentary unit and is heavily involved in strategic projects for the station's parent company Capitol Broadcasting Company. In recent months, John has served as lead executive in negotiations to build a regional cable news channel with Time-Warner. John is involved in pioneering work with digital television. Recently, he produced a demonstration to show how broadcasters might use multiple digital channels to serve viewers during a weather emergency. Before moving into his current role, Harris served five and a half years as WRAL's news director. Under his leadership, WRAL's news department twice captured the coveted MidSouth Emmy award for News Excellence and also garnered Peabody, DuPont-Columbia and National IRE awards. Before returning to his native North Carolina in 1994, John served as news director at WESH-TV, Orlando, Fla., and at WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC. John and his wife Janet live in Raleigh. They have two teenaged children, Winston and Lauren. John's hobbies include music and golf. He played saxophone and sang in a jazz-rock band during his college days in the 70's. His golf game is, unfortunately, not in the 70's.

BOYD HUPPERT is a general assignment reporter at KARE-TV in Minneapolis. He worked previously at TV newsrooms in Milwaukee, Wisc., Omaha, Neb., and Wausau, Wisc. Boyd and his coworker, photogarpher Jonathan Malat, are frequent speakers on the topic of teamwork between reporters and photographers. Speaking venues have included the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, The National Writer's Workshop, and the national conventions of the Radio-Television News Directors Association and the National Press Photographers Association. They believe character and special moments are essential elements of good stories. Boyd is proudest however of the bald spots in his front yard from all the ball games with his two sons, seven-year-old Matt and ten-year-old Sam.

ROBERT KRULWICH is a network correspondent for ABC News, appearing regularly on ABC's "Nightline." He also reports for "ABC World News Tonight", "Prime Time Live" and "Good Morning America." Robert has been called "the most inventive network reporter in television," by TV Guide, "the man who makes the dismal science swing," by the Washington Journalism Review, and "the man who simplifies without being simple," by New York Magazine. His specialty is explaining complex news-economics, technology, science --- in a style that is clear, compelling and entertaining. He is also a regular correspondent on the PBS investigative series, "Frontline," where he won a Dupont Columbia Award, a national Emmy, and a George Polk Award. His ABC Special on Barbie, a cultural history of the world famous doll, also won a national Emmy. Before joining ABC in 1994, Robert appeared regularly on CBS This Morning, 48 Hours and CBS' Nightwatch with Charlie Rose. From 1978 to 1985, he was business and economics correspondent for National Public Radio. He still contributes to NPR, and once a year, with three friends, Jane Curtin, Buck Henry and Tony Hendra, he hosts a semi-fictional year-in-review called "Backfire." Robert lives in New York City with his wife, Tamar Lewin, a national reporter for the New York Times. They have two children, Jesse and Nora Ann. Robert takes special pride in coaching Nora's basketball team, which is moving closer and closer to a winning season.

ANNIE LANG is professor and director of graduate studies at Indiana University's Department of Telecommunications. She also directs the Institute for Communication Research at Indiana. Annie joined the faculty at Indiana in 1995, after teaching at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. Annie's research focuses on how viewers respond to messages in the media. She has looked specifically at how television story structures affect viewers' ability to both understand and remember what they see. The results of Annie's research have been widely published in scholarly journals and in the RTNDA Communicator magazine. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. She's also married and the mother of two children who communicate in many different and fascinating ways.

JOHN LARSON Since being named West Coast correspondent for Dateline NBC in March of 1994, John Larson has been honored with many of the nation's most prestigious journalism awards, including two National Emmy Awards. Some of his other accolades include three national Edward R. Murrow Awards and two National Headliner Awards in 1999. Prior to coming to NBC News, John was a general assignment reporter for KOMO-TV in Seattle, Washington. (1986-1994). He was recognized with 17 regional Emmys as well as many other journalism awards. Larson is a much sought after speaker, teacher and motivator. He speaks regularly at the National Writers Workshops, The Poynter Institute, and the National Press Photographers' National Workshop. He has been a frequent guest lecturer for the Society of Professional Journalists, The Radio and Television News Directors Association and local affiliates. Larson's first job in broadcasting was for KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska, where he served as a reporter, assignment editor, anchor and news director. While there he pioneered coverage of the 1000 mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. John is married and the father of two delightful children. Last time we checked, his wife made him keep all his awards in the garage.

NAMU LWANGA is a storyteller and singer who was born, bred and educated in Uganda. She often uses her experiences and the rich culture of Uganda to enhance her shows. Namu grew up listening to stories around her. Her "Web of Tales, volume one" won a Parents Choice Honors certificate in 1995 for both the video and audio. She weaves traditional stories from Uganda and her own original stories with music and dance. Namu recently wrote "Shields & Shells," a musical about hope and survival. She is a resident company member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington DC. Her credits include Arena Stage, Ford's Theatre, Discovery Theatre, Washington Stage Guild, Source Theatre, Round House, Washington Jewish Theatre, Kennedy Center, among others. Namu has three CDs of modern African music. She sings in over nine different traditional languages and utilizes the Zouk, soukous, soca and reggae musical styles. She is a recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Award.

JONATHAN MALAT is a general assignment photojournalist from KARE-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Jonathan started shooting 7 years ago in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. In 1998, The National Press Photographers Association awarded Jonathan the Ernie Crisp Award, recognizing him as the National Photographer of the Year. Malat has been honored with six Emmy awards and an Edward R. Murrow award. Recently Jonathan has been a speaker for the RTNDA, NATAS, SPJ, and NPPA. He has served on the faculty of the Poynter Institute and the NPPA Team Storytelling Workshop. When he's not finding creative ways to defrost his lens in frozen Minnesota, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his wife Heide, and his 4-year-old daughter Madeline.

DOUG MARLETTE Pulitzer-Prize winner Doug Marlette is originally from Greensboro, N.C., and was raised in the South in Durham, N.C., Laurel, Miss., and Sanford, Fla.. He currently divides his time between New York and North Carolina. Well known for both his editorial cartoons and his comic strip Kudzu, Marlette's work is syndicated in hundreds of newspapers worldwide. He has won every major award for editorial cartooning. In addition to the 1988 Pulitzer Prize, he was the first and only cartoonist to receive the prestigious Neiman Fellowship at Harvard University. Doug spent 15 years at the Charlotte Observer, two years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and now draws editorial cartoons for Newsday. His cartoons have been collected in 14 books. His most recent books are Faux Bubba: Bill and Hillary Go to Washington from Times Books/Random House and I Feel Your Pain from Loblolly Books. He co-wrote, with novelist Pat Conroy, the screenplay 'Ex' and also created a musical based on his comic strip Kudzu.

KIMBERLY MERCADO is producer of Our Stories at Oxygen Media. She brings a diverse background to her work in Internet production. She has worked with non-profit organizations such as Americorp and the United Way in Miami, Puerto Rico and Brazil. While getting a master's degree in Latin American Studies at New York University, Kimberly took a film course and changed careers. She moved to Puerto Rico and produced a daily half hour morning show "Un Ratito Contigo" which included interviews, a cooking segment and information on entertainment and local news. She then produced concerts with Maritza Casiano Production bringing to the stage accomplished Latin American performers such as Marc Anthony, Cristian Castro and Miguel Bose. Kimberly moved to New York City where she coordinated commercial and produced an independent 35mm feature "Height of the Sky." She was hired by Oxygen Media because of her diverse background in hopes that they could create a new type of storytelling through the co-creation process.

DAN ROSENHEIM is news director at KPIX-TV in San Francisco, Calif. He spent four years in the same position across town at KRON-TV, where he was instrumental in developing collaborations with other media in the area, including the San Francisco Chronicle, BayTV, sfgate.com, and KQED-FM public radio. Dan joined KRON in 1996 from the print journalism world, where he had spent his career as a reporter and editor. After working at the Lansing, Ill., Sun-Journal and the Hammond, Ind., Times, Dan moved to Chicago and covered economics and energy for the Sun Times. In 1985, he joined the San Francisco Chronicle as economics editor, and in 1993 was named managing editor. Under Dan's leadership, KRON was honored with a Peabody Award and a James K. Batten award for a groundbreaking project, "About Race."

TOM ROSENSTIEL designed the Project for Excellence in Journalism and directs its operations. The project, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, is an initiative by journalists to clarify and raise the standards of American journalism. Tom is the former media critic for the Los Angeles Times and the chief Congressional correspondent for Newsweek magazine, he is the author of Strange Bedfellows: How Television and the Presidential Candidates Changed American Politics, 1992 (Hyperion Press). Tom also wrote "The Beat Goes On: Clinton's First Year with the Media," a Twentieth Century Fund Monograph. His work has appeared in such journals as Esquire, The New Republic and Columbia Journalism Review. He has appeared on MSNBC's "The News with Brian Williams" and other radio and television programs as a media critic. With Bill Kovach, he is the co-author of Warp Speed: America in the Age of Mixed Media.

GEORGE TEREN is a singer and songwriter who moved to Nashville from Boston in 1987. He has been a staff writer with Zomba Music Publishing since 1989. In that time he has had numerous cuts with such artists as John Michael Montgomery, Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Mattea, John Berry, Billy Dean, Neal McCoy, Suzy Boggess, and Bryan White, among others. George hit #1 with Rick Treveno's "Running Out of Reasons to Run" and has had hits with Billy Dean's "I'm Not Built That Way" and Neal McCoy's "Now I Pray For Rain." George has had #1 record with Kevin Sharp's "She's Sure Taking It Well" and a top five with Billy Ray Cyrus' "Busy Man." Recent cuts include such artists as Tim McGraw, JoDee Messina and Britney Spears. In addition, George has written, produced and sung music for radio and TV including themes for the NBA, for ABC College Football, for CBS for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and for NBC's fall Campaigns of 1993 and 1994. His advertising clients have included Busch Beer, Valvoline, McDonald's, Pabst Beer, Dominos Pizza and Wal-Mart. Among the artists he has worked with are Ladysmith Black Mombazo, Take Six, Lee Greenwood, T. Graham Brown, Pam Tillis, Tower of Power, and Larry Stewart. His awards include a Clio, a Mobius, and a number of Tellys and Emmys.

DAVID TURECAMO began making films at the age of seven. Today he not only functions as a producer-reporter for ABC News "Nightline," covering world events from Tehran to East Harlem, but shoots and edits his stories, which puts him among a vanguard of photojournalists pioneering the use of small, digital video cameras for first-person reporting. Graduating from editor to producer at CBS News "60 Minutes," where he spent fourteen years, he has since produced for "Prime Time Live," "National Geographic Explorer," and even "Late Night with David Letterman." He has worked in more than a dozen African countries including Angola, South Africa and Uganda and his reporting there was featured on the BBC and Dutch Television. By "living" with his subjects, David has captured life on location with an Iranian film crew, a nun in the South Bronx and the ups and downs of a mutual fund manager during one of Wall Street's wildest weeks. David has won awards at the San Francisco and Chicago International Film Festivals as well as local Emmys for specials he produced for WCBS-TV.