Alison MacAdam

About Alison MacAdam

I am a story editor, trainer and editorial consultant with an equal appreciation for public service journalism and narrative audio storytelling. I worked at the highest levels of public media for more than 25 years, and now work independently for a wide range of journalism organizations. My editing is informed by years as a producer, with an understanding of sound, structure, audience, musical scoring, writing for the voice and field recording. Story editing: Pulitzer finalist \"The 13th Step\"(NHPR), In the Dark\'s \"Blood Relatives\"(The New Yorker), NPR\'s Embedded (\"Tested,\" a Peabody finalist, and \"Capital Gazette,\" a Murrow Award winner),\"544 Days\"(Gimlet/Crooked Media/A24), Peabody Award-winning \"Believed\"(with NPR & Michigan Radio),\"The Revolution with Steve Kornacki\"(MSNBC),\"Land of the Giants\"(Vox Media), NPR\'s \"Code Switch,\" The New Yorker Radio Hour, National Geographic, Latino USA,\"Song Exploder,\" NPR\'s \"Throughline\"(pilots)Editorial consulting for: Center for Public Integrity, WNYC Studios, Vox, NBCSpecialties: Story editing, documentary-style audio journalism, story/podcast conceptualization and assessment, writing, coaching audio journalists Personal interests: History, soccer, theater, travel, outdoors, books, books and more books

Experience

1. Story Editor, Narrative Podcasts Radio

   Product Innovation Agency

   Sep 2018 — Present

   Current/recent work: In the Dark (\"Blood Relatives\"), Tested (Peabody finalist, Ambie winner; with NPR\'s Embedded, CBC, Bucket of Eels), The 13th Step (Pulitzer Prize finalist, New Hampshire Public Radio), 544 Days (Crooked/Gimlet), New Yorker Radio Hour, Embedded (NPR), Code Switch (NPR), The Heist (Center for Public Integrity), Land of the Giants (Vox), WNYC Studios, The Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN), Latino USA, National Geographic. In 2018, I helped edit the podcast Believed, from NPR and Michigan Radio, which won the Peabody, duPont-Columbia, Scripps Howard and Dart awards.

Education

• Nieman Foundation, Harvard University

  Fellow

  2013 — 2014

• Wesleyan University

  Bachelor’s Degree

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Coaching
• Research
• Singing
• Training
• Editing
• Field Production
• News Writing
• Journalism
• Writing
• Storytelling
• Soccer