John Handiboe

About John Handiboe

Emmy-award winning multimedia project manager with over 20 years of professional experience as a content strategist creating specialized programming for television, web publications, social media, radio and newspaper. Excellent managerial skills for an intense, fast-paced deadline-driven work environment. Strong communication, organization and troubleshooting skills. Project manager coordinating coverage for large scale events such as trials, town halls, election coverage, national convention coverage, candidate debates, theme park openings, rocket launches, breaking news and severe weather/hurricane coverage. Leveraging social media to market content and reach new viewers and readers. Effective combination of creative, organizational and analytical skills. Experience concentrated in special projects, election/politics, news, entertainment and sports television production.

Experience

1. Assistant News Director

   WGAL 8 TV

   Oct 2023 — Present · Lancaster, PA, US

Education

• Shikellamy High School

  Business

  1990 — 1994

• Waynesburg University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication Electronic Media

Skills

• Editorial
• Videography
• Television News
• Social Media
• Entertainment
• Video Editing
• Web Content
• Television
• Producing
• News Writing
• Radio
• Team Leadership
• Final Cut Pro
• Broadcast Journalism
• Breaking News
• Management
• Broadcast Television
• Project Planning
• Video Production
• Broadcast
• Avid
• Broadcasting
• Camera
• Project Management
• Journalism
• Editing
• Sound
• Storytelling
• Video
• Multimedia