Matthew W.
Production Manager at VPM / Virginia Public Media | Award-Winning Videojournalist & Grip | Freelance Videographer / Camera Operator
- Role
- Camera Operator, Replay Operator, Graphics Operator, Director at Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Location
- Richmond, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matthew W.
With over 10 years of professional experience in the TV industry, 6 of those years working in news. I\'ve cover hundreds of stories and events of almost every kind. I was a Photojournalist for just over 3 years having worked a variety of shifts over that time at two different stations in Cincinnati, OH. Now I\'m the Production Manager at Virginia Public Media (VPM)/ WCVE-TV, the PBS station in Richmond, VA. Working on several aspects of production including camera operation, lighting, set building, operating teleprompter, among other duties for the station\'s original programming, client projects, satellite uplinks to local and national networks for political guests, client media tours, along with much more. Along with overseeing the full-time production staff on day to day duties.I am also a freelance Camera Operator with multiple organizations including VCU Athletics (Virginia Commonwealth University), and the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team, the Double-A team for the San Francisco Giants.
Experience
Camera Operator, Replay Operator, Graphics Operator, Director
May 2021 — Present · Richmond, VA, US
Operating various cameras for in-house game day production for the video board, and live stream of the game on MiLB.TV.Duties included shooting the game itself, promotional games, on-field first pitches, and National Anthem performances, and other various on-field events, like fireworks nights, jersey presentations, and more.Additional duties as of the 2022 season now include replay operator, and graphics for the MiLB.TV broadcast.Along with filling in as director of the production on an as-needed basis.In the lead up to the 2026 season and the opening of the Flying Squirrels new home at CarMax Park, I assisted with pre-launch control room testing to ensure full operational readiness for game-day productions.
Education
Butler Tech
Certificate of Program Completion, Digital Media Production
2012 — 2014
Colerain High School
Diploma, High School Diploma
2011 — 2014
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Audio/Video Production
2014 — 2018
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