DAVID MOLKO
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EXPERIENCE
CTV News Vancouver, Canada 2016 - Present
Present Senior Reporter
- Investigative Reporting: Death at Daycare: Broke story that an unlicensed daycare where
a 16-month-old boy died had been investigated 4 times; Landed exclusive with toddler’s parents; Sparked commitment to change from regulators that impacts millions
- Led coverage of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearings, including exclusive about her security team doing double duty for Chinese Consulate
- Led BC coverage of teenage murder suspects that sparked nationwide manhunt, reporting for all platforms including live coverage for CTV News Channel and CTV National News
- Deploy on breaking news, including worst flooding in decades & BC wildfires
- Fill-In Anchor (solo & co-anchor) - Weekday 5PM, 6PM, 11:30PM, Noon
CNN International Asia Pacific 2013 – 2016
Senior Producer based in Hong Kong
On-Air Correspondent (2014 - 2016)
- Report live/file on location: Air Asia 8501 crash (Indonesia), TransAsia crash (Taipei),
Hong Kong protests, Singapore elections, & Indonesia’s haze crisis, among others
- Filled-in for Seoul Correspondent in 2016: NK defector, U.S. THAAD anti-missile shield
- Enterprise thoughtful news pieces on Indonesia’s palm oil problem & airline safety,
same-sex relations in Singapore, MH370 lessons from air traffic control
- Delivered creative multi-platform features for Business Traveller & Future Cities: Solar plane circumnavigation (China); private island business (Philippines); innovative airport (Japan)
Malaysia Airlines MH370 Coverage
- Field produced and reported for 2 months from Kuala Lumpur & Perth, Australia, breaking news on all platforms and delivering network exclusives
- Managed “New Day” anchor remote & produced offshore coverage (Marine BGAN)
Asia Pacific Features
- Conceptualized & produced more than a dozen half-hour feature specials:
- CNN Business Traveller - “Bleisure” (Philippines) and “Authenticity” (China)
- On the Road: India, Japan, & Singapore; Future Cities: Singapore; Innovative Cities
- Produced CNN’s On China, leading all logistics, editorial, and post-production. 4+ camera
shoots on location, including inside Beijing Capital Airport and Shanxi’s Grace Vineyards
CNN International 2008 – 2013
Senior Producer based at CNN Center in Atlanta
- Acted as Supervising Producer across all dayparts, comparable to EP in other newsrooms,
overseeing multi-hour blocks of live programming & breaking news (2012-2013)
- Produced CNNI’s primetime flagship newscast International Desk with Hala Gorani
- Conceptualized, wrote, & produced A Nuclear Iran: The Expert Intel, a documentary special
hosted by CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour
- Assigned to London bureau twice for program launch & redevelopment (2011)
- Onsite producer at Democratic Natl. Convention (2012) & Middle East Talks (2010)
WCBS-TV, New York – Line Producer/Writer 2007-2008
WNYW-TV, FOX 5 News, New York – Copy Editor/Writer (Freelance) 2006
WICZ-TV FOX 40 News – General Assignment Reporter (One Man Band) 2005
MSNBC – Researcher 2004
CONSULTING WORK
CNN International Consulting Business 2014 - 2015
Indonesia: Worked alongside CNN Indonesia show production teams in Jakarta to enhance editorial depth, visual presentation, and storytelling techniques before network launch
Mongolia: Conducted “Best Practices” workshop for 30 journalists in Ulaanbaatar
AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS
Jack Webster Awards
- Feature/Enterprise Reporting - Failing our Most Vulnerable, COVID-19 in Care Homes (2020)
- Business/Economics Excellence - BC Business Faces the Pandemic (2020)
RTDNA Canada National Award
- Continuing Coverage - The Worst Flooding in a Century (2019)
Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
- Continuing Coverage - The Death of Baby Mac (2018) - International Large Market
Emmy®-Award-Winning Producer & Writer
- Outstanding Live Coverage of Current News – Long Form: Revolution in Egypt (2012)
- Outstanding Writer: News (2009)
- Outstanding Societal Concerns Special: Extreme Winter Weather (2009)
- Outstanding Environmental Programming: Journey to Mt. Washington (2009)
- Best Daytime Newscast: Bronx Fire (2008)
Affiliations: Natl. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS); Writers Guild of America (WGA); Alpha Delta Phi (Columbia University Chapter)
LANGUAGES, SKILLS & WORK AUTHORIZATION
- French - Advanced (speak, read, write); Coursework in Arabic & Japanese
- Hostile Environment Field & Medical Training Course - BSG Strategic Risk Solutions (2012)
- Edit - Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie; Shoot – Prosumer Cameras
- Citizenship - USA; PR - Canada
EDUCATION
Columbia University – New York, NY (2004)
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science-Economics; Magna cum laude
Semester Abroad: University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2003