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Yevette Brown

Coordinator of Instructional Development

Office #: D1434
Phone #:708.235.3952
Fax#: 708.534.8956
email: y-brown@govst.edu 
Experience |   Freelance |  Publications | Honors/Awards | Education 

Experience

Coordinator of Instructional Development
Faculty – Digital Learning and Media Design/University College
1995 - present   Governors State University - University Park, IL

Write and produce video projects for various departments in the university as well as the development and production of Video/Digital Media Courses, Video Segments and Study Guides. Also involved in research, development and production of GSU CD-ROM/Internet courses for the Naval PACE program, Digital/Internet curriculum for the national Foster PRIDE training program and multi-media/DVD educational and training courses for GSU and various organizations.

Over-see department operations in the absence of the director.

Department of Media Communications- Instructor
MCOM 660:Corporate and Non-Traditional Broadcasting

Senior Producer/Writer
1987-1993  Johnson Communications, Inc. - Chicago, IL

Produced and Wrote nationally syndicated program “The Ebony Jet Showcase.”

Managed a staff of producers, writers, talent, Non-linear and On-line editors, field and studio crews, graphic and computer artists and interns.

Senior Associate Producer
1981 - 1987  WTTW-TV - Chicago, IL

Produced and wrote Public Affairs programs “Chicago Tonight with John Callaway” and “Chicago Feedback” as well as specials and election coverage. Supervised field and studio crews, editors, and other production personnel.

Assistant Producer/Researcher
1976-1978  NBC-TV- Chicago, IL

Assisted with the production and scripting of the evening News and Consumer Affairs programming.

 

Freelance

Freelance Broadcast Video: (1981 – present)

  • WTTW/PBS - “ARTBEAT” – Segment Producer/Writer. Currently involved as a Freelance Producer, writing scripts and producing segments about Chicago’s Arts community as well as other PBS specials. 
  • “Chicago Tonight with John Callaway” – Wrote and produced various scripts and segments on local News and Public Affairs issues as well as produced election and current event specials.
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting - Field producer for Mid-West documentary work.
  • Andrew Solt Productions/ Los Angeles: Field Producer for film Documentary “The History of Rock and Roll”- Rhythm and Blues Segment.
  • “Ebony Jet Showcase” (National Syndication) - Wrote and produced segments on the entertainment, sports, government and business community.
  • BET, Television (National) - Produced segments for various BET programs.

Freelance Corporate Video: ( 1994 – present)

  • Nike, Inc. – Wrote and produced video and audio segments on the history of Chicago’s “Streetball” (amateur basketball) community. The segments are included in a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Nike Corporation, which has been shown in museums and street/art festivals around the Chicago area.
  • Provident Hospital of Cook County –Developed, Produced and wrote patient and staff information and training videos.
  • Fashion Fair Cosmetics - Wrote and produced a: 30 second film commercial.
  • Standard Motor Products, Inc. - Produced a product information and training video and helped develop an interactive CD-ROM for this multi-media production.
  • Urban Ministries, Inc. - Developed, wrote and produced a video segment about the history and products of this religious publishing company.
  • National Safety Council - Developed and produced Public Safety Announcements for the Council’s national “Buckle Up for Safety” campaign.
  • North Central Regional Educational Library- Developed and produced videos for their “Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities.”
  • Word/Epic Records - Developed and produced a 3 hr concert and an Electronic Press Kit for Gospel legend Shirley Caesar.
  • Jive Records - Developed and produced Press Kits for recording artists. Worked with on-air presentation for various new artists.
 

Publications

  • NUTN 2007 Conference Co-presenter: High Def Learning: Through the glass clearly and brightly 
  • e-Learning 2006 Conference Co-presenter: Taking Pride:Designing Interactive Digital Learning
  • Contemporary Black America: Entertainment-Southwestern Publishers, Nashville, TN. 1981
  • University of Chicago Poetry Journal- 1978
 

Honors/Awards

  • 2006 Governors State University Excellence Award
  • 2001 Emmy Award - Segment Producer "Artbeat Chicago" WTTW-TV
  • 2000 Emmy Nomination - Producer "Artbeat Chicago" WTTW-TV
  • NAACP Image Award Nomination “ The Ebony Jet Showcase”
  • 1986 Dollars and Sense Magazine “ Up and Coming” Award Recipient
  • 1984 Emmy Nomination Co-Producer - “Consumers Guide to theCongressional Election” – WTTW -TV
 

Education

Northwestern Univerisity,Evanston, IL
Master of Arts - Television & Film Production
Major: Journalism

Univerisity of Illinois,Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts - Speech/Mass Media
Minor: Sociology