E-mail: mailto:[email protected]

Website:� http://www.usatvtalk.com

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT

Language Arts/Media Arts Teacher�TV Interviewing � Community Access Programs � TV Talk Shows � Webmaster Experience

Video Writing, Direction & Production � Public, Press & Community Relations�Wrestling Coach

�General News, Educational & Investigative Reporting �NBC News Election Night Reporter� Topic Research

I am a guest teacher with the Brewster, New York Central School District, and Weston, Connecticut Public School District.� My specialty is Language Arts/Media Arts teacher. Currently, I am a guest teacher on assignment as a business computer technology teacher with Weston Public School district. I offer the versatility and skills that come from a substantial background in teaching, educational programming, interviewing and writing for press and broadcast media. Enjoying some popularity as an on-camera local TV personality, I am an accomplished and respected director and producer. My subjects are usually educational in nature, but also include news, community access and call-in shows. A skilled interviewer, I have covered a wide range of issues and worked with many internationally-known figures. I am reportedly America�s longest running public access/community access producer-host.

CAREER OVERVIEW

Since 1970 I have been involved in most aspects of press writing, radio and cable television production. I began as a News Reporter in the field for the Mutual Broadcasting System, via Radio WINE AM/FM progressing in 1974 to Radio WLAD AM/FM as a Radio News Writer, while also serving as a Reporter for Connecticut�s Bridgeport Sunday Post, Citizen News, and Newtown Bee.

In 1978 I became the Executive Director, Producer and Anchor of the locally popular Channel 6 News Update, which developed into Connecticut News Talk and now USA TV Talk Live. This immensely popular cable TV program, with a viewing area and membership that includes a large area of Connecticut, is owned by the Comcast and Charter Cablevision companies.

From 1972 until my early retirement in 2000 in order to satisfy a lifelong ambition, I was a Teacher, with a fine record of achievement in a Connecticut city public school district, where I received a twenty year gold medal for outstanding teaching from the superintendent. I resigned to play a more major role in Telecommunications, the Broadcast media, Public Relations, News Reporting or Publishing. My dedication will be apparent, for I devote thousands of hours to the pursuit of these activities, developing my many skills in them, although I am incorporating my media skills within my private school teaching position.

PRESENT ACTIVITIES

q In my multi-faceted roles at� USA TV Talk Live with Al Bruhn at Comcast Television, I am responsible for on-camera appearances as Host, topic research, hard/soft news related items, guest show scheduling, scriptwriting, and technical coordination of this popular, respected community cable TV program.

q My other TV activities are as Executive Director/Producer of American Public Television/Western Connecticut Television Network ... and News Director of WXCI FM (Western Connecticut State University College Radio Station), of which I am a Co-Founder.

q Radio and Press positions include North East Correspondent for Mutual Broadcasting Company, Weekend News Director at WLAD AM/FM(Danbury) and WINE AM/FM (Brookfield, Connecticut), and Correspondent for Bethel, Connecticut, for Newtown Bee Publishing; Bridgeport Sunday Post.

q I am also Owner and General Manager, Bruhn Video Productions Company, in which I handle everything from camera work and production to all business aspects of this� company. As Webmaster of Bruhn Family USA Media Network, I� have substantial working knowledge of the Internet.

ACHIEVEMENTS AT COMCAST CABLEVISION

q My cable TV program USA TV Talk Live with Al Bruhn has become a liaison between the local school systems and the area communities. As an example, the special Ridgefield High School Tiger TV22 program, entitled �Strictly Speaking Ridgefield� became accepted as the medium for airing school��

�� and town issues.

q Under my guidance of its technical staff, USA TV Talk Live has improved its program acceptability to become one of the finest community access programs in the State.

q I have a reputation for successfully presenting the most difficult and sensitive news stories to the public, by going to the heart of a subject, analyzing the facts and dealing with them honestly.

q My cable program enjoys such popularity that a single live call-in show about a proposed Fiscal Budget for Ridgefield was approved at a referendum the following day, as a result of demands from our program�s listeners in the community.

q The support we have enjoyed has led to expansion of news coverage from a 30- to a 60-minute format, helping to meet the needs of the viewing audience in Western and Central Connecticut.

q Although the bulk of cable programs are recorded, I have produced major sports events on location, including Western Connecticut wrestling tournaments and Red Cross swim meets.

q Concerned about my community, I have prepared several book outlines for completion in the near future, among them with two noted published authors �How To Protect Your Child In School� which will help parents.

q As Danbury�s first Public Access weekly news anchor, I used my teaching experience to provide a beneficial, highly popular community service on Teleprompter Channel 6. My interviewing style has won much praise for its effective - but non-invasive character.

These are examples of my versatility and sense of what captures the interest of the general public at all levels. They are coupled with an in-depth technical knowledge of all the communications media. My years of experience in these specialized functions are substantially augmented and enriched by the earlier experience as a public school teacher. It was in this demanding environment that I developed� my ability to communicate complex issues in the easily-understood terms required by popular media.��

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Education: Western Connecticut State University, 1987

Bachelor of Science in Education: Western Connecticut State University, 1972

6^th Year Diploma in Administration & Supervision: Southern Connecticut State University 1994

AFFILIATIONS

Member: Ridgefield Friends of the Public Library

Webmaster of the Bruhn Family USA Media Network

Ridgefield Connecticut Amateur Wrestling Team, Head Coach

Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Center Health Club

USAF Sgt. Honorable Discharge