Bill Kerig

Summary

Author. Screenwriter. Feature filmmaker. Award-winning journalist.

President/COO of publicly held multi-media corporation.

Network and Olympic television producer. ESPN Commentator.

Former professional skier.

Career History

•Digital iQ Magazine (2/02 - 12/02)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Editor in Chief

•Skiing Magazine (1990-present)
Boulder, CO
Contributing Editor, Underground Editor
I have written instructionals, travel pieces, product reviews, and columns. Mostly recently concepted, created, wrote, photographed, and branded a new underground travel section that appeared in every issue of 2002-03.

•Mountain Sports Press AOL/Time Warner (3/01-3/02)
Utah Underground
AuthorConcepted, wrote, photographed, and supervised layout and design of a 276-page guidebook to Utah. Promoted the book through interviews on CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, NPR, Outside magazine, and other news sources. Outside magazine called Utah Underground the best guide to Utah.

•ABC News 2002 Olympic (2/1/02 - 2/28/02)
Salt Lake City
Producer
Was responsible for directing crew, interviewing subjects, and feeding pieces to World News Tonight. Interviewed ABC Sports legend Jim McKay.

•ABC News Peter Jennings (12/10/01 - 12/31/01)
New Year's Eve Special
Deer Valley, Utah
Producer
Was responsible for concepting, researching, writing reports, organizing logistics, briefing host Charles Gibson, and managing all talent and location details for high-pressure live, world-wide satellite feed. The senior executive producer called the segment the best piece in the three and a half-hour broadcast.

•LevelRed Inc. San Diego, CA (03/00 - 11/00)
President and Chief Operating Officer
LevelRed Inc. was a start-up new-media aggregate focused on the 21-34 year-old demographic through Internet, television, print, special events, and e-commerce business units. I was responsible for all facets of creating the brand, managing a staff of 32, being spokesperson, and providing vision for an award-winning Internet portal, an e-commerce division, two international television shows, a print publication, a special event production unit, as well as the company's core infrastructure of business development, marketing, sales, and administrative staffs. Interfaced with investors, brokers, media, and financiers. Re-structured entire business, wrote business plan and employee manual. Cut burn rate. Instituted company policies, increased revenues and accountability. Formed business units. Responsible for winning four Aegis Awards for production excellence.

•CBS News, 48 Hours (10/98-05/99)
NY, NY United States
Network Television Producer Responsible for concept, writing, directing, interviewing, interfacing with correspondent and subjects, scheduling multi-crew shoots, and supervising travel. Delivered an acclaimed special on Picabo Street.

•ABC News, Out There (Pilot TV show) (05/98-07/98)
Valdez, Alaska United States
Network Television Producer
Commissioned to produce a special on the World Extreme Skiing Championships in Valdez, Alaska. Responsible for concept, planning, writing, directing, interfacing with helicopter companies and athletes, shooting, interviewing and being on-camera talent in a harsh high-mountain environment. Delivered a praise-worthy piece on time and on budget.

•CBS News, Olympic Division (02/98-04/98)
Nagano, Japan
Olympic Television Producer
Responsible for finding stories, writing, directing crews, supervising editors, and delivering news stories (under high pressure) to a world-wide audience. Produced stories on the first American medal (in mogul skiing), the introduction of snowboarding to the Olympics, the snowboarding drug incident, the women's ice hockey team gold medal, and a comprehensive piece on the Russian Hockey team.

•Random House, Villard (4/97-9/97)
New York, New York
Author/Humorist The Snowboarder's Total Guide to Life
Commissioned by Random House to write a sports/humor book on snowboard culture. Responsible for conceptualizing book, writing it, and directing graphic artists and photographers to illustrate it.

•Playing in Style (09/96 - 02/98)
Vail, Colorado United States
Cable Television Producer/Writer/Host
"Playing in Style" was a Fox Sports weekly, half-hour winter sports and lifestyle show starring Billy Kidd, myself and two other hosts. Responsible for writing scripts, planning, supervising editors,being on-camera host, developing the website, directing other talent. Produced a high quality television weekly show that achieved a higher rating than other shows in its category.

•PowerBar (10/87-05/96)
Vail, CO United States
Skier and Captain of Pro Mogul Team
The PowerBar Pro Mogul Team was a five member team that traveled the world competing in professional mogul skiing competitions, giving skiing exhibitions, and appearing in stores and trade shows. Responsible for organizing team, selling the concept to PowerBar, and other sponsors, negotiating, invoicing, distributing funds, scheduling travel, and competing at the highest international level. Also responsible for negotiating event appearance fees and film appearance fees and rights. Appeared on the cover of both Skiing and Ski magazines.

•The Vail Trail (06/87-11/92)
Vail, CO United States
Newspaper Reporter/Columnist
The Vail Trail is a weekly newspaper located in Vail, Colorado. Responsible for reporting on school board, sports, and nightlife. Wrote ski and nightlife columns. Shot photographs. Won Colorado Press Association awards.

Other Publications

My stories have appeared in: Associated Press, Bicycling, Bicycle Guide, Bici da Montanga (Italy), Bike, Bikini, Fast Company, Expedia, Geo (Germany), Men's Health, Men's Journal, Mountain Bike, The Mountain Zone, MSNBC.com, Ski, Skiing, Ski Patrol, Snow Country,

Snowboard Life, Powder, Triathlete, USA Today.com, United Press International, Vail Magazine, Velo (France), Velo News, Zurich Sport.

Photographic Publication

My photographs have appeared in: Bike, Bicycling, Mountain Bike, Mountain Bike Action, National Geographic, Powder, Rocky Mountain Sports and Fitness, Ski, Ski(Germany) Skiing, Snow Country, Velo News, Velo (France), Zurich Sport.

Awards

"Vail Daily Newspaper's Citizen of the Year." (1995)

Colorado Press Association Best Column. (1988)

Colorado Press Association Best Feature Story. (1989)

Education

Saint Michael's College (1984)
Winooski, Vermont
Bachelor of Arts, Finance

Other Achievements

Two-year Captain of Saint Michael's College Ice Hockey Team.



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	home blog books magazines television internet movies bio resume photos contact		Summary Author. Screenwriter. Feature filmmaker. Award-winning journalist. President/COO of publicly held multi-media corporation. Network and Olympic television producer. ESPN Commentator. Former professional skier. Career History •Digital iQ Magazine (2/02 - 12/02) Salt Lake City, Utah Editor in Chief •Skiing Magazine (1990-present) Boulder, CO Contributing Editor, Underground Editor I have written instructionals, travel pieces, product reviews, and columns. Mostly recently concepted, created, wrote, photographed, and branded a new underground travel section that appeared in every issue of 2002-03. •Mountain Sports Press AOL/Time Warner (3/01-3/02) Utah Underground AuthorConcepted, wrote, photographed, and supervised layout and design of a 276-page guidebook to Utah. Promoted the book through interviews on CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, NPR, Outside magazine, and other news sources. Outside magazine called Utah Underground the best guide to Utah. •ABC News 2002 Olympic (2/1/02 - 2/28/02) Salt Lake City Producer Was responsible for directing crew, interviewing subjects, and feeding pieces to World News Tonight. Interviewed ABC Sports legend Jim McKay. •ABC News Peter Jennings (12/10/01 - 12/31/01) New Year's Eve Special Deer Valley, Utah Producer Was responsible for concepting, researching, writing reports, organizing logistics, briefing host Charles Gibson, and managing all talent and location details for high-pressure live, world-wide satellite feed. The senior executive producer called the segment the best piece in the three and a half-hour broadcast. •LevelRed Inc. San Diego, CA (03/00 - 11/00) President and Chief Operating Officer LevelRed Inc. was a start-up new-media aggregate focused on the 21-34 year-old demographic through Internet, television, print, special events, and e-commerce business units. I was responsible for all facets of creating the brand, managing a staff of 32, being spokesperson, and providing vision for an award-winning Internet portal, an e-commerce division, two international television shows, a print publication, a special event production unit, as well as the company's core infrastructure of business development, marketing, sales, and administrative staffs. Interfaced with investors, brokers, media, and financiers. Re-structured entire business, wrote business plan and employee manual. Cut burn rate. Instituted company policies, increased revenues and accountability. Formed business units. Responsible for winning four Aegis Awards for production excellence. •CBS News, 48 Hours (10/98-05/99) NY, NY United States Network Television Producer Responsible for concept, writing, directing, interviewing, interfacing with correspondent and subjects, scheduling multi-crew shoots, and supervising travel. Delivered an acclaimed special on Picabo Street. •ABC News, Out There (Pilot TV show) (05/98-07/98) Valdez, Alaska United States Network Television Producer Commissioned to produce a special on the World Extreme Skiing Championships in Valdez, Alaska. Responsible for concept, planning, writing, directing, interfacing with helicopter companies and athletes, shooting, interviewing and being on-camera talent in a harsh high-mountain environment. Delivered a praise-worthy piece on time and on budget. •CBS News, Olympic Division (02/98-04/98) Nagano, Japan Olympic Television Producer Responsible for finding stories, writing, directing crews, supervising editors, and delivering news stories (under high pressure) to a world-wide audience. Produced stories on the first American medal (in mogul skiing), the introduction of snowboarding to the Olympics, the snowboarding drug incident, the women's ice hockey team gold medal, and a comprehensive piece on the Russian Hockey team. •Random House, Villard (4/97-9/97) New York, New York Author/Humorist The Snowboarder's Total Guide to Life Commissioned by Random House to write a sports/humor book on snowboard culture. Responsible for conceptualizing book, writing it, and directing graphic artists and photographers to illustrate it. •Playing in Style (09/96 - 02/98) Vail, Colorado United States Cable Television Producer/Writer/Host "Playing in Style" was a Fox Sports weekly, half-hour winter sports and lifestyle show starring Billy Kidd, myself and two other hosts. Responsible for writing scripts, planning, supervising editors,being on-camera host, developing the website, directing other talent. Produced a high quality television weekly show that achieved a higher rating than other shows in its category. •PowerBar (10/87-05/96) Vail, CO United States Skier and Captain of Pro Mogul Team The PowerBar Pro Mogul Team was a five member team that traveled the world competing in professional mogul skiing competitions, giving skiing exhibitions, and appearing in stores and trade shows. Responsible for organizing team, selling the concept to PowerBar, and other sponsors, negotiating, invoicing, distributing funds, scheduling travel, and competing at the highest international level. Also responsible for negotiating event appearance fees and film appearance fees and rights. Appeared on the cover of both Skiing and Ski magazines. •The Vail Trail (06/87-11/92) Vail, CO United States Newspaper Reporter/Columnist The Vail Trail is a weekly newspaper located in Vail, Colorado. Responsible for reporting on school board, sports, and nightlife. Wrote ski and nightlife columns. Shot photographs. Won Colorado Press Association awards. Other Publications My stories have appeared in: Associated Press, Bicycling, Bicycle Guide, Bici da Montanga (Italy), Bike, Bikini, Fast Company, Expedia, Geo (Germany), Men's Health, Men's Journal, Mountain Bike, The Mountain Zone, MSNBC.com, Ski, Skiing, Ski Patrol, Snow Country, Snowboard Life, Powder, Triathlete, USA Today.com, United Press International, Vail Magazine, Velo (France), Velo News, Zurich Sport. Photographic Publication My photographs have appeared in: Bike, Bicycling, Mountain Bike, Mountain Bike Action, National Geographic, Powder, Rocky Mountain Sports and Fitness, Ski, Ski(Germany) Skiing, Snow Country, Velo News, Velo (France), Zurich Sport. Awards "Vail Daily Newspaper's Citizen of the Year." (1995) Colorado Press Association Best Column. (1988) Colorado Press Association Best Feature Story. (1989) Education Saint Michael's College (1984) Winooski, Vermont Bachelor of Arts, Finance Other Achievements Two-year Captain of Saint Michael's College Ice Hockey Team.