Resume

Katharine “Kat” R. Robinson
(nee Katharine Bear-Diemer)
kat@tiedyetravels.com

Experience:
September 2007 to now
Published in:
Today’s Man magazine
Little Rock Family magazine
Little Rock Free Press/Arkansas Free Press
Living in Arkansas magazine
U of A Cooperative Extension Service
… and more.

July 1999 to September 2007
Today’s THV (CBS Little Rock)
Morning Show Producer

May-July 1999
Producer/Project Coordinator
Ron Sherman Teleproductions
Little Rock

September 1998-May 1999
Various job opportunities, including:
Office Staffer
StaffMark
Little Rock

Office Staffer
Olsten Office Staffing
Little Rock

Radio Traffic Reporter
Little Rock Traffic Center

November 1995 to Sept. 1998
News Producer
KAIT-TV (ABC Jonesboro)

July 1994 to September 1995
News Producer/Master Control
KARN Newsradio

Other related job experiences:
Sept. 1991 to December 1994
KXRJ Radio (Russellville)
Radio Ombudsman

June 1993 to June 1995
KABF Community Radio
On-Air Personality ({Th'XNTRYK Show)

Education:
B.A. Journalism, Music Education and PR emphasis, Arkansas Tech University, May 1995
Diploma, Parkview Magnet High School, May 1991

Awards and Merits:
Individual Hunger Hero of the Year, Arkansas Foodbank Network October 2007

Webby Award (for work on station website) August 2007

Citation for work with THV Summer Cereal Drive June 2007

Today’s THV Star of the Quarter March 2007

Citation for work with THV Summer Cereal Drive July 2006

Service Award, KAIT Russellville 1993 and 1994

Extracurricular:
Worked on broadcast end of THV Summer Cereal Drive, 2001-2007

Regional officer, Society for Creative Anachronism, January 2001 to September 2004, August 2006 to February 2007

Event coordinator, Society for Creative Anachronism
Including the organization of an international event, NOLA June 2006; a 500+ person event in September 2003; a 300 person event in October 2007; and two smaller, 150+ person events in August 1999 and May 2008.

Event caterer, Society for Creative Anachronism
Included the organization of several banquets, including one eight course, 56 dish banquet in August 2005 and six other similar events.

College service fraternity: Tau Beta Sigma (music service)

Participant in CASI (Chili Appreciation Society, International) chili cook-offs.

I hold a non-commercial radio-telephone operators license from the FCC.

References:
B.J. Sams
Today's THV Morning Show Anchor

Robyn Richardson
Former THV Morning Show Anchor

Tom Brannon
Today's THV Morning Show Meteorologist

Craig O’Neill
Today's THV Sports Director

Jerry Dutton
Security Systems Installer
(contact for SCA activities)

Doug Krile
Former Television Anchor

Kelli Reep
Freelance PR Wunderkind


Portfolio links:

Super Sales Help Families With Costly Necessities
Little Rock Family Magazine, September 2008

Five Generations of Winemaking in Altus
Tie Dye Travels in the Arkansas Free Press, August-September 2008

What A Difference A Year Makes in Arkansas Wine Country
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, August 2008

A Great Free Festival in Arkansas (Cave City Watermelon Festival)
Tie Dye Travels, August 2008

No Longer Falling Down (London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ)
Tie Dye Travels in the Arkansas Free Press, July-August 2008

A Day and a Night In St. Louis
Today's Man Magazine, July 2008
Alternate posting at Tie Dye Travels

Keeping Your Pets Cool During The Summer Months
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, June 2006

Lions, Tigers, Bears and Cougars (Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge)
Tie Dye Travels in the Arkansas Free Press, June-July 2008

75 Years of Arkansas State Parks
Little Rock Family Magazine, June 2008
Similar extended article in Living in Arkansas magazine

New Orleans, A Culinary Escape
Today's Man Magazine, May 2008

Dinner for the Indecisive (Morrilton Drive-Inn Restaurant review)
Tie Dye Travels in the Little Rock Free Press, May 2008

A Day and a Night in Phoenix
Today's Man Magazine, May 2008

Spray Paint Edifice in a Cow Pasture
Tie Dye Travels in the Little Rock Free Press, April 2008

Planning Summer Adventures
Little Rock Family Magazine, April 2008

A Temple to Comfort Food
Tie Dye Travels in the Little Rock Free Press, March 2008

Springtime Strolls Great Chance To View Flora, Fauna
Northwest Arkansas News, February 24, 2008
and University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

A Day and a Night in Boston
Abridged version appeared in Today's Man Magazine, March 2008

An Intimate Experience with Friends (Tuscan Grill in Waltham, MA)
Lovetripper.com, February 2008

Consider Alternative Treats This Halloween
Hot Springs Village Voice, October 24, 2007
and University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

Where In Arkansas? omnibus for Fall 2006
Today's THV website

more available upon request