Claire Reynolds
- Business
- Editing
- Engineering
- Producing
- Recording
- Reporting
- Scripting
- Voice
- Writing
About Claire
My passion for broadcasting began as a music DJ at Georgia State University's 100,000 watt WRAS FM/Album 88 and has continued through my most recent work creating my own podcast THE DIFFERENCE ATL from soup to nuts and as a freelance podcast producer for America's Test Kitchen, BirdNote and Making Contact and field producer for PRX, Vice News Reports, NBC's Into America, The Intercept, Slate, Morgan Stanley and more. I previously served as senior producer for the daily, one-hour arts and culture program “City Lights with Lois Reitzes” at WABE 90.1 FM (NPR Atlanta). During my time in California, I was a host of the daily “KHSU Magazine” and producer of Native American features for “Along the River” at KHSU-FM (NPR Humboldt State University in Arcata). I also spent ten years as a documentary and television series producer, director and editor at PBS North Coast/KEET-TV in Eureka, California.
As a radio and television journalist I have become skilled at tapping into the power of storytelling through thorough research and thoughtfully crafted interviews for radio, television, online and print outlets. I have envisioned and crafted radio and television content which provides enlightening information on topics such as: efforts to reduce racial profiling of Native Americans, the establishment and restoration of Redwood National Park, the contributions of Native American WWII veterans, swing bands in WWII Japanese-American incarceration camps, methamphetamine addiction and recovery, Alzheimer’s disease, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. I am curious by nature and truly enjoy learning about a variety of subjects. I believe that desire to cultivate understanding shines through in the content of my work.
Claire's Portfolio
I am the Creator/Producer of this podcast. Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture was at the forefront of Atlanta’s urban agriculture movement. Truly Living Well provides fresh produce and continues to cultivate urban farmers, composting businesses and backyard gardeners from their Collegetown/Ashview Heights location. THE DIFFERENCE ATL is my own podcast, which is in development. For this pilot episode, I researched urban farming in Atlanta, recorded field and zoom interviews, wrote the script and edited the piece in Adobe Audition. I also commissioned original music and wrote the grant that paid for it.
I am the Producer of this episode of "THREATENED." I pitched BirdNote with a story on conservation of an endangered woodpecker at the Army Garrison at Ft. Benning, Georgia. I conducted research, recorded field and zoom interviews, wrote the script, added sound design and music. I edited four preliminary drafts in Adobe Audition, although the broadcast mix was done by an agency.
I am the Producer of this episode of "PROOF." For this episode of PROOF from America's Test Kitchen, I pitched a story about the use of heritage crops to revitalize the last remaining Geechee community on Georgia's Sapelo Island and how sea level rise and development threaten those efforts. I researched the story, conducted and recorded interviews, wrote and recorded the script and edited the rough draft.
I served as the Audio Editor for GROWING LIBERATION episode "Farmers of Color Go to Washington." It is a podcast from Midwest Farmers of Color Collective, a collective of Black Indigenous farmers of color centered on racial justice and the development of food and farming systems that honor our communities past, present, and future. Learn more at: midwestfarmersofcolor.org/.
I was Location Producer for "Built (S5E2): Atlanta Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium: A Sustainable Home for NFL Games and Beyond." I recorded interviews and produced field recordings in and around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium for PRX/Fidelity National.
As WABE’s “City Lights” Senior Producer, I researched, recorded, edited and conducted this interview with Kasi Lemmons, the director of the film, “Harriet.”
As WABE’s “City Lights” Senior Producer, I researched, recorded, edited and conducted this interview with Tom Junod, the inspiration for the film, “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood.”
I am the Producer of this episode of "MAKING CONTACT." I pitched "MAKING CONTACT" a story about living shorelines on the Georgia coast and how these natural structures inspired efforts to collect oyster shells to help save the largest Geechee community in Georgia. I researched the story, conducted and recorded interviews, wrote and recorded the script and edited the rough draft.
I am the Producer and occasional Co-Host of Going Through Something with Carnell Roberts. Going Through Something with Carnell Roberts invites guests and listeners into conversations about going through and getting through life.
Experience
Skills
- Tape Syncs
- Story Editing
- Sound Design
- Research
- Reporting
- Producing
- Interviewing
- Hosting
- Grant Writing
- Field Recording
- Field Producing
- Booking
- Audio Engineering
- Voiceover
Equipment
- My remote gear includes a Zoom HD handy recorder, Audio Technica AT875R and Accacia Audio LIZ shotgun mics and SHURE SM58 and SHURE microphones. I have two floor mic stands and two tabletop stands. I also subscribe to Adobe Audition and Descript.