Elizabeth Friend
Elizabeth is available for
Collaborating on narrative audio projects that take listeners to unexpected places. Stories featuring science, history, nature, and oddities especially welcome.- Producing
- Recording
- Reporting
- Scripting
- Voice
- Writing
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth's Portfolio
CREEP is a science documentary podcast from WUNC exploring how invasive species are changing lives and landscapes in the American South and beyond. Winner of the 2021 Green Eyeshade Award for Radio Documentary from the Society of Professional Journalists and a 2021 Honorable Mention for Explanatory Reporting from the Society for Environmental Journalists.
A series of short profiles produced as a collaboration between the American Homefront Project and the PBS documentary series American Veteran to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military. Distributed via PRX in commemoration of Veteran's Day. Winner of the 2021 Radio Series first place award from the RTDNAC.
A series of narrative profiles of North Carolina military veterans and their family members in collaboration with the American Homefront Project and StoryCorps. Awarded second place by the RTDNAC in the 2021 Radio Series category.
An oral history in miniature, this short piece details a curious institution in Durham, North Carolina. Starts at 11:30
This episode of The Broadside tells the unlikely story of a woman named Tiny Broadwick. Born into extreme poverty, Broadwick went on to become a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of parachute jumping, saving thousands of lives along the way.
Experience
Skills
- Tape Syncs
- Story Editing
- Research
- Reporting
- Producing
- Interviewing
- Hosting
- Grant Writing
- Field Recording
- Field Producing
- Voiceover
Equipment
- Adobe Audition
- Hard Disc/Flash recorder
Previous Work
- Lead producer, American Veteran radio series at American Homefront Project/WUNC (11/30/22)
- Lead Producer: NC Military Voices at American Homefront Project/WUNC (03/31/21)
- General assignment reporter at WUNC (11/30/19)
- Lead Producer: Ft. Bragg Stories print/radio/podcast series at American Homefront Project/WUNC (12/31/18)