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Gary Brown

Over 30 years, hundreds of stories, hundreds of friends and colleagues, many of them whose careers have been affected by Gary Brown. Considered one of the most respected leaders in local television news and known as an innovator, strategist, mentor and coach for many in our industry, Brown has a keen eye for spotting talent. Gary is the CEO and Owner of Talent Dynamics, his latest role in a long television news career, during which he has done every job imaginable. From shooting, editing, reporting, and liveshots (yes, he even did one from a chopper) to producing, management, two corporate roles, and he was even a talent agent. If there is a job in broadcast television, Gary Brown has done it. Now, he applies his years of contacts, eye for talent, and TV business insight for the benefit of Talent Dynamics clients and jobseekers throughout our industry.

Gary’s TV adventure took him through everything from going live in a chopper to producing the news to managing news teams. He’s been the news director in places like Steubenville, Providence, Hartford and San Diego, impacting careers and making friends in every corner. Eventually he moved up to VP of News for Newport television, where he oversaw news and marketing in 22 markets. After rocking a talent agent role for five years, Gary got the call to be VP of News for Meredith’s Local Media Group and then a year later a promotion to SVP of Content and played a key role in bringing People the TV Show! to life. When Meredith sold in 2021, Gary and his buddy Patrick McCreery founded Glass City Talent, LLC and scooped up Talent Dynamics in 2022, making it their mission to enhance the company’s talent database, and level up the industry’s on-camera performance training game.

Patrick McCreery

Owner / Advisor| [email protected]

Patrick is an experienced broadcast executive who most recently served as President of the Meredith Local Media Group through its sale in December of 2021. He is also a recovering journalist who believes in the power of local journalism and the service it provides to each community we serve.

Throughout his nearly 30-year career, Patrick has strived to provide value and growth for both companies and individuals. “Joining Talent Dynamics allows me to focus 100% of my efforts on recruiting and placing the best, most talented people with our world-class clients.”

Patrick has served the broadcast industry on the TV Board of the NAB, the CBS Affiliate Board, the Television Operators Caucus, and the Board of the Oregon Association of Broadcasters.

He has also served on the boards of several non-profit organizations and currently oversees the McCreery Family Giving Fund.

Sandra Connell

Placement Consultant | [email protected]

Sandra has lead a team of media specialists and coaches that serve our station clients, networks, syndicators, business and broadcast professionals worldwide. Now she is a placement consultant for Talent Dynamics after selling the company in 2022. She is admired as a leader in the television news business for her integrity, expertise and her influence in countless careers over three decades. Sandra is the architect of the most sophisticated database and video library in the television industry with background information on over 40,000 broadcasters. Her unparalleled contacts with media representatives and executives have put Talent Dynamics in the top tier of media recruiting and coaching companies in the US and abroad.

Rob Willman

Director of Web and Video Operations | [email protected]

Rob brings over 25 years of experience in both the broadcast and corporate communications world. He was previously a news and sports anchor, and his time in sports afforded him the opportunity to keep his shooting and editing skills sharp. Rob most recently produced and anchored training videos for the medical, law enforcement and emergency responder professions. He is still active in the local freelance world as a shooter, reporter and play-by-play announcer. A Dallas native, Rob holds a degree in Radio/TV/Film from the University of North Texas.

Marlene KIErbow

Performance Strategist & Coach | [email protected]

Marlene is a Broadcast Journalism professional with over 30 years in the news and corporate communications industry. Most recently she worked as a weekend trafic anchor for WFAA in Dallas. With a background in front and behind the lens, she has anchored, directed and produced thousands of hours of live and pre-taped broadcast and multi-media events for a number of clients. Starting in radio and news at an early age, she continues to love good story telling and creating conversation with the viewers. She has managed numerous live broadcasts, webcasts and video productions, coaching hundreds who have never been in front of the camera or read a teleprompter before.

Julie Pumphrey

Placement Specialist | [email protected]

Julie works primarily with female and weather talent. She also communicates daily with our Senior Recruiters, updating them for the talent searches we conduct for our clients. Julie studied Foreign Language at The University of Alaska and later went on to work for many years in the marketing, print and promotional product industry as an Account Manager. She is thrilled to be a part of the Talent Dynamics team!

Debra Damiano Annick

Placement Specialist | [email protected]

Debra brings 10 years of experience as a Placement Specialist at Talent Dynamics. She works primarily with all male “on-air” news talent and all sports talent. This is a natural evolution of her more than 20 years of experience as an anchor and reporter. Debra has done every job in the newsroom from producing to one-man band (today’s MMJ) and knows the industry from the inside, and now, outside. She began her career in Binghamton, New York and worked locally in Dallas as a reporter and anchor. She eventually put down the microphone and started teaching young TV journalists the tools of the trade. She continues to consult with schools that have television programs and is available as a guest lecturer and consultant in the industry.

This business is about building trust and relationships! She finds that common ground with talent and can talk with them about shared experiences in the industry. I look forward to working with talent as they navigate their careers and hear their story. Everyone has a story! What's yours?

Abigael Jaymes

Placement Specialist | [email protected]

Abigael is an award winning, and Emmy nominated journalist who brings energy and enthusiasm to her role as a placement specialist at Talent Dynamics where she works primarily with Producers. As a former broadcast journalist, Jaymes has deep knowledge and understanding of the industry. She also has firsthand experience dealing with producers in a newsroom and understands what they face day in and day out. Jaymes earned a reputation as a connected, compassionate storyteller who excelled at shooting, writing, editing, and reporting memorable stories. She enjoys public speaking and has emceed many galas and fundraisers. Jaymes is passionate about networking and building strong connections. Originally from the wine country of Ohio, she now resides in the Orlando area. In her spare time, she enjoys golfing, going to Walt Disney World and fishing the oceans and lakes all over Florida from her kayak

Heather Dunn

Senior Placement Specialist | [email protected]

Heather Lovett Dunn has more than 25 years of broadcast news experience as a newscast producer, executive producer, managing editor and senior content director at stations throughout Arizona. She’s worked at KTVK, KVOA, KPHO, and won three Rocky Mountain Emmys during her time at KPNX. Most recently, Heather oversaw Cronkite News, the student-powered newscast on Arizona PBS at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. During her tenure, students won national awards for their work. Her true passion is helping connect people with jobs, which she has done with dozens of students throughout her time at Cronkite. She is a member of the SPJ’s Award and Honors committee, Rocky Mountain NATAS’s Membership and Outreach committee and will be the Festival Chair for the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts.

GRETA MULLER

Performance Strategist & Coach | [email protected]

GRETA MULLER has been coaching for over 22 years. She transitioned behind the cameras after a successful career in broadcast as a spokeswoman and actress. Since 1998 Greta has coached thousands of on-air talent, including sportscasters and talk show hosts, as well as the corporate non-professional speaker, serving Fortune 500 executives, small boutique agencies, entrepreneurs, government agencies and non-profits. Her focus is to empower her clients through imaginative solutions, always focused on developing authentic story telling skills that align with the message, company culture and mission. The second edition of her award winning book, OPENING YOUR PRESENCE was released in 2022 and addresses the additional communication challenges of a post-pandemic world. Greta is a public speaker spreading her message of better communications through authenticity and conducts workshops on a variety of topics.

SORBONI BANERJEE

Performance Strategist & Coach | [email protected]

SORBONI BANERJEE is a coach with 22 years of tv broadcasting experience as an Emmy-award winning news anchor and reporter in major markets including Boston and Tampa. Sorboni is also a published novelist and transitioned behind the cameras after discovering a passion for teaching on-air skills to fellow authors and others during the pandemic. Sorboni focuses on the importance of storytelling in news, and works with clients to create tangible, action-based plans to align on-air delivery with mindset, and build more meaningful, authentic connections with their audiences. Sorboni is also the co-founder of the non-profit YA by the Bay, turning readers into leaders, and teaching young adults that you can be “the author of your own life.”