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Brian F. Byrnes
  Av. Luis Maria Campos 1521 -- Piso 15 B
(CP 1426) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (54-11) 4783-3197  Cell: (54-911) 6822-0148
e-mail: brian@brianbyrnes.com


Experience: Freelance Radio, Print & TVJournalist.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March 2001 to present.

Contribute political, economic, feature, sports and travel stories about Latin America to:

· CBS News
· National Public Radio (NPR)
· Newsweek Magazine
 The Hollywood Reporter
· "The World" (produced by BBC, PRI and WGBH)
· CNN
· Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
· Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
· "Marketplace" (produced by APM and MPR)
· Voice of America (VOA News)
· The Washington Post
· The Miami Herald
· The Christian Science Monitor
· The Baltimore Sun
· Fodor´s Argentina -- Updated the Patagonia, Northwest and Buenos Aires chapters of the popular travel guide.
· Wrote and self-published "Brian´s Guide to Buenos Aires," a travel book geared towards foreign tourists.


WCAX-TV (CBS News Affiliate)
Burlington, Vermont.

Reporter/Associate Producer
December 1998 to December 2000.
· Reported live and packaged news stories for daily broadcasts.
· Bolstered station´s coverage of local issues by regularly reporting on Vermont´s political leaders, including former governor Howard Dean and Senators Jim Jeffords and Patrick Leahy.
· Enhanced coverage of the Vermont Arts scene by filing stories on theatrical, literary, and musical events. Conducted interviews with a diverse group of artists like Sheryl Crow, Stephen King, Lily Tomlin and Phish.


CBS News, New York
"CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
"
National Desk Intern
September 1998 to December 1998.
· Facilitated CBS News coverage of suspected terrorist Osama Bin Laden´s connection to the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa by covering press conferences held by the U.S. Attorney´s Office in Manhattan.
· Insured timely coverage by analyzing and relaying breaking news throughout CBS´s live, national cut-ins during the President Clinton impeachment hearings and the release of the Kenneth Starr report.


WCAX-TV (CBS News Affiliate)
Burlington, Vermont.

Newsroom Intern
September 1997 to May 1998.
· Reported news stories for daily broadcast. Promoted to salaried on-air reporter while still an undergrad student.


The Sun.
Baltimore, Maryland.

Features Department Intern -- summer 1996.
· Garnered more than a dozen bylines while writing articles for the Features, News and Travel sections.
· Filed reports from the scene of the Centennial Park bombing during the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.


Education: University of Vermont.
Burlington, Vermont.

Bachelor of Arts Degree, English. 1998.

Syracuse University. Florence, Italy.
Selected coursework in Italian history, language and art. 1997.

Misc.: Fluent in Spanish. Audio/Video Editing Skills. Travel in more than 20 countries on four continents.
Photographer. Skier.
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