Hello! I'm Dan
I'm a creative mind that turned a dream into a profession. I have a passion for journalism, and story telling, and realize as technology changes the way those stories are told will change as well. Everyday I use my best news judgment to find the information that people want and need, and share it with them in the most effective way possible.
Dan Herda
News Producer
Phone:
(360) 314-5697
Email:
Address:
21214 SE 42nd PL Issaquah WA 98029
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Date of Birth:
October 1st, 1990
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EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
KIRO 7
Oversee the 7 and 11pm Newscasts on a nightly basis, help Producers build up leads, find different ways to push stories forward and produce up stories in a new way. I’ve also led the team on multiple special projects and helped recruit numerous new producers to KIRO.
2021 - Present
Executive Producer
2018 - 2021
News Producer
KIRO 7
Started as the weekend 5 pm producer putting together the hour long newscast. Highlights include the 2018 Emmy Winning newscast of the stolen Horizon Air Airplane, and the 2019 Emmy Nominated Breaking News Coverage of the Seattle Crane Collapse. In Early 2020 I was named the 11 pm producer and given the opportunity to help design and launch our new longform format show KIRO 7 Tonight.
2015- 2018
News Producer
KHQ
Produce the traditionally top rated 11 o'clock newscast on KHQ as well as the 10 o'clock on Fox Mon - Fri.
I have additional experience producing the 5 & 6 newscasts, morning newscasts, and sports specials.
2013- 2014
Freelance Associate Producer
2012-2013
Internship
New Day Northwest (KING 5 Television)
Produced segments for KING 5's day time talk show New Day Northwest Mon - Fri. I was responsible for writing teases for segments, gathering video, preparing guests for segments and assisting production on a day to day basis.
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Evening Magazine (KING 5 Television)
Researched and pitched stories for KING 5's nightly news magazine show Evening Magazine Mon-Fri. I would make calls, and help reporters and producers set up stories. In addition to that, I would help prepare the daily rundowns and update / post stories on the show's website.
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2009-2013
Bachelor's Degree
University of Washington
I graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in journalism in 2013. While in school I served as President, VP and Director of Communications for the UW club hockey team over the course of 4 years, and was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
2006-2009
High School Diploma
Squalicum High School, (Bellingham, WA)
Served as ASB president my senior year, and junior class president my junior year. Squalicum is where I first learned the in's and outs of video production and what goes into putting on a TV Program. Learned the basics of shooting video and editing with final cut pro. .
My Work
10/16/2020 KIRO 7 Tonight
This is an example of our new longform show KIRO 7 tonight, it's focused on building off of the big news of the day and providing insight into those topics. Part of the challenge is finding ways to string stories together in a way that flows and makes sense, and still budget time properly that we can pivot and adjust for breaking news.
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4/27/2019 Downtown Crane Collapse
This is an example of how I can produce wall to wall breaking news on the fly. in 2019 a crane collapsed off the top of the new Google office in Seattle's South Lake union neighborhood. We found out about it about 30 minutes before we went on air. In that time we were able to get chopper 7 in the air, and get crews in place to handle the coverage
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8/12/2018 Horizon Air Crash
This was a sight that captured the attention of the entire region. A Horizon Airplane stole right from the Tarmac at Sea-Tac Airport. A Baggage worker named Richard "Bebo" Russell had been working on the plane, then he hopped in the cockpit and took off on a joyride. That ride came to a tragic end when both Russell and the Pland Crashed on Ketron Island. The next day we had team coverage looking into who Russell was and how something like this could have happened.
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3/29/17 Drive For The Title Gonzaga Final Four
Getting a chance to see Gonzaga play in the Final Four was something many people in our community never thought would ever happen. So this year when they finally won in the Elite 8 we knew we had to go big for their run at a National Championship. Everyday I was in charge of a half hour Gonzaga special and had to coordinate with our crews down in Arizona to make sure it all ran smoothly.
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9/13/17 The Freeman High School Shooting
This was the story that no one in our newsroom thought we would ever have to cover. It's a day I'll never forget, and a day that posed a lot of ethical questions in our newsroom. By our 11 newscast we were finally getting some details as to what happened, who was hurt and who was being called a hero.
More Examples Available
SKILLS
ENPS / INews
NBC News Channel
Fox Newsedge
CNN Newsource
CBS News Source
Expression Graphics
Final Cut Pro / Adobe Premiere
BItcentral