Last year, in a sleepy beach town on Florida’s Gulf Coast, a group of friends who like to ride their bikes together decided they wanted to put their tiny town on the cycling map. They began thinking about hosting a race. It couldn’t be just any race, though. It had to be something tough, something intense. It had to represent the hardcore, punk rock spirit of the riding crew. Something that would require riders to have guts and endurance… something like a 12-hour race. And with that, the 12-hours of St. Pete Bike Race was born.

Although organized on a tiny, grassroots budget, about 200 people came out for the first race, with 80 riders taking the challenge and racing through the streets of St. Pete. It was such a success, the race is now an annual cycling event.

Photographer and cyclist Bob Croslin shot video of that first race, and I worked with him to produce it as a promo for this year’s event, the Second Annual 12-Hours of St. Petersburg Bike Race.

Sergio and Diana Lorenzo want to have a child, but are unable to afford maternity coverage due to the rising cost of healthcare and the weak U.S. economy. I interviewed and photographed them for a MSNBC story about how financial concerns are causing some people to delay parenthood.

Click the play button on the left to listen to the couple discuss their situation.

Below is a screenshot of the story page on MSNBC.com.

At last! At last! A dream fulfilled

Forty-five years after Martin Luther King called on America to live out the true meaning of its creed – that all men are created equal – a senator from Illinois becomes the first African-American nominee of a major political party.

I worked as one of four MediaStorm producers, in collaboration with the world-class journalists at the Rocky Mountain News, to produce a 20-minute documentary on Sen. Barack Obama’s historic nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Incorporating the work of the Rocky Mountain News’ excellent photographers and videographers, as well as producer-generated man-on-the-street interviews, and commentary from the paper’s editorial staff, columnists and reporters, the piece aims to provide some analysis and historic context about what the events surrounding the convention mean for Denver, and for the country as a whole.

Produced on a lightning-fast deadline, the project launched just 36-hours after Sen. Obama’s acceptance speech.

Watch the project

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I am proud to announce that I have been named as one of the 100 Notable Multimedia Professionals by the multimedia blog Innovative Interactivity. I am humbled and honored to be named alongside such a talented group of creative and dedicated journalists.

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