Katherine Dawson

Lecturer

Contact Information:
512-243-6385
katedawson@aim.com

An 14-year veteran of television news, Dawson has worked as a field producer, line producer, and writer for ABC, WCBS and Fox News in New York as well as numerous local markets. She is the faculty adviser for the new ABC News on Campus, a digital news bureau for college students.

Dawson's foray into documentaries began in the spring of 2000 with her first film "La Candelaria." Since then, her credits include: co-director/co-producer of "Goldrush.com" (aired on ABC's Nightline), "Breaking the Barrier" (screened at more than 10 film festivals world-wide), and "Grass Ceiling," (released theatrically for a short run at New York's Two Boots theater).

She owns Dawson Films, a full service production company that produces and edits both documentaries and narrative features.

She was on the faculty at Fordham University's journalism school in New York for two years.

Dawson holds a MS degree in journalism from Columbia University and a BS in broadcast journalism from Boston University.

Recent Courses: J322D Broadcast News Writing Radio Reporting, J372D Television Producing