Kristen L.Pope is an award-winning journalist. She is news reporter at Cablevision's News 12 Westchester in Yonkers, New York. Pope is also CEO of Pope Productions where she Hosts and Executive Produces the variety talk show "The Positive Controversy with Kristen Pope." The show is entering it's second season and premiering on the new Focus Broadcasting Network to 20 million homes this summer 2015.
Preparation and opportunity escorted NY-based multimedia journalist and host, Kristen L. Pope, into her dream job in Abilene, TX at ABC Affiliate KTXS in the Fall of 2012. After working freelance broadcast journalism in New York City for approximately seven years, Pope and her husband made the decision that she pursue a full-time reporting job. A door opened, but it required relocation.
In the infancy of her marriage, Pope took the leap to deepen her skills and work full-time in the newsroom, living long distance from her husband and commuting from Texas to New York. Pope joined the KTXS news team as the Education/Weekend Reporter. During her tenure at KTXS, Pope honed her skills as a videographer, editor, writer, reporter and all-around multimedia journalist. At the end of 2013, Pope reunited with her husband in New York. Upon returning, Pope quickly began creating content she loves and believes in and receiving offers to host and produce video projects for others.
She recently founded Pope Productions, a full service media production and short-form storytelling company. The flagship of the company is her cutting edge and innovative web talk show, “The Positive Controversy,” which Pope created, hosts, and Executive Produces. The show is tagged, “…a new kind of conversation,” because it balances entertaining and educating through cultural, social, lifestyle and current events.
Pope has interviewed some of this country’s greatest leaders including: National Action Network Founder and MSNBC Host, the Rev. Al Sharpton, TV One Washington Watch Host Roland Martin, and NAACP President Ben Jealous. She also co-hosted the 24th Annual Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Banquet red carpet, where she interviewed actors Blair Underwood and Lynn Whitfield.
Intensely involved in community activism, Pope founded The King’s Daughters, Inc., which focuses on creating good character, pleasing God and maintaining abstinence until marriage. The King’s Daughters provides empowering messages, group gatherings, outings and encouragement as a community. In addition, commercials she produced for the organization were featured on BET’s 106 & Park and WRKS Kiss Inspirations – 98.7 Kiss FM.
In 2010, Pope added author to her list of accomplishments, as her dream of being published came true with her contribution to the Souls of My Young Sisters: Young Women Break Their Silence with personal Stories That Will Change Your Life.
Pope began her career on air as an intern and then reporter for Hampton, Virginia’s Public Access Channel, 47. Pope was responsible for writing scripts for the channel’s original programming and coverage of city-wide events as well as in house and field production of scripted shows.
As a college student, Pope received her first job in media production with the former Vanguarde Media, Inc. as a television production intern for the “Savoy Living,” show which aired on the Fine Living Network.
Pope graduated from the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University, in Hampton, VA. During her years at Hampton Pope earned Dean’s list honors and served as the personal photographer for Journalism Dean and long time TV host, Tony Brown.
New York Association of Broadcast Journalists 1st Place Documentary Award (2014)
OMG Photography Black Women in Media Award (2014)
Ocktober Film Festival Official Selection (2014)
General Assignment Reporter|
News 12 Westchester
From November 2014 to Current • 12 year(s)
Live television reporter covering breaking news and filing enterprising stories for television and web.
Host & Executive Producer|
The Positive Controversy with Kristen Pope
From December 2013 to Current • 13 year(s)
Creator and host of web talk show covering social, cultural, lifestyle issues and current events.
CEO|
Pope Productions
From December 2013 to Current • 13 year(s)
Creates video and digital content, hosts red carpet events, and manages production contracts and budgets.
Founder|
The King's Daughters, Inc.
From May 2008 to Current • 18 year(s)
Founded social organization focusing on building character in women, featuring guest speaking and fundraising.
Freelance Reporter and Host|
Freelance Journalist
From March 2005 to Current • 21 year(s)
Red carpet host for events and lead reporter at special events, using social media for research and publicity.
Weekend/Education Reporter & Fill-in Anchor|
KTXS News
From September 2012 to October 2013 • 1 year(s)
Pitched story ideas, wrote and reported daily packages, and served as fill-in anchor managing breaking news.
Internal Communications Coordinator|
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
From June 2005 to March 2006 • 1 year(s)
Wrote monthly online magazine with 45-60 stories and performed technical duties for company intranet.
Cable AV Coordinator|
Channel 47, City of Hampton
From October 2004 to June 2005 • 1 year(s)
Managed production tasks for live City Council tapings and created long-format scripts and packages.
Television Production Intern|
Vanguarde Media, Inc.
From June 2003 to August 2003 • 0 year(s)
Coordinated production activities for television pilot and organized events for 5,000 attendees.
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