Dina Stavola is a booking and segment producer based in Connecticut and NYC. She has over 15 years of experience in television production, booking guests, and coordinating segments. She is known for her creativity, hard work, and ability to adapt to different environments. Stavola has experience booking and coordinating guests for morning news shows, producing video projects, and working as an assignment editor and continuity coordinator for radio stations. Her expertise includes researching unique guests and crafting compelling interview questions.

1. Dina Stavola
Connecticut /NYC based
860.463.1659/dinastavola@gmail.com
BOOKING AND SEGMENT PRODUCER
Known for taking the job at hand and bringing it to the next level mixing creativity and hard work. Ability
to adapt to many different work environments and work situations from a quiet office to control room to
live television and video shoots. High level of professionalism and interaction with all guests and
representatives. Expertise in researching unique, interesting guests and writing thought provoking
questions to create a compelling interview segment and making guests feel like they want to come back
again in the future. Attention to detail ensuring all I's are dotted and T's are crossed so directors and those
on the set or can do the job without wondering if anything was left to chance.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOX CONNECTICUT MORNING NEWS, Hartford, CT 2008-2016
Booking/Segment Producer, Guest Coordinator, Fox CT Morning Show
Researched and booked guests from all facets of news: newsmakers, political, medical, entertainment,
celebrity and lifestyle five days per week; 5-8 guest segments per day.
• Understood competitor stations and rosters of guests in an effort to find interesting guests who
had not been booked locally.
• Recognized as someone who made guests feel energized and ready for spots on live program.
Took the time to know key facts about each guest and worked to make each interview
memorable.
• Asked creative pre-interview questions that showcased research skills and ability to get
interesting information versus standard formulaic questions.
• Personally greeted all guests and walked team through the process to know what to expect
including do’s and don’ts of a live interview.
MOVING PICTURES PRODUCTION CO., Middletown, CT
2005-2008
Production Manager /Coordinator
Managed all facets of Video/Audio Production. Booked and coordinated all video shoots-assemble crews,
scout locations. Recruited and booked talent. Liaised with clients to discuss projects and needs/ creative
with editors and producers. Oversaw projects from a creative, logistics and scheduling standpoint. Review
and provided quality control checks for all production including video edits and scripts. Set up video and
commercial shoots and voice over sessions. Screened and coordinated client approvals and re-edits.
• Viewed as a “Jill-of-all Trades” as a production coordinator that could also handle client
requests, casting, scouting of locations, work with crews as well as day to day
production needs.
• Gained sense of pride in managing people as well as accomplishing a wide variety of
needs whether it was a local TV spot for a new business or an international company’s
need for an in house teaching video that was produced in different languages.

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INFINITY/CBS BROADCASTING, Farmington, CT 2000-2004
Continuity Coordinator/Guest Coordinator
Wrote and provided input for all four Infinity station’s commercial copies. Assisted with in studio guests for
talk show appearances. Served as liaison to the traffic department. Voice of HOT 93.7 “New Music”
sweepers/Commercial Voice Talent.
• Worked with sales representatives regarding input into company commercials to make sure
that copy was grammatically correct, written in the time frame of the commercial spot sold and
aired on the dates that were specified in agreements.
• As a result of unique voice and ability to read and prep copies for spots, was asked to voice
certain spots. Led to other stations noticing abilities and asking for assistance for countdowns.
Voice was used as a permanent introduction for one DJ’s radio show.
NBC30 TV, West Hartford, CT 1996-2000
Production Assistant Coordinator/Assignment Desk
Assignment editor. Booked and worked with guests for Weekend Morning Show and ‘CT Newsmakers’
political show. Chyron* graphics operator/DEKO* graphics operator. Wrote for breaks and promotional
teases. Interviewed guests on satellite feeds.
• Worked assignment desk to get the latest on “breaking news” (including calling police to find
out latest local news and getting clearance for locale for reporters to report on the news) and
ensured that archived footage relevant to stories was in place.
• Bridged gap between production and newsroom to ensure proper communication between
guests and reporters.
• Provided additional insight to reporters for each upcoming guest so the proper content was
covered in each interview.
• 2000-2008 freelance and weekends
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Baldwin Media Marketing, Simsbury, CT
Project Manager /Media Coordinator/Freelance
Image Makers, Avon, CT
Production Coordinator/Field Producer
Shirley Girl Productions NYC, NY
Production Coordinator/Target Celebrity Red Carpet event in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Degree in Broadcasting/Television Production
Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Farmington, CT
Coursework in Communications

3. Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA