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| Veteran 9-11 videographer Rick Davis joins STL
TV staff |
STL
TV welcomes a new video production specialist
to our team of broadcast professionals. Richard
(Rick) Davis just signed on as a full-time production
specialist. Rick grew up in Arkansas and earned
a degree in Radio, TV and Film from Arkansas State
University. Shortly after graduating, Rick began
his professional career at Little Rock’s KARK-TV,
an NBC affiliate. He eventually moved to St. Louis
where he worked as a news photographer for KTVI-TV
Channel 2 for 24 years. Rick is no stranger to
STL TV, however, he worked part time at STL TV
to assist the team when needed. “Its great to
have someone with Ricks years of professional
experience join our team full-time, said Andre
Holman, STL TV video production manager. He has
also worked with KPLR-TV Channel 11, and even
started his own freelance production company,
Davis Video.
In his career Rick has had the opportunity to
travel all over the United States. He has been
a video technician on the field at two Super Bowls,
four World Series and one MLB All-Star game. Rick
also reported first-hand from New York City following
9-11, driving 22 hours straight to film for eight
days for Fox News. He is the recipient of 12 regional
Emmy Awards over the span of his career.
Rick lives in St. Louis with his wife Stephanie,
who is a vice president for Citigroup. They have
two sons, both college athletes and kickers for
their football team.
| It
pays to watch BEST OF THE STL |
STL
TV viewer Heidy Riley recently won a six-month
membership to the Fitness Factory during a broadcast
of BEST OF THE STL in which she was a member of
the studio audience. Pictured here are Heidy,
Craig Ramage of the Fitness Factory, and STL TV
Commissioner Donna Brooks. The Fitness Factory
is located at 1314 Washington Avenue downtown
and is one of several fitness locations featured
on STL TV. Call 314-241-2700.
Ten
members of the Nov. 19 Best of STL studio audience
will be VIP guests of the station as STL TV hosts
an evening at Jazz at the Bistro at 8:30 p.m.
and 10:15 p.m. Dec. 13. Featured is dynamic trumpet
artist Jim Manley. You can join them for some
great music. Tickets are still available for the
special evening. Call 314-289-4030 for reservations
and to purchase tickets. Jazz at the Bistro is
at 3536 Washington Ave. in Grand Center.
| Forecast
for Dec. 11: Winter Mixology |
STL TV host Gilberto Pinela will be among nearly
20 well-known St. Louis personalities who will auction
themselves off Dec. 11 at Winter Mixology at Atomic
Cowboy. Proceeds go to benefit the National Conference
for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis
(NCCJ). “I will be participating and representing
STL TV at Winter Mixology, “said Pinela. “My successful
bidder gets to have lunch with me at Cielo, the
five-diamond restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel
downtown.”

Debra Bass |
Also
featured is a silent auction with items
from local boutiques, restaurants and Build-a-Bear
Workshop. Winter Mixology is presented by
The Raymond Experience, an area marketing
firm. Admission is $5 at the door. Bidding
starts at $25. The auction begins at 5:30
p.m.
Among local celebrities auctioning off their
time are Debra Bass, fashion editor, St.
Louis Post-Dispatch; Jeff Bernthal, anchor/reporter,
KPLR-TV Channel 11; David Garland, owner
of DSG Agency; Kristen Gibson, operations
manager, McDonald’s; Dennis Gorg, owner
of Coffee Cartel; Kelly Hamilton, executive
editor ALIVE Magazine; Damon Johnson of
Loudmouth Productions; Kevin Johnson, music
editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Joseph
Jordan, owner of J. Jordan & Associates;
Sarah Kramer, director, Pfizer; Scott Lapp,
founder of River City Professionals; Amie
Needham, partner at Thompson Coburn; Mark
Pydynowski, president of Somark Innovations
and chairman of GenNext; Pamela Raymond,
owner, The Raymond Experience; and Rochelle
Walker, vocalist for Coco Soul. Other names
are being added daily.
Atomic Cowboy is located at 4140 Manchester
Ave. in the Grove District. |

Mark Pydynowski |

Pamela Raymond |
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