Dan Patterson

Background:

I am an experienced digital platform producer and broadcast reporter.

Currently:

Editor at http://SumAll.org.

And:

Podcaster, technologist, and zombie apocalypse survivalist.

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- Dan Patterson
  
  Broadcaster, Journalist, and Technologist
  
  Broadcast Media | Greater New York City Area, US
  
  Summary
  
  Currently:
  * Founding Editor of KoPoint.
  KoPoint produces, acquires, and distributes broadcast and podcast content for the web and terrestrial radio. KoPoint's team of respected content creators produce weekly media programs about business, technology, gaming, and politics. Since our January 2012 launch KoPoint has served several hundred thousand downloads, and over one million minutes listened. KoPoint's seed funding and infrastructure is underwritten by SumAll.
  
  Recently:
  *Digital Managing Editor of Campaign Content, Talk Radio News.
  During periods of the 2012 presidential campaign (debates, early primaries, conventions) I produced and edited content, and managed a team of young reporters and interns. The TRNS digital team created content for the web (podcasts, video, blog posts) and broadcast radio radio (short-form packages).
  
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  Background:
  * I am a broadcast journalist and technologist. My professional experience hovers around the convergence of analog and digital technology. I develop and execute digital policy for news companies, large and small.
  
  * Using both broadcast and digital technologies I have covered events including the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, technology conferences, the United Nations General Assembly, and the Darfur humanitarian crisis.
  
  * I occasionally interview politicians, policy makers, and technology industry leaders.
  
  * From time to time I speak at technology and radio-related events such as SXSW Interactive, Blogworld, Ignite NYC, Bulldog Reporter, and the Talkers Magazine New Media Seminar (full list: http://bit.ly/dan_patterson_speaking).
  
  * I'm fortunate to do the things that I do. The most fun I've ever had in media was running my college radio station, KBHU in Spearfish, South Dakota. I worked my way up from assistant news director to general manager. Along the way I was mentored by radio giant and Boss Rock co-founder Dave Diamond. It was a blast.
  
  * I like to travel, read, and raid.
  
  Experience
  - Nov 2011 - Present
    Founding Editor / KoPoint, INC.
  - Sept 2008 - Nov 2011
    Digital Platform Manager / ABC News Radio
  - May 2007 - Oct 2008
    Chief United Nations Correspondent / Talk Radio News Service
  - Jun 2007 - Jan 2008
    Associate / v-Fluence Interactive Public Relations
  - 2006 - 2008
    Podcast Producer / PodShow
  - Jan 2007 - Jun 2007
    Sales and Marketing / Haugo Broadcasting KSQY FM, KICK FM
  - May 2005 - Jan 2007
    On-Air Personality; Podcast Producer / X-Rock; Duhamel Broadcasting
  - Sept 2004 - Aug 2005
    Blog Marketing and Outreach Consultant / Velocity Entertainment; Warner Brothers Records
  - Oct 2001 - Oct 2002
    On-Air Personality; nights and weekends / X-Rock; Duhamel Broadcasting
  - Sept 2000 - May 2002
    General Manager, Program Director / KBHU
  - Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
    Field Marketing Representative - Intern / Capitol Records
  - Oct 1999 - Oct 2001
    On-Air Personality; nights and weekends. / KSKY; Haugo Broadcasting
  Additional Information
  - Websites:
    
    Blog, Company Website
  - Honors:
    
    125 Most Accomplished Alumni Award, Black Hills State University (2008) The Dave Diamond General Manager Award, KBHU FM (2002)
Tweets

Tweets

Profile
- @stevewoz Have fun in the Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota!
  
  Apr 30, 13 from web in reply to stevewoz Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan, via @nytimes http://t.co/yGUQeXrOLY
  
  Apr 29, 13 from NYTimes on iOS Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Next story for @SumAllOrg: prescription drug abuse on college campuses.
  
  Apr 29, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of @Pinboard http://t.co/jnlpooP7wc via @kopoint
  
  Apr 28, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @todd_sundsted Epic!
  
  Apr 28, 13 from Tweet Button in reply to todd_sundsted Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Rolling Them Bones Again - Ministry of Intrigue http://t.co/8GjTjnkA1c via @andrlik
  
  Apr 28, 13 from Tweet Button Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- The iTunes Store Is A Decade Old Today http://t.co/vwreBRjnmE via @Gizmodo
  
  Apr 28, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Looking forward to some old-school D&D today. http://t.co/7SCMXy4gjn
  
  Apr 28, 13 from Instagram Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @Loscalzo I never wave.
  
  Apr 27, 13 from web in reply to Loscalzo Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @aziari True enough.
  
  Apr 27, 13 from web in reply to aziari Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @buddhamagnet Yo, we should hang when you're in NYC.
  
  Apr 27, 13 from web in reply to buddhamagnet Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @Loscalzo So was I
  
  Apr 27, 13 from Tweetbot for iOS in reply to Loscalzo Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Most men look terrible in a tuxedo. I am not most men.
  
  Apr 27, 13 from Tweetbot for iOS Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @donnatella_moss Me too.
  
  Apr 27, 13 from Tweetbot for iOS in reply to donnatella_moss Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Saturday in Soho http://t.co/wu1KzqPTmS
  
  Apr 27, 13 from Instagram Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- I'm at Spring Lounge (New York, NY) w/ 2 others http://t.co/3i48NmQOTH
  
  Apr 27, 13 from foursquare Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @AlisonLeiby Ask her where the snack bar is.
  
  Apr 27, 13 from Tweetbot for iOS in reply to AlisonLeiby Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- alisonleiby's photo http://t.co/phPxpg39yW
  
  Apr 27, 13 from Instagram on iOS Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- I'd like to use @Google Glass for some neat data (and zombie apocalypse) projects. How can this happen?
  
  Apr 27, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Next week in a post on @Medium I'll document the process of using data to report on the spread of child pornography. Creepy, but fascinating
  
  Apr 26, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
Posts

Posts

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- Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard.in
  
  May 07, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard.in Maciej Ceglowski is the founder of Pinboard.in, an "anti-social" bookmarking site. As the social web evolves, some trends mature...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- RSS is dead! Long live RSS! An Interview with The Old Reader
  
  May 07, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: RSS is dead! Long live RSS! This interview was recorded the week after Google announced the death of beloved feed parsing app, Google Reader. The headlines regarding Reader's...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint Conversations
  
  Apr 24, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: KoPoint podcasts will return Monday, April 29th! I'm excited to release the first non-commercial series KoPoint episodes. Spring shows will focus on simple structured...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Manhattan From Brooklyn In The Spring
  
  Apr 09, 13
  
  Lower-Manhattan From Brooklyn Heights On A Warm Spring Night Filed under: photo, Photos Tagged: Brooklyn, Manhattan, NYC, Photo, Skyline
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Shop The Zombie Apocalypse
  
  Apr 08, 13
  
  Link: Shop The Zombie Apocalypse theinevitablezombieapocalypse: Shop.TheZombieApocalypse.Com Lives! Alongside our zombie blog, The Zombie Apocalypse ecommerce shop compliments the essential zombie...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Vintage Brooklyn Heights Photos
  
  Apr 03, 13
  
  Historic Brooklyn Heights Photos nyclandmarkscommission: Photos from the time of designation of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District in 1965. This was the first historic district in New York City....
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint In Stereo
  
  Apr 02, 13
  
  KoPoint Filed under: Blog, photo Tagged: Boombox, Highlight, Image, KoPoint, Logo
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint Cassette
  
  Apr 02, 13
  
  KoPoint. Our Victory Is Imminent. Filed under: photo Tagged: Cassette, Highlight, KoPoint, Logo, Tape
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- The Zombie Apocalypse Lives!
  
  Apr 01, 13
  
  The Zombie Apocalypse Lives! Three years of building the zombie blog, lots of work building and a private testing, TheZombieApocalypse.com is now alive as a zombie apocalypse resource curated by...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- The Zombie Apocalypse
  
  Mar 31, 13
  
  theinevitablezombieapocalypse: TheZombieApocalypse.com: Alive! Filed under: photo Tagged: Community, Forum, Highlight, Photo, TheZombieApocalypse.com, Zombie, Zombies
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Multi-colored Empire State Building
  
  Mar 30, 13
  
  Multi-colored Empire State Building Filed under: photo
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- The Zombie Apocalypse Poster
  
  Mar 27, 13
  
  The Zombie Apocalypse Poster | Ecommerce is fascinating. Filed under: photo Tagged: Community, Image, Instagram, The Zombie Apocalypse, Zombies
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- KoPoint Is Dead. Long Live KoPoint!
  
  Mar 22, 13
  
  Reblogged from KoPoint: At the end of the month, KoPoint, INC - the corporate entity - will cease to exist. KoPoint did not make enough money to scale the content or the business, so I've decided to...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Taking comedy and politics on Beer Diplomacy with @HeyItsLiam and @Baratunde
  
  Mar 18, 13
  
  Taking comedy and politics on Beer Diplomacy with @HeyItsLiam and @Baratunde Filed under: photo Tagged: Baratunde Thurston, Beer Diplomacy, Friends, Humor, Image, KoPoint, liam mceneaney, Photo,...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Commencing D&D Month 2 – “A Deeper Madness” using Roll20.net and Hangouts with old friends
  
  Mar 17, 13
  
  Commencing D&D Month 2 – “A Deeper Madness” using Roll20.net and Hangouts with old friends. Filed under: photo Tagged: D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Friends, Impage, Instagram, Photo,...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- From shortformblog: As you may have read, Reuters’ Matthew Keys—who is a contributor to SFB—has been indicted on conspiracy charges related to the hacker group Anonymous.
  
  Mar 15, 13
  
  Link: From shortformblog: As you may have read, Reuters’ Matthew Keys—who is a contributor to SFB—has been indicted on conspiracy charges related to the hacker group Anonymous. Reuters Deputy...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- A full house tonight telling jokes and shooting documentaries tonight at KoPoint
  
  Mar 11, 13
  
  A full house tonight telling jokes and shooting documentaries tonight at KoPoint Filed under: photo Tagged: Image, Instagram, KoPoint, Photo, Recording, Studio
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Announcing: The Zombie Apocalypse Limited Edition Hoodie
  
  Mar 11, 13
  
  colourmylifewithpossibilities: theinevitablezombieapocalypse: Announcing: The Zombie Apocalypse Limited Edition Hoodie The Zombie Apocalypse is proud to announce our pre-release limited-edition...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Podcast: Ken Segall Keeps it Simple | Win the Room
  
  Mar 06, 13
  
  Audio Having someone like Ken visit KoPoint is a huge honor, and was a ton of fun. kopoint: Ken Segall Keeps it Simple | Win the Room Kelly Hadous Recorded live at KoPoint Ken Segall Keeps it...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.
- Design Contest: The Zombie Apocalypse
  
  Mar 03, 13
  
  Link: Design Contest: The Zombie Apocalypse theinevitablezombieapocalypse: One day remains in The Zombie Apocalypse 99designs tshirt design contest… Filed under: link Tagged: 99designs, Contest,...
  
  Dan Patterson | Media, Politics, Technology, Zombies: Info at http://danpatterson.com, blog at http://blog.danpatterson.com, and status updates on Twitter @danpatterson. Thanks.