NEWS REEL
The following is a collection of my latest and most meaningful broadcasts. Each piece is unique in style and content and represents a distinct moment in my career. I hope you enjoy my work and I invite you to contact me with any questions.
ZOE CHIPALLA REPORTER/MMJ REEL
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
Here's a collection of an in-depth series called "Staging a Revival" that aired July 2021. I spoke with professional actors, musicians and venue leaders who tell me about the struggles they've had to overcome as one of the last industries to come back after the pandemic. I wrote, edited and shot this series.
STAGING A REVIVAL: ACTORS
July 2021
Disruptions from the pandemic hit Broadway actors like 3-time Tony award nominee, Carolee Carmello, and Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel award nominee, Claybourne Elder, hard. They tell me the creative ways they survived the pandemic and how they found strength to bounce back.
STAGING A REVIVAL: MUSICIANS
July 2021
Whether it was art imitating life during the pandemic or life imitating art, the theme of the underdog not just surviving, but thriving, resonated with Cheap Trick's lead guitarist, Rick Nielsen. He tells me how he managed to find success during the pandemic.
STAGING A REVIVAL: VENUES
July 2021
Even after all these months, it's hard to calculate the crushing toll the pandemic took on life and livelihoods - including those in the entertainment industry. I speak with concert promoters and venue leaders who had to decide to take a break, or innovate.
