STORIES BY AMANDA STARNES
My Professional Journey
PROJECTS
TODAY WITH HODA & JENNA
LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS
March 2022
I senior produced and collaborated on a special live show from New Orleans featuring the culture of the Big Easy. I helped with programming, booking and writing multiple aspects of the 2 live shows including a profile on the literary institution of Eat & Read At Melba's.
TODAY WITH HODA & JENNA
SON OF A SAINT
April 2022
I am very proud of this profile on one special non-profit called Son of A Saint, a mentorship program in New Orleans that provides young boys without fathers paired mentorships and activities that range from cooking classes to sporting events. Founder Sonny Lee joined Hoda and Jenna for a surprise donation of $15,000 and laptops from Amazon! I pitched, organized, wrote and helped coordinate the donation.
TODAY WITH HODA & JENNA
DONNA TALKS: MOTHERHOOD
April 2022
One of the projects that I've been able to launch is a brand new series where our TODAY Contributor Donna Farizan sits down with a diverse group of people for unfiltered dialogue. We have conceptualized this into an ongoing segment with various topics - each with a carefully crafted panel, look and discussion. This has aired on broadcast as well as a 30-minute extended version that has streamed on our TODAY All Day channel.
