Fiona J. Kirk
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Freelance Journalist
May 2005 - Present

Articles include profiles, entertainment, health/wellness, lifestyle, education and small business stories. Features and cover stories have appeared in The Daily, Pointe, Dance Teacher, Stage Directions, Pilates Style, Dance Spirit, Dance Retailer News, European Dance News, The Beauty Bean, Bedford and Westchester magazines.

Editor-at-Large, Stage Directions magazine
September 2004 - October 2007

Wrote feature articles and monthly columns for national technical theater magazine.

Managing Editor, Stage Directions magazine
February 2002 - September 2004
Oversaw all aspects of the publication. Duties included editing, writing, fact-checking and proofing layouts. Produced content for magazine website as well as a monthly email newsletter. Coordinated seminars and speakers for the Stage Directions Summer Conference, held annually in New York City as an educational and networking resource.

Senior Associate Producer, PBS 2001 Tony Awards for Thirteen/WNET
March 2001 - July 2001
Coordinated all aspects of the “behind the scenes” footage for the PBS 2001 Tony Awards. Conducted research for interviews, arranged shoots for performances, rehearsals and interviews. Interviewed Tony-nominated actors and field-produced verite footage.

Associate Producer, EGG The Arts Show for Thirteen/WNET
September 2000 - March 2001 
Researched, pitched, conducted pre-interviews and worked on all aspects of production for EGG, a national, Emmy-award winning arts show. Each 5-7 minute segment explored the artist’s work, process and background. Artists featured included Damien Hirst, August Wilson and Gregory Crewdson.


Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
, New York, NY
MS, Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship, Ridder Scholarship


The College of William and Mary
, Williamsburg, VA
BA, International Relations