Mary Pflum
About
Mary Pflum is from New York, New York, United States. Mary works in the following industries: "Broadcast Media". Mary is currently Producer at ABC News/ Good Morning America, located in New York, NY. In Mary's previous role as a Producer/ Correspondent at CNN, Mary worked in Atlanta, GA, Berlin, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey until Oct 2002. Prior to joining CNN, Mary was a Producer at CNN and held the position of Producer. Prior to that, Mary was a National Package Producer/ Anchor, CNN Newsroom at CNN, based in Atlanta, GA from Jun 1996 to Jun 1998.
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Mary Pflum's current jobs
--Write, produce, pitch multiple stories a week for Good Morning America, the nation's number one morning show --Routinely labeled an "ideas machine" on annual reviews, owing to the high number of stories, series I pitch and oversee at the show --Responsible for many of the show's highest-rated stunts, pieces, series - notably multi-part series aimed at examining the secrets and challenges of 21st Century parenting as well as live weddings, live proposals, live fashion shows, and viral first-of-its kind live makeover series (Lose 10 Years in 60 Minutes) --Routinely fill in as senior producer in the morning, tasked with crashing/overseeing/ helming last minute changes and additions to the show --Winner, 4 Emmy Awards --Winner, WGA Award for Excellence in Feature Writing for National TV (only person at GMA to win this award in the past 25 years) --Winner, Alfred I DuPont Award --Winner, Peabody Award --Winner, 3 Edward R Murrow Awards --Three of my pieces/ segments rank in the top ten of ABC News' most watched/ shared segments of all time --Have overseen full-show remotes in U.S. and overseas
Mary Pflum's past jobs
--Worked as CNN producer, reporter in Atlanta, GA, Berlin, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey --Wrote/ filed/ reported on-air pieces for CNN's feature units - notably CNN Science and Technology Week, CNN Earth Matters, CNN International's Inside Europe --Spent time in Afghanistan on assignment, trudging through Khyber Pass, filing stories about Afghan refugees and the ongoing pursuit of Osama bin Laden --Helped launch/ oversee brand new network while in Turkey - CNN Turk, a 24 our news network bearing the CNN name but broadcast entirely in Turkish --Established reputation for being solid live and tape producer and reporter --Developed ability to crash breaking news, hard news --Earned reputation for being master storyteller, capable of filing pieces about the beauty and pageantry of Vienna Ball Season, the mystique of ancient temples in Malta, the burgeoning film industry in Europe, the impact of the Euro --Covered many major world events, notably major earthquakes, the outbreak of war in Afghanistan, rising Kurdish tensions in the Middle East --In addition to reporting, producing, also shot and edited pieces
--Worked as national package producer for CNN, based in Atlanta but tasked with traveling throughout world to cover breaking news as it happened --Covered school yard shootings, major tornadoes and other natural disasters, death of Princess Diana --In addition to writing, producing, crashing various national and international moments of crisis, additionally worked as anchor and correspondent for national CNN show, CNN Newsroom --As CNN Newsroom on-camera correspondent and anchor, covered stories including multi-part series on the history and legacy of the Mississippi River, a trip to Skywalker Ranch, and interviews with notable movie directors, including Ron Howard --Developed reputation as strong writer/ storyteller and calm and trusted producer in the face of breaking news