BEA2026

Shawn has a passion for video editing, storytelling, and teaching. In 2018 he joined the University of Northern Colorado’s Journalism and Media Studies program. He teaches News Production, Video Production, Digital Storytelling, Media Writing & Media Management. In his 20-year career before teaching, he worked for KPHO in Arizona and all five major stations in Denver: KUSA, KMGH, KCNC, KWGN, and KDVR. He's won five Heartland regional Emmys, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and 3 Colorado Broadcasters Association awards. He is a four-time winner of the National Press Photographers Association Video Editor of the Year award. Shawn is much more than a professor. He’s a manager, counselor, workforce trainer, comedian, motivational speaker, and friend. He tells his students they are on a journey; he’s just the guide.