Melinda Morrison

For the past fifteen years Melinda Morrison worked as a senior field producer for the Oprah Winfrey Show. During her tenure at Harpo she originated, produced and managed segments and shows. She orchestrated and directed field shoots throughout the U.S. and foreign countries. She has written and edited thousands of stories for the show. As a senior field producer she has covered everything from the Academy Awards to Hurricane Katrina, to a one- hour exclusive special with Oprah at the Yearning for Zion Polygamist compound in Texas. In addition to her work at Harpo, she also formed her own PR consultancy called The Media Pros. As a media specialist she helped public relations experts, non- profits and major companies hone their campaigns and pitches to the media. She has media trained medical experts, authors and CEO’s before on camera interviews. As a media manager she worked with a broad range of clients. For larger clients, agencies such as Golin- Harris and Devries she provided counsel on overall strategy, story development, press releases, media relations and has done extensive media training for spokespersons. For individual clients she provided the same services, as well as producing EPKs, VNRs, media events and overall campaigns. Melinda’s passion is good storytelling whether it is an exclusive interview with a world leader or profiling a disabled Olympic athlete. Her goal is always the same, to open people’s hearts and minds.