FSN People

Simon Marks co-founded FSN in September 1992 and is the company's President and Chief Correspondent.  For 20 years, he's reported breaking and developing international news stories for some of the world's leading television and radio networks.  Through his work at FSN, he's a Special Correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer", a Contributing Correspondent for The Fox News Channel, and US Bureau Chief for Channel News Asia.  He's interviewed many of the world's leading newsmakers, including US President George Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, South African President Thabo Mbeki, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Czech President Vaclav Havel. Simon travels the world on a continuing basis, and recent assignments have taken him to India, France, Cuba, Venezuela, Turkey, Ukraine, Sudan and his native UK.  Simon previously worked for Chrstian Science Monitor Television, Independent Television News of London, and KSAT-TV of San Antonio, Texas, where a patient news director gave him an internship that set him on the road to FSN! You can learn more about Simon by visiting his personal website, www.SimonMarks.com

Helen Searls is FSN's Managing Editor, based in the company's Washington DC headquarters. She joined FSN in 2004, and oversees the company's worldwide operations. On a daily basis, Helen liaises between FSN's bureaus worldwide and its global clients, overseeing the smooth supply of FSN material to the company's end-users. Before joining FSN, Helen served as Managing Editor for a variety of online and print magazines in the UK. In Washington DC, she managed the East Coast operations of Real Names Inc, overseeing promotional events, Congressional lobbying and the company's media campaigns.

Rachel Silverman is FSN's Executive Producer, and works from the company's office in San Francisco. Rachel conceives, assigns and oversees most of FSN's TV packages, working with our reporters to ensure FSN's TV material is of the highest quality possible. Rachel has enjoyed a storied career working for both ABC News and CBS News in a variety of capacities. At CBS, she produced many of the "Eye on America" segments that became a staple of the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather". At ABC, she worked on all three flagship broadcasts ("World News Tonight", "Nightline" and "Good Morning America"). Rachel has also worked for some of America's leading local television news operations, including KGO-TV in San Francisco where she was the leadproducer of the 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts. Rachel first worked with FSN's Simon Marks in the late 1980s, when both were based in London for Christian Science Monitor Television and travelled throughout Eastern Europe covering the revolutions that led to the fall of the USSR.

Denis Levkovich is FSN's Executive Producer for Technical Resources. One of the world's leading cameramen and videotape editors, Denis oversees FSN's technical operations and also travels the world continuously, shooting and editing for the company's many clients. Denis' work can be seen regularly on "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on America's PBS television network, the Fox News Channel and Bloomberg TV. In the last year, his assignments for those three clients alone have taken him to Venezuela, Cuba, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Beirut, Jordan, Georgia, Mexico and the UK. Denis has worked extensively in Iraq - both before and after the US-led invasion of 2003, and has an apartment in Moscow that he calls home. Denis also reports many of his own stories for FSN's clients. He joined the company from Reuters Television.

Anya Ardayeva  is FSN's Moscow Correspondent, and her TV and Radio reports are seen and heard worldwide. Anya joined FSN as a radio producer in 1997. Today, she travels the length-and-breadth of the former Soviet Union, covering the twists-and-turns taken by the independent nations that emerged from the ashes of the USSR. Recent assignments have also taken her to Baghdad, Brussels, London, Vienna, Islamabad and Calcutta. Anya covers events in the Russian capital for the Fox News Channel, and produces reports in both English and Russian for a wide array of FSN clients.

Sam Beattie is FSN's Beijing Bureau Chief and covers events across China for our TV and radio clients worldwide. Sam has lived in China since 2004, and worked for Australia's ABC TV and Radio before joining FSN. His daily reports from Beijing are carried on the FSN World News Feed, and his television coverage has been seen on France 24, AFP TV, the Fox News Channel and VOA TV.

Aaron Berger is a cameraman/post-production editor working out of FSN's Washington Bureau, but covering events all over the United States (and beyond) for FSN's clients worldwide. A Visual Media graduate of American University in Washington DC, his portfolio runs the gamut from creating cutting-edge motion graphics for corporate clients to filming and editing news reports from around the world, including Iran.

Carl Bergman is FSN's Brussels-based cameraman and VT editor. He travels all over Europe shooting and editing compelling material on behalf of our various clients and charting the European Union's enlargement and progress. Carl joined FSN in 2005 from the NASDAQ in New York where he was the senior broadcast technician responsible for live and taped financial reports seen on networks worldwide. Carl has also worked for a wide variety of syndicated US television shows, and for Wall Street Journal Television.

Malcolm Brown is FSN's Senior Washington Correspondent, and reports events from the USA on a continuing basis. Newsmakers interviewed by Malcolm include - in 2003 - President George Bush. His assignments have taken him from one side of the United States to the other. He's also reported from the Falkland Islands, Macedonia, Singapore, Mexico, Djibouti, Baghdad and Iran. Malcolm is not only an accomplished on-air reporter - he also shoots and edits much of his own video material. Formerly with LBC Radio in London, Malcolm keenly follows the Defence and US Politics beats for FSN's clients worldwide.

Paul Burge is one of three correspondents based in FSN's London bureau. He reports on events across the UK and Europe for TV and radio and also produces and reads news bulletins for FSN's radio feed on a daily basis. Previously, Paul worked for ITV's Central News as a production journalist, and as a reporter for BBC Radio. In 2004 Paul completed a year-long internship with National Public Radio in Florida, USA. Paul has a degree in International Relations and Politics from the University of Portsmouth and a Masters in Broadcast Journalism from City University's School of Journalism in London.

Catherine Drew is FSN's London Bureau Chief, a position she's occupied since late 2003. Before that, she spent seven years working as a correspondent in FSN's Washington Bureau. There, she covered the OJ Simpson trial, the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Clinton Presidency and the dramatic 2000 US Presidential election.  Her live reports from Gore campaign headquarters in Tennessee were seen worldwide, as the former Vice President contested the election’s outcome.  Catherine covered Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to Cuba, the events of September 11th 2001, and reported extensively for FSN’s clients from Baghdad.  From London, she oversees the company's coverage of UK and European news. In January 2005 she supplied FSN's clients with extensive coverage of the Iraqi elections from Baghdad. Not satisfied with appearing on the small screen, you can also see Catherine in a brief - but award-worthy - appearance in "Notes on a Scandal" starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett.

Priscilla Huff is a correspondent in FSN's Washington Bureau, and joined the company from CNN in 2001. With extensive experience covering the US political scene, Priscilla invariably spends her days on Capitol Hill, at the US State Department or at the White House, chasing the major issues that matter to FSN’s clients.  Her work for FSN also includes extensive travel across the United States - she's sauntered down the Red Carpet at the Oscars and waded through the muck in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Priscilla's reporting has literally spanned the breadth of the United States - from the Tsunami Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, to the halls of the United Nations in New York. A native Washingtonian, Priscilla previously worked for WBIS TV in New York, and the political website Voter.com.

Andrei Kharchenko is a cameraman and VT editor working in FSN's Moscow Bureau. Richly-experienced in both news and documentary production, he's worked in the past for ABC News, the BBC, NBC, TF1 and CNBC. One of the documentaries Andrei helped film - "Return to Beslan" - was awarded an International Emmy in 2005.

Nathan King is FSN’s New York Bureau Chief, and has reported for FSN’s clients from all over the world.  Nathan joined FSN from LBC Radio in London, and originally worked in the company’s Washington Bureau as a radio news editor.  In 2000 he set up the company’s first bureau in the Big Apple, and on September 11th 2001, Nathan’s dramatic reports from New York City aired on television and radio networks worldwide.  Today, Nathan splits his time between FSN's two offices in New York: one at the United Nations, the other in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. He provides daily live reports from the floor of the NASDAQ, offers ongoing-and-comprehensive coverage of events at the United Nations, and - when time permits - produces human interest feature stories. Nathan's work for FSN has included several trips to Africa and Asia. Learn more about him by visiting www.NathanKing.tv!

Paige Kollock is a pivotal member of the FSN team in New York, where she's a correspondent who shoots, edits and produces many of her own stories. Paige joined FSN in 2006 from Channel One, an educational television service in the United States. Since then, she's traveled the world on FSN's behalf, producing material from Turkey, Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and traveling to Africa with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Paige splits her time between FSN's bureau at the United Nations, and our office in Midtown Manhattan. She also reports live on a daily basis from the NASDAQ, covering the stock market's ups-and-downs.

Kate Moody is an Associate Producer in New York and splits her time between FSN's 2 offices in the city - one at the United Nations, and the other in midtown Manhattan. Kate regularly contributes material to FSN's radio clients around the world, and works on a variety of the company's TV stories from the Big Apple. Kate is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington DC.

Steve Mort is FSN's Orlando Bureau Chief, covering the southern United States for FSN's clients and keeping a watchful eye over developments in Cuba. Steve joined FSN from Independent Radio News, working initially as a radio news editor in the FSN Washington Bureau, then relocating to New York City in 2003. From there, he covered events at the United Nations on a daily basis, reported live on the US trading day from studios at the NASDAQ, and followed human interest and other features in the Big Apple.  Today, Steve provides a constant stream of breaking news and feature stories from his base in Orlando. You can see some of his work and learn much more about him at www.SteveMort.com!

Larisa Naumenko is a producer/reporter based in FSN's Moscow Bureau. Larisa covers events in the former Soviet Union on a daily basis for FSN's radio clients around the world, and produces the company's coverage for television clients including the Fox News Channel. Larisa joined FSN from "Russia Today TV", an English-language 24-hour news network based in Moscow. She previously worked for "The Moscow Times", "Kommersant" and Dow Jones Newswires.

Nina-Maria Potts is FSN's Brussels Bureau Chief, heading the company's operation in the heart of Europe. Every day she covers the dramatic twists and turns in Europe's development, and oversees our clients' coverage from across the European Union. Formerly based in FSN's Washington Bureau, Nina oversaw the production of FSN's sound-rich radio features for public broadcasters around the world.  She previously lived and worked in Beijing, where she hosted a daily call-in program on China's "Easy FM", and where her image was plastered all over the city's bus-stops by station managers eager to promote her show!

Daniel Ryntjes is a Correspondent in FSN's Washington Bureau specializing in coverage of relations between the US and Asia. He joined FSN from the BBC, where he produced Business News for some of the Corporation's leading on-air outlets. Daniel has also worked as a producer for BBC World Service Radio and a reporter for RTHK of Hong Kong.

Artie Stevens is FSN's Australasia Correspondent, and covers events across the region from his base in Melbourne.  Artie runs Australian Independent Radio News, producers of hourly radio news bulletins for community radio stations all over Australia, along with his own highly successful voice-over business.  FSN proudly partners with Air-News  in bringing international news to listeners across Australia.

Brad Zerivitz studied Visual Media at American University. After graduation, he worked on post-production of the Bush and Kerry Presidential campaign commercials, as well as projects for The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and BBC. In 2003, he moved to Florida to start his own production company and teach Cinematography at a local film school. He spent the first five months of 2007 living and working in Sudan. He has since returned to Washington DC to join the FSN team.

Olly Barratt is FSN's Head of Audio News, overseeing the company's radio output on a daily basis. He's a hands-on radio editor, compiling and producing the FSN World News Feed, daily news packages and our anchored news updates from our Washington DC headquarters. Olly joined FSN from London's "Capital Radio" where he was part of the team awarded the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Gold Award for Breaking News for the station's coverage of the London Bombings.