Ken Ambroson

Background

About Ken Ambroson

Strong media and communication professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Mass Communication/Media Studies from Iowa State University. Over my 17 years at KCCI, I have done many positions. I started out designing graphics for newscasts, and I was on the floor for newscasts as well. On the floor, I was either the floor director or prompter operator. A few years after starting, I started to learn how to direct newscasts. I became a full-time director once a position opened up, which happened to be on the weekends. Eventually, I became a Monday through Friday director for the new 9pm newscast. Eventually, the 5pm was added to my tasks, and I enjoy directing it to this day. I also direct the 10pm. One personal trait I have is helping others, and that goes for work. My manager asked me if I would like to learn to be a photojournalist. I jumped on the opportunity and was trained by a couple of the best in the business: Donna Smith and Cortney Kintzer. Since then, I have used those skills given to me by Smith & Kintzer to help sports out with high school sports. That includes shooting the games, editing the highlights, and writing copy for the sports anchor on the highlights I edited. I hate doing nothing at work. If I find that I'm doing nothing or that everything is done, I come up with stories I think aren't covered enough. One story I'm working on is heart disease. I'm a heart disease survivor, so this is a close topic for me. I hope to work with a reporter on it and get it on air. I've also worked as stage manager for the Midwest Emmys Gala. I was responsible for making sure the team was getting out to place the correct trophies on the podium.