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Denny Thomas

Senior TV & Documentary Editor specializing in news and long-form journalism

ABC NewsUniversity of North Texas10 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Video editor with a decade of experience cutting longform YouTube and series content, working daily in Adobe Premiere and leveraging After Effects for motion graphics/MOGRTs. Has held supervisory roles at Vox Media projects including Netflix/YouTube Originals (e.g., Glad You Asked) and collaborated with major creators like Cleo Abram and Marques Brownlee, with recent work for Daily Mail Online and More Perfect Union.

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Key Strengths

  • 10 years professional editing experience across major NLEs (Premiere, Avid, Final Cut, Resolve)
  • Daily Adobe Premiere workflow; strong After Effects motion graphics/MOGRT capability
  • Structured longform YouTube post-production process (media organization, story/script-driven edit, music-first creative approach)
  • Audience-retention editing strategy (strong cold opens, periodic montages, music-driven pacing)
  • Editorial leadership: supervised other editors and created show bibles/style guides to ensure consistency
  • Versatility across content types (war reporting, breaking news, branded marketing)

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Experience

EditorABC News · Jan 2021 – Present
EditorA&E Networks · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
EditorHBO · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
EditorVox Media · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
EditorVice · Jan 2016 – Jan 2019

Education

University of North Texasmaster, Radio, Television, and Film

Awards

  • GLAAD Media Award – Outstanding TV Journalism-Long form (2023)
  • News & Documentary Emmy Nomination – Outstanding Recorded News Program (2022)
  • News & Documentary Emmy Award – Outstanding Editing-News (2018)
  • American Cinema Editors 'Eddie' award – Best Edited Non-Scripted Series (2018)
  • Peabody Award – Charlottesville: Race and Terror, Vice News Tonight (2018)
  • Primetime Emmy Nomination – Outstanding Picture Editing for a Non-Fiction Program (2017)

Skills

Video EditingAdobe Creative SuiteTelevision EditingNews EditingDocumentary EditingNon-Fiction EditingPicture EditingLong-Form Journalism EditingSeries EditingEpisode EditingSpecials EditingAvid Media ComposerFinal Cut ProDaVinci ResolveMotion graphics

Languages

English

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Denny ThomasSenior TV & Documentary Editor specializing in news and long-form journalism