Gwen Kisker

Journalist

Gwen Kisker, a veteran journalist, is currently Co-Founder/Owner of Kisker Productions based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Since February of 2009, Mrs. Kisker has produced several pieces for the United Methodist Television service based in Nashville, TN. (www.umtv.org). Mrs. Kisker wrote several print articles to accompany the video stories on the church’s national website. (See “Browse Articles” at the bottom of the page.)

The “Out of the Dump” and related Nicaraguan videos found on this site will be used to fund raise for Project Chacocente (www.outofthedump.org ) a 501c3 that moves families from the Managua City Dump to fertile farmland 25 miles away.

In 2007, Mrs. Kisker and her husband Clay produced a documentary entitled “Kenya, Africa – One Woman’s Hope. One Country’s Dream.” The one-hour show aired on PBS in Pittsburgh (WQED-TV) and Philadelphia (WHYY-TV). It followed Ruth Dietz as she led a mission team to provide medical care to thousands.

In 2005, the Kiskers produced the documentary “Rays of Hope” in Kenya, Africa. It personalized the fight for survival from the AIDS pandemic by following Kenyan Martina Ochiel to her home village. The one-hour program aired on Comcast in Pittsburgh and the national SkyAngel network.

Mrs. Kisker served as a weekend anchor and reporter for WKRC-TV (CBS) in Cincinnati, Ohio. She anchored a three-hour Saturday morning show and produced packages and live reports for the 11 o’clock news. While at WKRC-TV, Mrs. Kisker married then Director of Commercial Production, Clay Kisker.

Prior to her work in Cincinnati, Mrs. Kisker anchored the 6 and 10 o’clock newscasts for WICD-TV (NBC) in Champaign, Illinois. She also reported daily and served as interim News Director, Assignment Editor and Producer. She produced and anchored a monthly half-hour talk show and hosted the Children’s Miracle Network telethon.

Mrs. Kisker started her career as a reporter for KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1990 where she won an award for Investigative Journalism.

Mrs. Kisker graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1990.

Mrs. Kisker understands how to use television to tell a compelling story. With more than seven years on-air experience, she brings not only a polished delivery but a keen understanding of production values, even in third-world situations.

Mrs. Kisker lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, son and two daughters.

Play the video below to see some of Mrs. Kisker’s previous work.