15-Year Career Working for World-Class News and Global Media Companies
Chris has worked for The Walt Disney Company, ABC News, CNN, Time Warner, Discovery Networks, AMC Networks, Gannett Company, TV Guide, Warner Bros. Television, TelePictures Productions, The CW Network. NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, and local television stations in Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.
MULTIMEDIA PRO: Words + Images + Video + Graphics
Chris won a contract to produce and launch a hyper-local weekly digital newscast for the City of Santa Monica.
Chris has produced dozens of documentary shorts, scripted webisodes, videos, and short films
Blog posts, news articles, ad copy, web content, video scripts, speeches, infographics, interviews, Q&As
SEO, CMS, WordPress, data analytics, growth hacks, social media, Final Cut Pro X, Keynote, MS Office 365, CRM
News Anchor Television Host
1,000+ field production shoot days
2,500+ live broadcasts and live webcasts
Action, adventure, & extreme sports host
On-camera Talent: Host
Reporter: Children/Youth/Teen*
Writer: News
Reporter: Features*
Program Feature: Cultural/Historical
Spot News Coverage
News Host*
Reporter: News
Reporter: Religious
Writer: News
Reporter: Human Interest / Features
Reporter: News
Writer: Program Feature
Reporter: Religious*
Program Feature: Public Affairs
On-Air TV Host, Moderator, Narrator*
Feature News Story
Sports Segment
Writer: News*
Program: Performing Arts
Program Feature: Cultural
Reporter: Features*
On-air TV Host, Moderator, Narrator
Entertainment Feature
Chris has written ten books, including a Wall Street Journal bestseller about social media
Chris has conducted 10,000+ interviews with newsmakers, politicians, thought leaders, and celebrities
Key member of the launch team on four digital news, online video, and new media startups
Chris grew up in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Hong Kong, China. He attended the Hong Kong International School.
H.K.I.S.Chris graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he played Ivy League football all four years and made the Dean’s List.
DartmouthChris has lived in Los Angeles for ten years without owning a car. He is a founding member of Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share, and the author of the best-selling book “How to Live Well without Owning a Car.”
Buy the BookChris has traveled to more than twenty countries around the world, from the Arctic Circle in Norway to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Chris on FacebookChris presents multimedia keynote speeches on a wide range of topics related to his books.
View Full Speech“Chris is a fun, funny, high-energy speaker who truly inspired our employees to park their cars and find another way to work.”
Mike Slavich
Director, Sustainability, Warner Bros. Studios
“Chris's presentation was beyond great! He provided insightful and inspiring messages, and one of the best PowerPoints I have ever seen!"
Pam Gluck
Executive Director, American Trails
”Chris was the keynote speaker and emcee of our annual Sony Rideshare Luncheon, and he got rave reviews. Highly recommend!”
Kristin Cavanaugh
Director of Studio Relations, Sony Studios
Contact Chris
Cell: 310-880-3181 | Email: ChrisBalish@mac.com |Twitter: @ChrisBalish
Skype: chrisbalish | Instagram: @ChrisBalish | LinkedIn.com/in/chrisbalish