Shawn Montano is the coordinator for the Video Editing division of NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism competition. Montano teaches video production, digital storytelling, media writing & media management at the University of Northern Colorado’s Journalism and Media Studies program. Before transitioning into education, Montano had a 20-year broadcast career that encompassed working for all five major stations in Denver: KUSA, KMGH, KCNC, KWGN and KDVR. He’s won five Heartland regional Emmys, an Edward R. Murrow Award and three Colorado Broadcasters Association Awards. He’s also a four-time winner of the NPPA’s Video Editor of the Year award.
National Press Photographers Association is proud to present to you the Best of Photojournalism—images, stories, videos, and presentations that illuminate and resonate.
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