Scott’s career spans television & newspaper newsrooms in Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, and Anchorage. In addition to his specialty – creating emotionally impactful video content on deadline – Jensen has more than a decade of experience successfully managing the creative, editorial, production, and personnel elements of television news departments including KTUU-TV in Anchorage and KING-TV in Seattle.

His storytelling accomplishments include two National Press Photographers Association Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year awards & two National Edward R. Murrow awards. He has earned two dozen regional Emmys for producing coverage of breaking news, features, and non-narrated stories.

Carolyn’s media career began at the Boston Red Sox before she transitioned from sports to TV news in Anchorage and Seattle. She recently worked as the Communications Director for the Municipality of Anchorage. Carolyn also worked as Communications Manager for Alaska Governor Bill Walker, and prior to that led the Municipality of Anchorage’s Vote by Mail public relations campaign, which at the time turned out the most voters in local election history.

She will earn her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Alaska-Anchorage in 2021. Carolyn’s accomplishments include a James Beard Award, Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award, being named a finalist for the NPPA Ernie Crisp award, and the Alaska District-Church of the Nazarene Distinguished Service Award.

Scott's Honors

Radio Television Digital News Association

• Two-time National Edward R. Murrow Award winner, including Feature Reporting and Use of Sound and Video.

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National Press Photographers Association​

• Two-time Ernie Crisp Television News Photographer of the Year.

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Radio Television Digital News Association

• One dozen Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Feature Reporting, Sports Reporting, Best Use of Sound and Video, News Documentary and News Series.

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National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

• Two dozen Regional Emmy Awards, including Video Essay, Special Event Coverage, Video Journalist, Continuing Coverage, Photographer, General Assignment Report, News Series, Editor, Serious Feature,  Hard Feature Series, Same Day Hard Feature, Soft Feature Series, Ongoing Feature Series, Videography Sports, Spot News, Soft Feature Series.

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Dozens of Awards

• NPPA Best of Photojournalism

• NPPA Television Quarterly Clip Contest

• Alaska Press Club

• Alaska Broadcasters Association

Scott Jensen

Carolyn's Honors

James Beard Foundation

• James Beard Award, Television Segment

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National Press Photographers Association​ | Life Member

• Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year finalist

• Kenneth P. McLaughlin Award for Merit

• West Regional Photographer of the Year

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Alaska District, Church of the Nazarene

• Distinguished Service Award, for plane crash survival television news coverage

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Society of Professional Journalists 

• Sigma Delta Chi Public Service Award

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Public Relations Society of America - Alaska

• Integrated Communications

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National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

• Northwest Regional Emmy Award

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Radio and Television Digital News Association

• Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

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Dozens of Awards

• NPPA Best of Photojournalism

• NPPA Television Quarterly Clip Contest

• Alaska Press Club

• Alaska Broadcasters Association

Carolyn Hall