KOMU 8 News — Columbia, MO

Alan
Bielski

Broadcast & digital producer crafting compelling news storytelling for one of Missouri's leading television stations.

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NBC
Affiliate — KOMU 8
Live
Daily newscasts produced
Print → Pixel
Broadcast + digital storytelling across platforms
MU
Missouri School of Journalism
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My Best Producing Moments

A curated look at rundowns, breaking news coverage, digital production, and storytelling decisions from my time at KOMU 8.

Featured Work

Three Shows I'm Most Proud Of

Each of these newscasts represents a distinct challenge — from breaking news management to creative digital storytelling.

KOMU 8 Nonstop News
My Best Show

Rest Home Fire: Managing a Live Shot with a 5-Second Mic Delay

This Nonstop News segment is the show I am most proud of from my time at KOMU 8. We had reporter Casey live at a rest home fire 30 minutes outside Columbia, which came with a 5-second mic delay between us. I timed the first hit perfectly, but noticed his audio dipped during the transition. By the second hit, I had already adjusted, cueing Casey so he started right as the transition animation ended. Flawless execution on a big story, packed alongside strong local and national soundbites and graphics in a tight 10-12 minute block.

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April 10, 2026
Historic Event

Artemis II Splashdown: Broadcasting History to Mid-Missouri

One of the most personally meaningful shows I've produced. I opened with a ColdSOT from ground control confirming the splashdown of the Artemis II crew, the crew that traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history. Growing up, I watched historic moments like this on the news. Getting to be the producer bringing that same sense of wonder to mid-Missouri viewers made this newscast unforgettable.

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Sunday Condensed Show
Editorial Judgment

Making Every Second Count in a Condensed Sunday Newscast

On Sundays, a live sporting event meant I never knew exactly how much airtime I had until the show began. I had to make fast editorial calls on the fly. I kept both car accident stories because speeding was a hot topic among Columbia viewers, and I kept Samantha Jackson's story because it put a human face on that issue. Missouri spring weather got its full time because our viewers depend on us for that. I ran the CNN airport security package because viewers had been writing in about long lines. Every story that made it had a reason. Every cut did too.

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Digital Work

Best Digital Stories

Web-first reporting, longform digital packages, and online storytelling that went beyond the broadcast.

Local Government April 13, 2026

Columbia School Board Votes to Approve Pay Increase for Staff

School board meetings directly affect families across Columbia, which is exactly why web readers pay close attention to them. I covered the full arc of this meeting — from three incumbents being sworn back in, to a contentious public comment period over the removal of the district's chief equity officer, to the board voting to approve compensation increases and accelerate capital improvement projects at Battle and Hickman High Schools. The story gave readers a clear, complete picture of what happened and why it mattered.

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Elections March 24, 2026

April 7 Election Voters Guide: Morgan, Moniteau, Maries, Miller and Osage Counties

Voter guides are some of the most important things a local news outlet can publish. I was part of the KOMU 8 team that built these guides for the April 7 municipal election, a process that means going through every ballot county by county, verifying candidate information and researching the bills and measures voters would be deciding on. This guide alone covered five counties and ran over 3,000 words. It is tedious, unglamorous work — and exactly the kind of public service journalism that keeps communities informed.

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Feature Reporting November 20, 2025

Missouri Invasive Plant Council Encourages Missourians to Help Treat Invasive Plants

This one is personal to me because I did everything myself. I took the gear out to Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, sat down with Missouri Invasive Plant Council Chair Carol Davit, conducted the interview, shot my own B-roll, wrote the web story, and turned a VOSOT for both the 9 and 10PM newscasts. It is a reminder that I am not just a producer who sits in a control room. I can go out, find the story, tell it on camera and bring it back for broadcast and digital.

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About Me

Storyteller. Producer. Journalist.

I'm Alan Bielski, a broadcast and digital producer at KOMU 8, the NBC affiliate and working newsroom of the best journalism school in the world — the Missouri School of Journalism. Born in Poland and raised in Park Ridge, Illinois, I'm a proud Maine South Hawk who grew up watching the evening news with my Dad every night at 5 and 6 on ABC 7 Chicago. He always said this world wouldn't be what it is without the news, and that stuck with me.

At KOMU 8, I produce daily newscasts and digital content, and I take pride in the relationships I've built with my colleagues and reporters. Good chemistry in a newsroom makes everyone's work better, and I've seen that firsthand. I'm looking for a role where I can keep bringing stories to people — on TV, on the web, or both.

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Broadcast Production
Newscast producing Rundown building Live broadcast timing Breaking news coverage Control room coordination
Digital & Social
Digital content production Web publishing & CMS SEO writing Social media Public relations
Tools & Skills
Broadcast journalism Script writing Field reporting Interviewing Bilingual — English & Polish
Education
University of Missouri — Expected Dec 2026 Bachelor of Journalism
Contact

Let's Talk

Whether you're a news director, recruiter, or fellow journalist — I'd love to connect about opportunities.

Station
KOMU 8 — NBC Affiliate
Columbia, Missouri
Phone
224-523-6977
Email
AlanBielski12312@gmail.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/alan-bielski
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Open to opportunities.
I'm actively exploring full-time producing roles at news stations across the country. I bring strong rundown judgment, digital fluency, and a collaborative newsroom presence.