P.O. Box 232
Norman, Arkansas 71960
870-828-8372
KimberlyPottsArtist@gmail.com

In Summary

I am an accomplished Registered Professional Reporter, Certified Realtime Reporter and Certified Realtime Captioner.  From 1990 through 1999, I worked as a freelance reporter and as an official district court reporter in the 362nd District Court in Denton County, Texas.  My husband's job transfer in 1999 to Houston, Texas kindled my interest in captioning and CART opportunities.  Once in Houston I reached out to a caption company owner.  She took me under her wings and mentored me.  Within six short months, I was captioning my first assignment:  KPRC- NBC in Houston, Texas!  I was quickly over my initial shock-fear-amazement - and realized a genuine love for the captioning profession.  I “found my lane” in the profession and have never looked back.

I am actively interested in new captioning and CART opportunities. I am flexible with my scheduling. I create my magic with Stenograph’s   Broadcast Captioning Suite Software (BCS.)  I transmit my captions via TCP/IP and also through dial-up via modem to encoder. (Old Fashioned Phone Line!)  I am proficient in the following methods of transmitting closed captions:  Zoom, YouTube, iCap, WebEx, Textcast, StreamText and various encoders.  I’m very capable of quickly learning (and understanding) any new platforms that come on the scene.  I genuinely love that type of challenge.

My translation rate is excellent.  I expect and command, at minimum, 99.5% performance from myself.  I consider my talent and many opportunities a gift -  and a human miracle. I am very grateful for every challenge placed before me.  My vast experience and career diversity enable me to command a wide range of captioning endeavors.  I am an excellent candidate for your consideration.  I look forward to our correspondence.  Call me, please, even if it’s just for a quick introduction!

Curriculum Vitae


Credentials

RPR - Registered Professional Reporter
CRR - Certified Realtime Reporter
CRC - Certified Realtime Captioner (Original certification issued as CBC - Certified Broadcast Captioner)
 
Captioning Experience

News and Human Interest - Numerous ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates across the United States market. SCETV - South Carolina  and KERA - Dallas Public Television

Financial - CNBC, with experience covering the following programs: "Worldwide Exchange," "Mad Money," "Morning Call," "Power Lunch," "Street Signs," "Kudlow & Company," "Squawk Box," "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch," "On The Money," and "Closing Bell."

Entertainment - Ascent Media Group, with experience covering the following programs: "Entertainment Studios," "Entertainers, " "The American Athlete," "Beautiful Homes and Estates," "AutomotiveVision.TV," "Recipe TV," "We Have a Dream," "Latin Lifestyles," "Designers, Fashions & Runways," "The Writers Hotlist," "Global Business People," "Every Woman," "Urban Style," "Kickin' It," "The Comedy Jam," and "Happy Holidays."


Government - South Carolina Statehouse (House and Senate), Nebraska Unicameral, C-SPAN, Houston City Council, Orange County California Board of Supervisors, Orange County California Public Utilities Commission, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, San Francisco City Council, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Las Cruces New Mexico City Council, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, Sioux Falls City Council, Sioux Falls School District

Webcasts - Zoom, iCap, StreamText, WebEx and Textcast events for various corporate institutions, public events and college CART clients

Educational CART -  Lone Star College, The University of Kansas, Wichita State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Nebraska.

Other TV - Playboy TV



Memberships  NCRA (National Court Reporters Association)


History 

1990-1994 - Stanley, Harris, Rice & Associates - Dallas, Texas. Highlight: Producing daily copy transcripts for Ross Perot's HBO infomercials during the 1992 Presidential Election Campaign.
1994-1998 - Freelance court reporter - Dallas, Texas
1998-1999 - 362nd Judicial District Court Reporter - Denton, Texas
1999 - Husband's job transfer to Houston, Texas
1999 through present - Independent broadcast captioner and CART provider.  In 2014 my husband and I relocated to Norman, Arkansas.  We are bordered by the Ouachita Mountain range and face the Caddo River.  (Heaven, I can assure you.)


Read my article, linked below, in the "Journal of Court Reporting" 

"To Caption or Not to Caption: That is the Question."  http://captioning.ncraonline.org/Articles/Business/caption-or-not.htm

Get to know me better - What I enjoy in my free time 

I am a very joyful and active artist.  My artworks cover a broad range of topics:  botanicals, whimsical creatures and subjects, Chinoiserie, abstract compositions with provoking focal points...  My preferred mediums are acrylic, watercolor and digital art using Apple Pencil with Procreate software.  You can connect with my artistic side on Instagram @joie-gallery.  Read my artistic statement on my website:    https://joie-gallery.com/pages/about.  It would make me very happy if you visit and connect!

Peacock Garden by Kimberly Potts

Captioning Links of Interest 

Stenography Students Battle for Fastest Fingers https://youtu.be/rKMBZ16o048 

The Court Reporter’s Brain:  A Miracle - https://www.veritext.com/the-court-reporters-brain-a-miracle/ 

National Court Reporters Association - http://www.ncraonline.org/

FCC captioning facts for consumers - httpp://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/closedcaption.html
Texas Court Reporters Association -
http://www.tcra-online.com/