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- "Dustin is a solid reporter and thinks of ways to make out-of-the-box ideas happen. I wanted to put together a consistent webcast. Dustin figured out a way to make that happen and helped me figure out how to continue the process once he had left the station."
Jen Reeves, KOMU-TV New Media Director
- "Dustin is hard working, eager to learn and get ahead, a joy to work with, and works as well overseas as he does right here at home. He really came through for me as a Production Assistant in Rome, Italy during Entertainment Tonight's coverage of Tom Cruise's wedding."
Canaan Rubin, Entertainment Tonight Director
- "Dustin Blanchard is one of the most creative journalists I’ve ever the pleasure to work with. He is quickly mastering the art of storytelling as he moves up the career ladder. Dustin’s obvious intelligence surfaces in the way he approaches and communicates a story. His writing style is unique and he routinely offers viewers an informative and often entertaining product."
Trent Butler, Former WAGT-TV Anchor
- “I look to Dustin for great examples of reporting using new media. He sets the benchmark for a true multimedia journalist. Dustin's work is solid. He gets it. He knows how to report facts, report them visually, and report them creatively. Dustin would serve any television station or journalism outfit well as an employee who never stops learning.”
Matt Flener, KXAN-TV Reporter
- “Dustin has a great ability with words, and always wrote interesting headlines and intros for his Web stories. In my opinion, he was among the top tier at our station for posting error-free content to the Web. Dustin also introduced the newsroom to Skype, and helped implement its use during live newscasts, making us the first television station in the market to do so.”
Rich Rogers, WAGT-TV Forecaster / Web Editor
- “Dustin is a bright, hard-working, good-natured, and responsible journalist. Those qualities were obvious from the start, whether he was off-camera or on. Dustin is not only well-trained as a news-gatherer and story-teller, he brings his own brand of creativity and depth to every news report and live shot. He makes a powerful ally on any news team, and I would welcome the chance to work with him again.”
Kimberly Lohman Suiters, WRC-TV Reporter/Anchor
- “Dustin's strength is being detail-oriented and able to multi-task in high-stress and breaking news situations. He is calm under pressure and is quick to confirm stories under tight deadlines.”
Jesse Hamilton, KNXV-TV Executive Producer
- “Dustin has great news instincts. He was always on top of things, and loved to enterprise timely and important stories.”
Dave Stewart, KWTV Assignment Editor
- “Dustin is a fine young man; hard-working and loyal. He is politely aggressive -- a good trait for a journalist.”
Kent Collins, University of Missouri Radio & TV Dept. Chair
- “Dustin impressed me from my very first weeks at KOMU-TV. He is an intrepid reporter, a great writer, and has a true gusto for journalism. Not only did he excel as a reporter, he trained as a producer in order to broaden his skill set and showed great talent in this area as well. Dustin is extremely intelligent and has an excellent grasp of the issues and events making news, including context and implications.”
Holly Edgell, KOMU-TV Executive Producer
- “Dustin is an excellent young journalist with an eye for detail and a way with words. Not only is he a great storyteller, Dustin is a blast to have in the newsroom...always full of good humor he's an fantastic team player, and he's a solid journalist who'll dig for the story, an
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