Storytelling Agency

Sound Of Life Media is a talent agency offering training and job placement for journalists passionate about visual storytelling. We also host the annual Sound Of Life Storytelling Workshop.

Services

Sound Of Life is open to working with passionate journalists from all aspects of the newsroom.

Services include, but are not limited to:

  • Weekly critiques and other development opportunities.

  • Funding for workshops and awards.

  • Free entry to the annual Sound Of Life Storytelling Workshop.

  • Resume and demo reel creation.

  • Complete commitment to finding your next job!

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 SOLM Founder

John Kirtley

Founder/Agent
Asheville, NC
john@soundoflifemedia.com

More about John

  • “He is so well connected and respected in this industry. Several hiring managers told me I had an impressive agent.”

    Savannah Louie
    Evening Anchor/MMJ
    WANF, Atlanta, GA

  • “He’s not like other agents. He’s been behind the camera. He cares about the kind of stories you’re putting on the air, the way that you’re telling those stories.”

    Clay LePard
    Special Projects Reporter
    WEWS, Cleveland, OH

  • “When my contract was up, weeks after having a baby, I knew my negotiations were in good hands with John...I truly feel like John cares about me as a person.”

    Amanda St. Hilaire
    Investigative Reporter/Content Manager
    WITI, Milwaukee, WI

  • "The first thing the news director said to me was 'you have a big advocate in John Kirtley.'...There were often times when I felt like John's only client because of how hard he was working for me."

    Colby Thelen
    Evening Anchor/Reporter
    KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

  • “He cares what he can do for you, not what you can do for him. And that's the kind of guy I want going to battle with me every day of the week.”

    Chris Womack
    Sports Director
    WLOS, Asheville, NC

Available Clients

All SOLM Clients
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Recent Placements

  • Taylor Young enters a new deal as the Chief Business Correspondent at WJZY in Charlotte, NC.

  • Ricky Sayer heads to KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA as a multimedia journalist. Most recently he was a multimedia journalist at WLEX in Lexington, KY.

  • Angela Shen enters a new deal as a reporter at KTBC in Austin, TX.

  • Clay LePard enters a new deal as a special projects/general assignment reporter at WEWS in Cleveland, OH.

  • David DeGuzman heads to WCMH in Columbus, OH as a digital sports multimedia journalist. Most recently he was a sports anchor/mmj at WFXR in Roanoke, VA.

  • Deidre Johnson heads to KGW in Portland, OR as an anchor/mmj. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at the CW in Atlanta, GA.

  • Sydney Dorner heads to KGW in Portland, OR as a multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at WICS in Springfield, IL.

  • Rachel Richardson is promoted to weekend anchor/mmj at WLEX in Lexington, KY. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at the station.

  • Jamie Weiss is promoted to morning news anchor/traffic reporter at KMBC in Kansas City, MO. Most recently she was a traffic reporter at the station.

  • Rachael Krause heads to KUSA in Denver, CO as a multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at WTHR in Indianapolis, IN.

  • Eric Mock heads to WAGA in Atlanta, GA as a multimedia journalist. Most recently he was a reporter at KATU in Portland, OR.

  • Ashley Nanfria heads home to KOVR in Sacramento, CA as a meteorologist/mmj. Most recently she was a weather anchor/mmj at KXRM in Colorado Springs, CO.

  • Amanda Lee heads to News 12 New Jersey as a senior multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a weekend anchor/reporter at WFXR in Roanoke, VA.

  • Brittany Ford heads to WANF in Atlanta, GA as a reporter. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at KHOU in Houston, TX.

  • Nicolette Schleisman heads to News 12 Long Island as a freelance multimedia journalist. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at WKRG in Mobile, AL.

  • Sydni Moore is promoted to evening anchor/mmj at WFMY in Greensboro, NC. Most recently she was a weekend anchor/mmj at the station.

  • Augusta McDonnell heads home to KTVQ in Billings, MT as a morning anchor/reporter. Most recently she was a multimedia journalist at KWTV in Oklahoma City, OK.

  • Savannah Louie is promoted to evening anchor/mmj at WANF in Atlanta, GA. Most recently she was a weekend anchor/mmj at the station.

  • Danielle DaRos adds live desk anchor to her investigative reporter title at WPEC in West Palm, FL.

  • Colby Thelen is promoted to evening anchor at KWTV in Oklahoma City, OK. Most recently he was a morning anchor at the station.

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