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Hi, I’m Michael Mikrut. I’m a photojournalist and writer based near Chicago with decades of experience in photography, video production, and audio-visual technology. Since 2014 I’ve been serving as Staff Photojournalist for the People and Places Newspaper in Schiller Park, IL, bringing stories to life through imagery and words. Beyond my newsroom work, I’ve supported live events and classrooms as an Assistant Auditorium Technical Director at Northeastern Illinois University and as an Audio Visual Technician for Combined Insurance. I also contribute as a Public Access Producer for Comcast. In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar, bass, and banjo, and I perform at St Gertrude Church in Franklin Park.…Hi, I’m Michael Mikrut. I’m a photojournalist and writer based near Chicago with decades of experience in photography, video production, and audio-visual technology. Since 2014 I’ve been serving as Staff Photojournalist for the People and Places Newspaper in Schiller Park, IL, bringing stories to life through imagery and words. Beyond my newsroom work, I’ve supported live events and classrooms as an Assistant Auditorium Technical Director at Northeastern Illinois University and as an Audio Visual Technician for Combined Insurance. I also contribute as a Public Access Producer for Comcast. In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar, bass, and banjo, and I perform at St Gertrude Church in Franklin Park.

Michael Mikrut

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Hi, I’m Michael Mikrut. I’m a photojournalist and writer based near Chicago with decades of experience in photography, video production, and audio-visual technology. Since 2014 I’ve been serving as Staff Photojournalist for the People and Places Newspaper in Schiller Park, IL, bringing stories to life through imagery and words. Beyond my newsroom work, I’ve supported live events and classrooms as an Assistant Auditorium Technical Director at Northeastern Illinois University and as an Audio Visual Technician for Combined Insurance. I also contribute as a Public Access Producer for Comcast. In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar, bass, and banjo, and I perform at St Gertrude Church in Franklin Park.…Hi, I’m Michael Mikrut. I’m a photojournalist and writer based near Chicago with decades of experience in photography, video production, and audio-visual technology. Since 2014 I’ve been serving as Staff Photojournalist for the People and Places Newspaper in Schiller Park, IL, bringing stories to life through imagery and words. Beyond my newsroom work, I’ve supported live events and classrooms as an Assistant Auditorium Technical Director at Northeastern Illinois University and as an Audio Visual Technician for Combined Insurance. I also contribute as a Public Access Producer for Comcast. In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar, bass, and banjo, and I perform at St Gertrude Church in Franklin Park.

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Hi, I’m Michael Mikrut. I’m a photojournalist and writer based near Chicago with decades of experience in photography, video production, and audio-visual technology. Since 2014 I’ve been serving as Staff Photojournalist for the People and Places Newspaper in Schiller Park, IL, bringing stories to life through imagery and words.

Beyond my newsroom work, I’ve supported live events and classrooms as an Assistant Auditorium Technical Director at Northeastern Illinois University and as an Audio Visual Technician for Combined Insurance. I also contribute as a Public Access Producer for Comcast. In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar, bass, and banjo, and I perform at St Gertrude Church in Franklin Park.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Staff Photojournalist at People and Places Newspaper

August 1, 2014 - Present

Photographer and writer.

Assistant Auditorium Technical Director at Northeastern Illinois University

October 1, 1982 - July 1, 2012

Assisted in managing auditorium technical operations; configured and operated audio and video equipment for events.

Audio Visual Technician at Combined Insurance

November 1, 1972 - November 1, 1983

Set up audio and video recording equipment for field sales management meetings; edited audio tapes for mastering and duplication for training purposes.