John Spiropoulos, Reporter/Producer
The Money Beat
I'm a former TV news reporter, writer and producer with 50 years experience in news and public policy reporting. I've piled up a few awards, including three local Emmys, in my half-century of work.
- In Washington, D.C. I was the boots-on-the-ground field reporter covering all the money issues for WJLA-TV, local ABC affiliate. My beat was Personal Finance, the Economy, Federal Budget and Taxes. I did that for 10 years.
- Earlier in my career I wrote and produced the 6pm or 11pm news at TV stations in Washington, DC; Detroit, Miami and Louisville. Full Bio below.
Special Projects Through the Years
CyberCrime Fighting
I wrote, directed and produced a package of 36 videos teaching Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement how to detect and investigate Internet and Computer Crime.
- The project featured real world criminal cases and how state and local police agencies solved them.
- The program showed how digital evidence played a critical role in getting convictions in a wide spectrum of cases from fraud to child porn to homicide.
- The videos were shot on location with state and local police technology crime specialists in ten states from New York to California.
- "CyberCrime Fighting" was produced for the National White Collar Crime Center and funded by the U,S. Department of Justice.
College Freshman Survival Guide
Ready for a pop quiz? What does it take to succeed in college? Let's talk to the experts. But who is an expert in the eyes of an 18 year old freshman?
A) a 50 year old professor or B) a 21 year old junior in college.
If you answered "B," you passed the pop quiz.
- This package of 38 videos featured my interviews with students and a few professors offering inside tips on how to succeed in college.
- The students explain how to study, how to take various types of tests, where to sit in class, how to take notes, how to write college-level papers, etc.
- The project was shot on location at a dozen college campuses ranging from small private schools to large public universities.
- Five major universities purchased a DVD copy for each freshman student. Yes, it's that good!
Network TV Guest Appearances
NBC's The Today Show
ABC's Good Morning America
ABC's Good Morning America
John, on the left, makes a guest appearance on NBC's Today Show (1990) discussing his
College Freshman Survival Guide video.
ABC's Good Morning America
ABC's Good Morning America
ABC's Good Morning America
John, on the left, makes a guest appearance on ABC's Good Morning America (1990) discussing his College Freshman Survival Guide .
CNN Mid-Day Report
ABC's Good Morning America
CNN Mid-Day Report
John makes a guest appearance on CNN's Mid-Day report (1991) discussing his video and book, How to StretchYour Retirement Dollar.