David Dillehunt
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David Nelson Dillehunt is the Deputy Director of Communications & Public Engagement for the City of Charlottesville. He originally joined the Office of Communications as a consultant in July 2005 and became a Project Assistant in November 2005,[1] served as a Communications Specialist from June 2008 to January 2019, Communications Coordinator from February 2019 to August 2020, and most recently served as Multimedia Services Manager from September 2020 to March 2022.
Biography
Dillehunt graduated from Albemarle High School in 2002,[2] from CATEC in 2003, received a B.A. in Communications from Southern New Hampshire University, and received an M.S. in Media Management from Arkansas State University.
He incorporated his independent production company, DND Films, in March 2003,[3] and has produced and directed numerous feature films and television series. From 2007-2008, Dillehunt was a producer and director for Midnight Barbecue, a radio/web/TV program hosted by Adam Gottschalk and Nick Noe. The show originally taped at the WINA studios on Rose Hill Drive before moving to a sponsored apartment at the Grandmarc.[4]
In the Office of Communications, Dillehunt manages the daily operation of the Charlottesville Community Media Center and the City's Public, Education, and Government (PEG) access television stations, including CPA-TV and TV10. He began his long association with the City's PEG-TV stations as a student volunteer and program producer in November 1998, and was a production assistant on the original Inside Charlottesville, hosted by Maurice Jones.
Dillehunt is a two-time Regional Emmy Award nominee, receiving a nod in May 2013 and May 2021 for his work with the City.[5][6] He was inducted into the Albemarle High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame in May 2023.
References
- ↑ Other City Manager Staff
- ↑ Albemarle Alumni Association
- ↑ Virginia SCC Profile
- ↑ Web. 'Cued up: Local show goes viral, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, February 7, 2008, retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ↑ 2012 Regional Emmy Awards
- ↑ 2020 Regional Emmy Awards