Biography

	Biography
	VidComm was founded by Diane Allen, an award-winning television producer with over 30 years of experience in the business. Today, besides being President of VidComm, she is a principal in the Camden Shipping Corporation and is a New Jersey State Senator. Before politics and shipping, Diane began her broadcasting career in Mount Holly, New Jersey at WJJZ Radio. There, she quickly moved from public service programming to reporting to news directing before taking a position at New Jersey Network, where she eventually became a news anchor. During the next twenty years, while raising her two children, Diane perfected her television producing skills at several news stations. In 1976, she joined KYW-TV, in Philadelphia, to host a weekly women’s program. Soon she was promoted to noon anchor and later given her own daily talk show. Following a three-year stint working for ABC in Chicago, she returned to KYW in 1982. After seven years serving the station as primary anchor, producer and reporter, she moved across town to the CBS-owned station, WCAU-TV, where she was executive producer, evening anchor and education reporter. In 1996 Diane took a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly and in 1998, she moved up to the New Jersey State Senate. At VidComm, Inc. in Burlington, NJ, Diane Allen and her staff produce broadcast documentaries, videos for fundraising, recruitment and presentation, commercials and psa’s, video news releases and live events. She also does media training and designs and implements web sites for a variety of clients, including not-for-profit organizations. Altogether, Diane has won 9 Emmy’s, a Peabody Award and dozens of other national and international awards for her exceptional work in media production.
	RECENT PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS 2004 Bikur Cholim Hospital International Brotherhood Award 2004 American Women in Radio & Television, Tri-State Chapter, 1st Annual Ivy Award 2004 Soroptimist International Women Helping Women Award 2004 Drum Major Leadership Award, Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Commission 2004 IBPOEOW Black Elks Community Service Award 2004 Governmental Leadership Award, Advocates for New Jersey History 2003 Lockheed Martin Manager of the Year 2003 Legislator of the Year, National Assoc. Of Women Business Owners, South Jersey 2003 Eagleton Institute Center for Women & Work Honoring Women Who work for Working Women 2003 Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc. Beacon Award for Political Leadership 2003 Alliance for Action Walter Rand Award 2003 Lyndhurst GOP Republican of the Year 2003 Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award, Womens Political Caucus of New Jersey 2003 Millicent Fenwick Award, Somerset County Federation of Republican Women 2003 NJ Policy and Research Leadership Award 2003 American Heart Association American Heartsaver 2002 New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts Outstanding Conservation Legislator 2002 YMCA Legislator of the Year 2002 Endeavor Emergency Squad Recognition of Support 2001 Good Housekeeping Magazine National Award for Top 10 Women in Government 2001 Servicios Latinos de Burlington County Hispanic Community Service Award 2001 Willingboro NAACP Community Service Award 2001 Equity Leader of the Year, 15th Annual Equity Achievement Award - College of New Jersey 2001 Certificate for Meritorious & Distinguished Service - Veterans of Foreign Wars 2000 Mary Philbrook Award Women=s Political Caucus of New Jersey 2000 New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association Legislator of the Year 2000 New Jersey Reading Association Literacy Award 2000 Sarah P. Fiske Historic Preservation Award - Preservation New Jersey 2000 Connie Woodruff Award Patriotism Award - Catholic War Veterans Patriotic Service Commendation - Veterans of Foreign Wars Outstanding Support of Hospitalized Veterans - Veterans Administration Humanitarian Award - American Cancer Society Human Relations Award - National Conference of Christians and Jews Volunteer Award - Association for Children in New Jersey Award for Outstanding Achievement - Federal Women’s Program Melita Bentz Award for Women’s Achievement Caring Award - Community Home Health Services Award of Excellence - NJEA Public Education Award - NJ State Community Mental Health Board Woman of Achievement Award - NJ Fed. of Business & Prof. Women Community Service Award - United Way Rotary Award For the Public Trust and Confidence She has Earned@ YMCA Leadership Award Advocate of the Year - Small Business Association Summit Award - Boy Scouts of America Woman of the Year - Girl Scouts 30 Outstanding Leaders in Delaware Valley Award - Leadership Inc. Family Inspiration Award - American Family Institut Free Speech Award - Temple University Award for Outstanding Service to Firefighters - Local 22 Outstanding Person of the Year - Washington Crossing Foundation
	BOARDS New Jersey State Aquarium Board of Directors - 1992 to present; Vice Chair- 1997 to present New Jersey Human Relations Council 2003 - present Family Service of Burlington County Board of Dir. - 1982 to 2002, currently Alumni Board Commission on Business Efficiency of the Public Schools 2002 - present Technology Committee Chair

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