Lisa Duchin has been Dunlop Media's managing partner for more than two decades. She brings to the company a breadth of expertise in visual media, the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, a quick and creative eye, and long experience in the news industry.
After editing engagements at CBS, CNN, MSG, NY1 and WPIX, Duchin joined NBC News, where she edited news, sports, and feature stories for the New York flagship, WNBC. Her love of the deadline earned her a reputation for working both quickly and creatively on breaking news and sports, and she was frequently assigned to the day’s lead story. Many of the projects she worked on won Emmys.
Celebrating the nomination of Firefighter Rope Rescue for Best Breaking News Story at the Emmy Awards in New York. From left: videographer John Albertson, sound technician Richie Traks, reporter Steve Dunlop, and editor Lisa Duchin.
Duchin was the first editor appointed to Weekend Today In New York, where she was responsible for breaking news and features, and also worked as editor for NBC’s Today and Sunrise. She later moved to CBS News Productions, where she was Associate Producer end Editor for P.S., a prime-time news magazine hosted by Paula Zahn.
After joining Dunlop Media, Duchin remained on call for MSNBC as a freelance editor, where she was often given the latitude to choose her projects. Her roster includes features on figures such as the journalist Edward R. Murrow, the author and chef Julia Child, the actress and former Miss America Vanessa Williams, the American New Wave band Devo, the astronaut Edgar Mitchell, and a retrospective on the Wayne Hays “Tidal Basin Bombshell” scandal. She was associate producer on an MSNBC Victoria’s Secret special before the program became a prime time staple.
A Bachelor of Arts graduate of Temple University, Duchin started her career at Sound One, in New York's world famous Brill Building, as assistant production manager of the facility. She handled clients such as Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Woody Allen and Bill Murray. She held down two jobs in Tribeca and Chinatown while studying for additional certifications in the evening. She went on to produce three short films of her own, and her work was recognized by MTV, HBO, and the American Lung Association.
Duchin has also worked at HBO Downtown, where she supervised online edits for Comedy Central's Short Attention Span Theater. She continues to work on various writing projects while managing Dunlop Media.