Jack Helean
Digital Content Manager
Portland, Oregon
Jack has worked in TV news for seven years and he currently manages a team of seven digital producers.
His career started as a production assistant and assignment desk editor at WPMI in Mobile, Alabama were he did everything from running cameras and prompters to answering phone calls and live streaming hurricane coverage and Mardi Gras parades. After a couple of years, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama and worked for two years as a digital producer at ABC 33/40.
Seeking a change of scenery during the pandemic while working from home, he took an opportunity in Salt Lake City as the senior digital producer for KSTU where he worked for a year.
He moved to Portland and joined KPTV in 2022 as the digital content manager.
Originally from Texas, Jack is a fan of the Rangers and the Dallas Stars but he also enjoys the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners as well as heading outdoors to enjoy all the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.