Sharlene Richards
PRODUCER | WRITER | PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
PRODUCER | WRITER | PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Sharlene is co-producer on this bi-weekly documentary-television collaboration with Syracuse University Athletics, spotlighting Head Coach Felisha Legette -Jack and the 2025-2026 Syracuse Women's Basketball team.
She also edits the digital shorts for Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn for this program for WCNY-PBS and @CuseWBB.
Airing now on WCNY-PBS.
"WCNY Partners with Syracuse University Athletics for New TV Series ‘Gamechangers'" - Syracuse University, October 2025
2025 New York Sports Emmy Nominee - Sports Program : Live (Single Program)
2025 New York Broadcast Association Winner - Excellence in Broadcasting: Outstanding Series or Documentary, Medium Market Television
2025 Syracuse Press Club - First Place, Television - Sports Show
2024 New York Broadcast Association Winner - Serving New York
Syracuse Challenger Baseball is the nation’s largest and longest-running baseball league for individuals with special needs. Sharlene is producer on the "Game of the Week" special series for the program, where she fosters connections with the Challenger players, coaches, families, and fans to spotlight star athletes and bring the fun of every Challenger game to the Syracuse community.
Additionally, Sharlene is the lead segment producer, as well as producer & designer of the Challenger Player Cards.
Airing now on WCNY-PBS.
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Sharlene served as creative & editorial producer, shepherding the project through the initial ideation period to screen as a writer, guest-booker, lead researcher, and lead graphic designer.
She also wrote and edited branded digital shorts, "DID YOU KNOW?" for the program.
Airing now on WCNY-PBS and nationally on PBS WORLD / WPBS.
"WPBS to Broadcast NEW Political Series BALANCING ACT WITH JOHN KATKO in December" - wpbstv, Decemeber 2025
"Life after Congress: How John Katko got a PBS show" - Roll Call, November 2025
"Syracuse-based political talk show goes national on nearly 200 TV stations" - Syracuse.com, October 2025
"In an Exclusive Interview on WCNY’s ‘Balancing Act with John Katko,’ Former Speaker Newt Gingrich Says a Dictator Can’t Run America" - Utica Phoenix, November 2024
Hosted by Dr. Rich O’Neill, "Cycle of Health" explores the health and wellness topics most important to New York residents. Viewers are treated to new ways to improve your physical and mental health, tips about nutrition, fitness programs, and more!
Sharlene handles the production process from the ideation period through the end of post-production, conducting in-studio panel records as well as in-the-field package edits.
She also edits the branded digital shorts, "MEDICAL STUDENT MINUTES" for the program.
Airing now on WCNY-PBS.
THE NILUFER SHOW is a variety talk show about a Turkish comic in an American world--and desperately trying to stay in it.
"The Nilufer Show" is a multi-camera production, filmed in front of a live studio audience at the Hamilton Hall Film Studios in Savannah, Georgia with pre-taped "woman on the street" segments and a live in-studio band, The Waist Deep.
Nilufer and Sharlene worked together come up with the conceptual format of the show, whereafter Sharlene handled all logistics as her sole producer. Nilufer Yuce would go on to be featured online by comedians such as Tig Notaro.
BALLPARK FIGURES is a half-hour sitcom that follows Ted Johnson, a baseball prodigy-turned-stadium ops manager for a Savannah-based minor league club. Finding family in the group of misfits that keep the stadium up and running, Ted and the others struggle with what it means to be a team.
Split Ends Episode 1 (2020) (Pre Production Only) - Producer
G.R.I.T.S. Episode 1 (2018) - Executive Assistant
The BUZZ / Nailed It! Crossover Special (20118) - Associate Producer, Social Media Director
Nailed It! Episode 2 (2017) - Social Media Director