Born in San Francisco, California

Military service, Regular Army, 82nd Airborne with an Honorable Discharge.

Attended public schools in Berkeley, California graduating from Berkeley High School. Studied Broadcast Communication Arts and Political Science with an emphasis in Pre-Law at California State University San Francisco (BA).

Professional Positions:  Production Manager, General Electric Cablevision; Director/Editor, Channel 36, KICU, San Jose, California; Director-Professional Services, Tentoe, Inc.; Owner - Producer and Director, Valley Media, (1980-Present)

Corporate Credits: Adams & Associates, Adobe, American Consulting and Training, Apple, Applied Materials, Atlanta Image Arts, Bank of America, Cadence Design, Carlstrom Productions, Charles Schwab, Compaq, Computerland, Delta Airlines, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, Morgan Bank and Trust, Moving Arts Communication, Oracle Corporation, TenCue, TEN Education Network, Turner Construction Company, Vanstar, Inc., and Wells Fargo Bank and Trust.

Cable and Broadcast Credits: Producer/Director, Bradley University Basketball, University of California Football, University of Illinois Basketball and Football, (GE Cable); Co-Producer/Director, Presidential Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs (ABC and PBS); Director, News at 6 (KICU, Channel 36); Principle Director, Commercial Services (KICU, Channel 36); Technical Director/Director, Morning Stretch with Joanie Greggains (Syndication); Camera Operator, 1984 Olympics (ABC); Director, Northern California Emmy Awards (KCSM); Director, Q, This Week in Northern California, Independent View (KQED, Channel 9); Technical Director or Camera Operator, PGA Tour Events, Oakland Athletics, Giants, Stanford Baseball, Women�s Volleyball Tournament (Various Vendors); Video Tape-Slo Mo Operator, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Earthquakes, Stanford University, San Jose State, Santa Clara University, University of California, St. Mary�s College, University of San Francisco (BAFA-IA119 & SAMMCO); Producer, Video Director and Stage Manager, The George Foster Peabody Awards (PBS, A&E Television Network & UGA); Producer and Director for Broadcast, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards (Georgia Public Television); Director, Clinton Global Initiative (Clinton Foundation); Producer and Stage Manager, College Football Hall of Fame (CFHoF & ESPN); Producer & Director, Comcast Hometown Network, High School Football and Basketball (CHN).

Personal Bio: In college, Briggs found an opportunity to communicate, through radio, to a campus wide audience. While studying Broadcasting at San Francisco State University, he developed an operational closed circuit TV station on campus and begin an active directing career with news, special events, and experimental video projects. This developed in to a love for the process of broadcast television and video� especially live, multi camera events.

Upon graduation, Briggs immediately found work in the Cable industry, starting local origination studios for General Electric Cablevision in Walnut Creek, California and Peoria, Illinois. This was where his working and management approach to video and broadcast production was forged in the fires of creativity, corporate budgetary review, and the overriding responsibility of the production process.

With a move back to Northern California, he found work at KICU, Channel 36 in San Jose.  His principle responsibilities were the station’s primary commercial clients and, latter, the news.  This was another crucible that shaped Briggs’ approach to working with clients and making sure you can deliver what you promise.  Working with agencies that handled the likes of Sears, Montgomery Wards, Safeway, and Long Drugs, was both interesting and rewarding… but a pressure cooker that was relentless.

With a commitment to honesty, hard work, and quality, Bob took the next step and founded Valley Media in 1980. This has been his principle business for the past 40 years and remains his passion. The idea was not so much to produce but to be that unique individual that knows how to direct live, multi-camera events, write, manage, design, produce, and consult. While creating a successful rich media department for Tentoe, Inc., a corporate marketing and communications company (2001-2004), Briggs still maintained an active schedule of freelance projects, with a split between corporate events and broadcast or cable production work.