Profiles in Caring
Profiles in Caring is a television program about humanitarian charities around the world. Each episode profiles a different charity, hosted by a reporter, using video footage and interviews to tell their story. Each program is 30 minutes, and reflects extraordinary humanitarian projects from all around the world with a personal, behind-the-scenes emphasis. Profiles in Caring is a non-religious, non-profit enterprise, an initiative of DreamWeaver Medical Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
The programs are aired in America on over 100 stations, and internationally in over 40 countries. Profiles can be found on ABC4 Utah, AmericanLife TV Network, America [One Television Network], Altitude Sports and Entertainment, KLHU-CD, , Starfish Television Network, and Voice of America. Online, every Profiles episode can be found on the nonprofit, video-sharing website, .
Profiles in Caring was started and is primarily reported by Kimberly Perkins Klintworth. She has a 26-year career in television broadcasting, including co-hosting PM Magazine in Rochester, New York, reporting and anchoring at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and anchoring the 5:30, 6:00, and 10:00 weekday news at ABC affiliate KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kimberly won 2 Emmy Awards during her tenure at KTVX and has been honored by numerous organizations for her work, including the , as well as serving on the board of the YWCA for 7 years. Kimberly now travels the world, reporting stories on nonprofits for Profiles.
The Profiles in Caring team also includes Lynn Peterson, Executive Producer, Photojournalist, and Editor. Lynn originally pursued a life in acting, and worked as an assistant producer for Dolly Parton’s . After that he worked as a photojournalist at ABC where he met Kimberly. Doug Jardine, Videographer, Editor, and Reporter for Profiles, is an exceptional photographer, as well as an Emmy-award-winning television news reporter and anchor.