About

Hi, I’m Charlie. 

I’m an author, musician, photographer and videographer based in Rochester, Minnesota.  Chicago-bred and on a mission to discover my next great adventure, starting with “Get Up Charlie!” (you can get a better sense of what that means over at the Gallery page).  I attended Northwestern University concentrating on Radio, TV Broadcasting and Interpersonal Communications.  I spent 29 years at Harris Bank in Chicago and taught “Principles of Corporate Television” Columbia College in the same city.  I’ve spent the last 16 years as Unit Manager, Media Support Services for the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.  In a previous life, I covered the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan’s championship run, ’96-‘98 as a freelance photographer.  It was awesome.  I’ve loved the visual arts and it’s been my passion for as long as I can remember.