Media Work
Captain Shawn Pruchnicki (Ret.) PhD FRAeS ATP CFII
Media Work
With over 150 interviews, both live and recorded, on television, radio, and newsprint from all
over the world. Shawn is an extremely experienced media representative. He acts as the media
contact within the Center for Aviation Studies at Ohio State University where he is a professor.
He is sought after as a subject matter expert, typically in aviation although not always,
occasionally safety work in other domains.
This is because of his 30 yrs. of experience as an airline pilot, accident investigator, airline safety
representative and extensive industry safety work and the addition of a PhD in Cognitive
Engineering from the world leader in the subject, Ohio State University. He is well known
throughout the aerospace industry and sought after on a global scale for many safety initiatives,
especially the design of complex automation systems.
Below is an overview of his experience with these three forms of media. The specific interviews
for all three types of media follow these brief summaries.
Television Newscast – Shawn has given live interviews to all over the world including the
Middle East (Al Jazeera, Asharq News), Singapore, and Canada to name a few. Most of his over
live 50 CNN interviews have been with anchors such as Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Brooke
Baldwin, Carol Costello, Kate Bolduan, and Christie Paul to name a few. Other news outlet
examples include Fox anchors Neil Cavuto and Megyn Kelly.
Radio Newscast – Shawn has given live radio interviews or has participated in complete radio
shows to stations all over the globe with even more here in the United States. Some of the more
common radio outlets include: KNX 97.1 Los Angeles, NPR, CBS, Sirius XM, Radio New
Zealand, and the BBC news to name a few. Additionally, there are also about two dozen stations
here in the US that call Shawn for subject matter expertise in aviation related matters. In fact,
from 7/20 until 3/22 he has his own radio aviation call-in show on WWPR 1490AM Tampa Bay,
Florida which received favorable reviews from many.
Newsprint/Internet/Magazine – Shawn is also no stranger to newsprint and is frequently called
upon for subject matter expert perspectives. Most of these newsprint outlets are some of the most
highly ranked in the world. He is always quoted in the articles for which he gives interviews and
several of these articles front page (USA Today as one example). Four of these are ranked in the
top ten newspapers in the world and 5 of which are considered in the top 10 in the United States.
The most common Newsprint/Magazine outlets that he has been interviewed for include – Wall
Street Journal (4), New York Times (3), USA Today (2), Washington Post (1), Bloomburg
International News (1), Chicago Tribune (1), Toronto Star (1), Pravda Newspaper (Slovakia) (4),
The Atlantic Magazine (1), Wired Magazine (1), Fortune Magazine (1).
Date | Television Newscast |
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April 2023 |
Taped interview – American Airlines & John Glenn International Airport to Phoenix flight bird strike and engine failure/fire.
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January 2023 |
Taped interview - Subject matter expert interview on Russian aviation isolation and the state of their infrastructure on safety. Are their airlines safe to fly on?
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January 2023 |
Live on-air - Subject matter expert interview on 2-hour NAS shut done due to NOTAM system wide failure.
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January 2023 |
Live on-air - Subject matter expert interview on 2-hour NAS shut done due to NOTAM system wide failure.
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December 2022 |
Taped interview – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport ATC outage due to sabotage by an individual.
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October 2022 |
Taped interview – Fatal Beechcraft accident near Parkersburg West Virginia
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October 2022 |
Taped interview – Fatal Beechcraft accident near Parkersburg West Virginia
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March 2022 |
Taped interview - Subject matter expert interview on Russian invasion in the Ukraine and its implication on Russian and the global aviation system.
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January 2022 |
Taped interview - Subject matter expert interview on airline blacklist and disruptive behavior.
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January 2022 |
Live on-air - Subject matter expert interview on 5G cell phone roll-out and radio altimeter concerns.
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January 2022 |
Taped interview - Subject matter expert interview on 5G cell phone roll-out and radio altimeter concerns.
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April 2021 |
Live on-air – US sharing vaccines all over the world and its implications in a full return to global aviation. Shared discussion with Walid Al-Batouti
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April 2021 |
Live on-air – Resumption of air service after a year of COVID. Safety impacts on re-start of air service.
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February 2021 |
Live on-air expert – Resumption of air service after a year of COVID impact on the aviation industry.
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January 2021 |
Live on-air expert - Indonesian transportation lines, Boeing 737-500 after takeoff from Jarkarta Indonesia.
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January 2020 |
Taped interview – Ukrainian Airlines shoot down in Iran.
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March 2019 |
Taped interview – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 Max8 crash.
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March 2019 |
Live on-air expert – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737Max8 crash.
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October 2018 |
Taped interview – Accident flight 173, Portland and how it resulted in CRM
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February 2018 |
Taped interview – Air Traffic Controller drug testing and airspace safety.
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January 2017 |
On-air expert – Cessna Citation accident at Burke Lakefront.
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August 2016 |
Live on-air expert – Automation and self-driving cars.
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May 2016 |
Live on-air expert – Loss of Egypt Air Flight 804
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November 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Loss of Metrojet 9268.
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October 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Aircraft and no-fly considerations.
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Sept. 2015 |
On-air expert – British Airways Flight 2276 fire on takeoff at Las Vegas.
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July/Aug 2015 |
Live on-air expert – The disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370, possible finding.
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July 2015 |
Interview regarding aircraft diversion to Port Columbus after security scare.
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May 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Aircraft in-flight hacking claims from FBI report.
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July 2015 |
Interview regarding aircraft diversion to Port Columbus after security scare.
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May 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Aircraft in-flight hacking claims from FBI report.
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May 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Summer travel safety
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Mar/Apr 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Loss of Germanwings Flight 9525
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March 2015 |
On-air expert interview – Blackhawk military accident off the coast of Florida.
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March 2015 |
Live on-air expert – One year anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370
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February 2015 |
Live on-air expert - Loss of Trans Asia Flight 235
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Dec/Jan 2014 |
Live on-air expert – Loss of Air Asia Flight 8501.
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October 2014 |
Fatal accident for Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
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July 2014 |
Live on-air expert – Near-miss aircraft collisions and released FAA report.
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July 2014 |
Live on-air expert – FAA restriction on Tel Aviv US-based flights.
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May 2014 |
Live on-air expert – Story on near mid-air airline collisions in Houston and Newark.
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March 2014 |
Live on-air expert – The disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370.
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January 2014 |
Live on-air expert - Aircraft accident victim’s recovery in conjunction with the release of CNN’s Sole Survivor film.
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November 2013 | Taped interview - Buckeye TV regarding the new FAA policy for electronic devices while flying. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. |
July 2013 | Press briefing (Pre-film showing) - Sole Survivor premiere in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky Theater. Shown on 11PM evening news July 18 and next day newscasts. Lexington, KY. |
September 2009 | Background interview - WBNS 10 TV for a story aired on the evening 5:30PM newscast, (9/15). Consulted as aviation expert regarding laser incident with a commercial aircraft at Port Columbus International Airport. WBNS studios, Columbus, Ohio. |
January 2009 | Live on-air expert - WBNS 10 TV Evening 5:30PM newscast, January 16. Discussion regarding the US Airways Flight 1549 ditching in New York. WBNS studios, Columbus, Ohio. |
Date | Radio |
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February 2023 |
Subject matter expert interview on lithium battery fire on United Airlines Flight with crew and passenger injuries.
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December 2022 |
Subject matter expert interview on severe turbulence encountered during Hawaiian Airlines PHX to HNL flight with serious injuries.
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March 2022 |
Subject matter expert interview on the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash
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January 2022 |
Subject matter expert interview on 5G cell phone roll-out and radio altimeter concerns.
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February 2021 |
Subject matter expert interview on United 777 engine failures.
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March 2022 |
Subject matter expert interview on Coronavirus and the global aviation industry.
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Sept. 2019 |
Live on-air expert – Boeing 737Max and EASA disagreement.
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June 2019 |
Live on-air expert – Boeing slat recall and the aviation industry
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April 2019 |
Background interview – Marketplace - NPR – Automation and 737MAX8.
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April 2019 |
Background interview – NPR – Automation and 737MAX8.
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March 2019 |
Live on-air expert - Interview on the loss of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
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March 2019 |
Live on-air expert - Interview on the loss of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737MAX8. Sirius XM. North America
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January 2019 |
Live on-air expert – Ten-year anniversary of US Air 1549
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April 2018 |
Live on-air expert – Southwest catastrophic engine failure
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March 2018 |
Live on-air expert – Southwest catastrophic engine failure
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February 2017 |
Live on-air expert – Twin Engine Crash in Riverside California
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September 2016 | Live on-air expert for the Peggy Smedley Show. Next generation air traffic system. WSradio.com. Anchor – Pegy Smedley. (9/13) |
August 2016 | Live on-air expert for Fire Engineering broadcasts 2 hr. show. “How to think differently about human error and how it can help or hinder a Just Culture”. Anchors – Capt. Mike Dugan and Capt. Mike Gagliano. (8/17) |
May 2016 |
Live on-air expert – Loss of Egypt Air Flight 804
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July 2015 |
Live on-air expert – The disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370, possible finding.
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May 2015 |
Live on-air expert – Aircraft in-flight hacking claims from FBI report.
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April 2015 |
Live on-air expert – American Airlines iPad failure and delayed flights
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March 2015 |
Live on-air expert - Loss of German Wings Flight 9525
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December 2014 |
Live on-air expert – Loss of Air Asia Flight 8501.
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July 2014 |
Live on-air expert – Shoot-down of Malaysian Flight 17 (Ukraine).
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March 2014 |
Live on-air expert – The disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370.
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Date | Newsprint/Internet/Magazine |
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November 2022 |
Newsday
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October 2022 |
USA Today
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June 2022 |
New York Times
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March 2022 |
New York Times
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January 2022 |
Curt-Lewis Newsletter
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June 2021 |
Miami Herald
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November 2019 |
New York Times
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October 2019 |
Washington Post
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May 2019 |
Chicago Tribune
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March 2019 |
Airline Weekly
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March 2019 |
Pravda Newspaper - Deputy Head of Foreign Desk. Slovakia
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January 2019 |
www.theconversation.com
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November 2018 |
Wired Magazine
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October 2018 |
Self Magazine
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May 2017 |
Fortune Magazine
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March/April 2017 |
The Dayton Daily News
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December 2016 |
www.theverge.com
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August 2016 |
The Atlantic Magazine.
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July 2016 |
Big Ten Network.
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July 2016 |
Wall Street Journal – Front page
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May 2016 |
Pravda Newspaper - Deputy Head of Foreign Desk. Slovakia
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April 2016 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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July 2015 |
Toronto Star
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July 2015 |
Wall Street Journal – Front page
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March 2015 |
Pravda Newspaper - Deputy Head of Foreign Desk. Slovakia
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December 2014 |
The Bend Bulletin
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November 2014 |
Wall Street Journal
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August 2014 |
Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer
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July 2014 |
Pravda Newspaper - Deputy Head of Foreign Desk. Slovakia
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April 2014 |
www.defenseone.com
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March 2014 |
Interviews in relation to the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370.
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July 2013 |
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) newspaper
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