Chris Brewer is a videojournalist, DJ, aspiring author, basketball player and overall decent human being who was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, hailing from the small Columbia River town of Rainier, Oregon.

A gifted communicator with a knack for telling stories through multimedia, Chris works as a videographer and multimedia reporter for the Springfield News-Leader, the third-largest newspaper in the state of Missouri.

Prior to his current experience in Springfield, Chris served in the U.S. Air Force from 2002-2006 where he worked as a radio DJ and TV news reporter for the American Forces Network. His stint with AFN afforded him the opportunity to interview many prominent entertainment figures, government officials and sports heroes.

Chris also deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from November 2005 to May 2006, traveling throughout the country and filing reports for a worldwide audience on the Pentagon Channel. His footage also appeared on CNN, MSNBC and the Discovery Health Channel, among others.

After life in the Air Force, Chris returned to Oregon for a brief time. In Portland, Chris performed freelance work for KPTV, the local Fox affiliate and highest-rated nightside newscast in the #23 Nielsen DMA for 2007.

Chris has a strong personal faith in Jesus Christ, and as such he is a dedicated member of the choir at James River Assembly in Ozark, Missouri. He served as a youth minister, church multimedia coordinator, and in various advisory capacities in many Church of God of Prophecy congregations until mid-2007.

You can find Chris playing basketball at various courts in the Springfield area, shooting video of various events for the News-Leader, or just walking about town looking for something to take a picture of.