Cynopsis Media Editors

Cynthia Turner has been with Cynopsis Media since, well ... from the beginning ... the company does have her name in it after all.  Prior to starting Cynopsis Media in 1997, Cynthia was a stunt-woman, a trapeze artist, a professional bull rider, and an international spy.  However, when life became mundane and too easy she decided to take on a harder challenge of making sense of the television industry and so was born Cynopsis, the "flagship" edition of Cynopsis Media.

Lisa Ball, Contributing Editor to Cynopsis and Cynopsis Media Special Editions since March 2006, has been involved with media, advertising and marketing for more than 25 years.  Previously, Lisa was an Account Director and a Media Director for various Mid-West advertising agencies including one of the largest independently-owned agencies in the US, Bernstein-Rein of Kansas City, where she negotiated multi-million dollar national television and radio deals for such global clients as Walmart Stores and Thrifty among others.  Leisure time for Lisa means spending quality time with her husband and daughter traveling, gardening, visiting museums and attending concerts and volunteering at her daughter's school.

Gwen Billings, Contributing Editor of Cynopsis: Kids! for 8 years, has had a diverse career in television production, children's programming and covering the entertainment industry.  She had spent 14 years at Nickelodeon ultimately as Executive in Charge of Production, overseeing the creative direction, content and production of the acclaimed series Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, as well as many specials including KABLAM, Weinerville and Big-Help-a-Thon. Prior to her lengthy stay at Nick, Gwen was an assignment editor at CNN's Showbiz Today. Gwen lives in New York City with her husband, two sons, Scout the wonder-dog, four laptops and five TV screens. 

John Cox, Editor and writer of the newest e-publication Cynopsis: Classified Advantage comes to Cynopsis Media after retiring from a 15 year career in teaching.  Prior to teaching, John was with Apple Inc. as one of their top salesmen.  John also produces the Cynopsis WeeklyVideo.

Wayne Karrfalt, Cynopsis: Digital Contributing Editor, is a veteran entertainment journalist and feature writer who has written about television and technology for numerous trade and consumer magazines including: B&C, Multichannel News, Television Week, Advertising Age, Adweek and The New York Times.  During the 90's Wayne lived in Tokyo, Japan and served as Tokyo Correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety Deal Memo.  He was also a regular contributor to The Japan Times, The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Asahi Evening News and Kinema Jumpo, the oldest film magazine in the world.  He tries to stay dry in Seattle with his wife and flat-coated retriever, where he golfs, kayaks, reads and geeks out in his spare time.

Chris Pursell, Managing Editor for Cynopsis: Sports, has been in the trenches of television and sports since the 90s, serving as a reporter and editor for such publications as Daily Variety, Variety, TelevisionWeek and The Mexico City News. He recently held the position of Vice President of Content for PromaxBDA, launching and serving as editor-in-chief of Brief magazine as well as Daily Brief. He also created the Sports Media Marketing Awards for the organization, which honored the best marketing, design and branding initiatives from networks, leagues and teams.