April Dovorany
Anchor/Reporter

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Represented by:
Carolyn Kane
(817) 987 - 3600

 

 

Experience

KNOE Monroe, Louisiana-Morning and Noon Anchor November 2011-Present
-Anchors and writes morning show.
-Produces, writes and anchors the noon show
-Shoot news stories and sweeps pieces.
 
WXOW-19 La Crosse, Wisconsin-Multimedia Journalist March 2011-July 2011
-One man band reporting, live, in-studio and on-location interviews and posting/updating stories to station website and social media outlets.
-Organized/produced weekend newscasts, strategized live shots and gathered visual elements to produce stories for broadcast    
-Developed expertise in digital video photography 
-Credited for acquiring exclusive interviews while covering breaking news stories that were aired statewide

The Badger Report-Anchor/Reporter August 2010-December 2010
-Responsible for stacking a show, assigning stories to reporters/photographers and anchoring the newscast
-Write content for the weekly webcast and proofreading content written by coworkers  
-Researched and  put together packages, VOs and VOSOTS
-Fill-in photographer; responsible for collecting a wide range of shots for the reporter

WTMJ-4 Milwaukee-News Intern  May 2010-August 2011
-Wrote stories for broadcast and the Internet
-Shadowed reporters and assisted with writing and editing VOs, VOSOTs and packages
-Assisted photographer with interviewing, collecting and editing B-roll
-Worked the assignment desk and investigated news from the tip-line

NBC 15 Madison-Assistant Producer/Intern May 2009-August 2009
-Updated graphics for on-air programming
 -Created content for the weekend events web page and updated previously posted news stories
-Assisted guests of the weekend morning show and coordinated weekend prize giveaways
-Wrote voice-overs and edited b-roll for newscasts
-Shadowed the weekend morning anchor/reporter and assisted photographers with interviewing and collecting B-roll.

CBS 58 Milwaukee-News Intern May 2008-August 2008
-Helped generate ideas and set up interviews for WBME’s weekly “Racine & Me” broadcast
-Shadowed morning show reporter on live-shots and during interviews
-Collected information for the station from police information meetings
-Wrote voice-overs for newscasts
-Assisted photographers with interviewing and collecting B-roll 
-Posted and updated Internet content.

The Badger Herald-News Reporter February 2008-September 2009
-Investigated and published weekly pieces on issues happening within the city of Madison, including crime, council meetings, and elections.

Technical Skills

Editing with AVID, EDIUS and Final Cut Pro, Pathfire and I News
  • Social media, especially Twitter, Facebook and Blogger
  • Proficient in Dreamweaver, InDesign and PhotoShop
Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, 3.0 GPAEmory University
  • Anticipated Major in Business, 3.7 GPA
Volunteer/Community Involvement
  • Mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Madison, WI [November 2007-present]
  • Missionary to Managua, Nicaragua  [July 2007]
  • Winner of Miss Racine 2010 pageant, a preliminary for the Miss Wisconsin pageant
  • Group-X Fitness Instructor [November 2008-December 2010]
  • Celebrity Guest at WXOW’s monthly Weather Academy at local elementary schools 
 


 
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