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Represented by:
Linda Levy
(817) 987 - 3600
EXPERIENCE:
01/10 – Present Reporter, KTVK, Phoenix, AZ
General assignment reporter responsible for enterprising stories as well as covering breaking news and weather under multiple daily deadlines.
Fill-in anchor on a routine basis.
08/08 – 01/10 Reporter, FOX News
General assignment reporter assigned to the Midwest bureau. Responsible for multiple live shots and reports from the region.
08/06 – 08/08 Reporter/Fill-in Anchor KOTV/KQCW, Tulsa, OK
General assignment reporter assigned to 4-hour morning newscast. Primary fill-in anchor for morning newscast.
Responsible for generating fresh material for the newscast, which also involved numerous live shots throughout the daily broadcast.
05/05 – 08/06 General Assignment Reporter KAAL-TV, Austin, MN
General assignment and business consumer reporter covering Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa.
Experience includes some weekend anchoring and morning show cut-ins.
02/05 – 05/05 Traffic Reporter KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ
Part-time on-air traffic reporter, created traffic maps for morning show, responsible for traffic cut-ins every half-hour during Good Morning America.
08/04 – 05/05 Anchor/Reporter, Arizona State University NewsWatch
Participated in weekly student-produced news shows airing on campus and local cable stations.
Responsible for enterprising stories, shooting, editing, and writing PKGs and VOSOTs.
10/15/04 – 10/22/04 Student Reporter, Monterrey, Mexico
Partnership with Instituto Tecnologico y Estudios Superiores de Monterrey for an in-depth reporting project with 13 journalism students from ASU. Produced two stories about the Americanization of Mexico.
06/04 – 08/04 Intern KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ
Responsible for news gathering and enterprising for ABC affiliate, researched and presented story ideas at daily editorial meetings, assisted reporters with interviews and live shots, wrote and edited VOSOTs.
01/04 – 05/04 Intern KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ
Assisted with incoming calls to assignment desk, screen and research tip calls, communicated with Public Information Officers, wrote for morning show, rolled tape for court coverage, assigned to photographers to assist with interviews.
11/01 – 08/03 Weather/Traffic Reporter 90.3 FM, KFLR, Phoenix, AZ
Obtained traffic or weather wire, prioritized important accidents or local city forecasts, wrote creative scripts and presented on-air.
EDUCATION:
Arizona State University/Walter Cronkite School of
May 2005 Journalism – BA Broadcast Journalism, GPA 3.75, Graduated Magna cum Laude
HONORS/AWARDS:
04/05 2nd place winner in the BEA 2004 National Student News Awards
08/04 – 03/05 6th and 12th place finalist in national Hearst Journalism Awards
Program feature and news competitions
COMPUTERS:
Windows including Microsoft Works, Word and Excel
Final Cut Pro and Grass Valley non-linear editing systems
Well-developed Internet knowledge
Macintosh proficient
