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Professional Experience

KMOV-TV (CBS);  St. Louis, MO  June ’10-Present
Anchor/Reporter

KCRG-TV 9 News (ABC); Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. ’06 - May '10
Weekend Evening Anchor/ General Assignment Reporter
• Promoted to weekend evening anchor and fill-in anchor for weekday evening newscasts after eight months
• Coordinated weekend news and website coverage, and supervised weekend staff
• Generated lead stories for weekday evening newscasts
• Performed live reports covering spot and breaking news
• Responsible for multiple sweeps stories
• Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines

KCRG-TV 9 News (ABC); Cedar Rapids, IA June ’05 – Jan ’06
Weekend Morning Anchor/ General Assignment Reporter
• Responsible for final script approval of morning show
• Generated lead stories for weekday evening newscasts
• Performed live reports covering spot and breaking news
• Responsible for multiple sweeps stories
• Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines

KOMU-TV 8 (NBC); Columbia, MO June ’03 - May ’05
General Assignment Reporter/ Fill-in Anchor/ Producer
• Generated, shot, wrote, and edited compelling stories for all newscasts
• Performed live reports in the field
• Stand-in anchor for weekday dual anchor newscasts
• Produced six, ten, and sunrise newscasts

CNN, American Morning; New York, NY May ’04 – Aug. ’04
News Intern
• Assisted with research for and production of three hour morning show
• Assisted anchors and producers with story development
• Shadowed CNN reporters and photographers

Education

University of Missouri-Columbia Aug. ’01 – May ’05
• Bachelor of Journalism, Magna Cum Laude
• Political Science Minor

Awards

2007 NBNA “Hard Feature” Award Winner
2007 Iowa AP and Iowa Broadcast News Association Award Winner

Job Related Skills

Newsroom Programs: ENPS, INEWS, QSeries
 Editing: Linear and Non-Linear, Avid Newscutter Pro and Grass Valley Aurora
Cameras: BETA, DVC Pro

References Available Upon Request