CRAIG THOMAS
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Represented by:
Linda Levy
(817) 987 - 3600

 

 
WORK EXPERIENCE

Mar 2007 - WXII-12 TV Winston-Salem, NC
Present News Reporter/Sports Anchor

• Report for weekday newscasts at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm for NBC affiliate in Piedmont Triad region.
• Write, enterprise and research news material and report live from the field during newscasts.
• Anchor weekend 6pm and 11pm sportscasts. Write, produce and edit all material for sportscasts.
• Co-anchor WXII-12 Friday night high school sports program.

Jan 2003 - WTVH-TV Syracuse, NY
Feb 2007 Sports Anchor/Reporter

• Anchored weekend 6pm and 11pm sportscasts for CBS affiliate in Syracuse. Write, produce, and edit all
  material for sportscasts. Anchored 10pm sportscasts for WSYT-TV. (WTVH provided nightly newscasts for
  local FOX affiliate ’03-April ‘06.)
• Reported for weekday sportscasts (live-shots and packages).
• Co-anchored “The Final Quarter” – a Friday night sports show focusing on high school sports.
• Won Syracuse Press Club Awards in 2003, ’04, ’05 and ‘06 (Best Sports Show and Best Special Program) –
  for coverage of the Syracuse University basketball team’s trips to the NCAA Tournament and Buffalo Bills
  pre-season special (’06.)

Sept 2002 - Channel 10 News Palisades Park, NJ
Dec 2002 Freelance Reporter

• Field reporter for high school and pro sports. Wrote, produced, edited, and reported game recaps, game
  previews, and feature packages for nightly newscasts and weekly “Sports Time” show.

Sept 2000 - Cablevision, Inc. Harrison, NY
July 2002 Sports Anchor/Reporter/Play-by-Play Announcer

• Wrote, produced, and anchored “Sports Scene”, a weekly highlight show focusing on local sports.
• Play-by-play announcer for the “High School Football Game of the Week”, men’s and women’s college
  basketball and hockey, and high school basketball, baseball, softball, and lacrosse.
• Sideline reporter for Marist College men’s basketball games.

Oct 1996 – FOX News Channel New York City
Aug 2000 Sports Producer/Field Producer

• Wrote and produced “FOX on Sports” a two-hour weekly sports magazine show containing highlights, interview
  segments, roundtable discussions, and feature packages.
• Coordinated coverage of major sporting events, including 1998-2000 Super Bowls, 1997-1999 World Series,
 1999 Women’s World Cup, and Mark McGwire’s home run chase.
• Wrote and produced sports packages for FNC’s nightly national newscasts and the FOX  News Edge national
  feed service, and sports segments for FNC’s national morning show.
• Managed five-person sports department.
• Produced special hour-long newscasts during the conflict in Kosovo.

EDUCATION

1992 – 1996 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
• Bachelor of Arts – June 1996 (Major in Government)
• G.P.A. – 3.2 (Major G.P.A. – 3.4)

2007-Present University of Massachusetts-Amherst Boston, MA
• Enrolled in Distance MBA Program – Expected Graduation – Winter 2010
• Current G.P.A. – 3.9

SKILLS

• Operate DVC Pro and Beta cameras.
• Edit on Avid non-linear and linear editing systems.
• Fluent in ENPS, AVID Netstation, and AP Newscenter computer programs.

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