Professional Experience
7/2008-current
WSBT-TV South Bend, IN
General Assignment Reporter
• Experience on morning, dayside and nightside shifts; experience
with tight/multiple deadlines.
• Cover live, breaking news on TV, radio, online.
• People-generated storyteller; produce packages with active
stand-ups
• Write stories, teases for multiple platforms---wsbt.com, TV,
Radio, Facebook, Twitter and daily newspaper - “South Bend Tribune”
Enterprise Reporter, pitch local, lead stories
2/2006-12/2007
WKBN-TV Youngstown, OH
General Assignment Reporter
• Nightside reporter In the field reporting experience; covered
spot/breaking news
• Wrote stories for the web, wkbn.com
1/2004-12/2005
News Ohio KSU/WVIZ-TV Kent, OH
Reporter/Anchor
• Civics-based show produced for PBS stations throughout Ohio.
• Enterprise Reporter; Engaging Anchor. Pitched local, lead stories
for weekly show
9/2004-2/2006
WOIO-TV Cleveland, OH
Assignment Editor
• Dispatched crews, monitored scanners, developed news stories
in an extremely fast-paced news environment.
• Field produced for Reporters and Anchors
Offered position following Summer Internship
Education
2001-2005
Kent State University Kent, OH
B.S., Broadcast News
Awards
2010 Indiana Associated Press First Place- Best General News.
2010 Indiana Associated Press Second Place- Best Spot News
2009 Indiana Associated Press First Place- Best Spot News.