Work Experience:
WWMT-TV Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids, MI October 2008 - Present
Morning/Noon Anchor
Anchor two-hour morning newscast, which includes breaking news and weather
as well as live interviews.
Consistently report for other newscasts.
KFWD-TV/WFAA-TV/Dallas, TX September 2006-September 2008
Host and produce nightly live sports talk show on KFWD-TV. Duties include writing,
editing, shooting, live and taped interviews, scheduling interviews, feature reporting and
covering major events. Hosting duties include in-studio shows, live on–location shows
and interviews, as well as taking live viewer phone calls.
Fill-in sports reporter for WFAA-TV.
WBIR-TV/Knoxville, TN August 1998-September 2006
Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter and Fill-in News Anchor
September 2004- September 2006
Production Assistant
December 1997-May 1998
The Ken Sparks Show/Knoxville, TN 2004-2006
Host for weekly Carson-Newman College's Football Show including live
interviews and feature reporting.
Calhoun's NFL Report/Knoxville, TN 2005-06 NFL Season
Panelist on weekly NFL radio talk show.
WBBJ-TV/Jackson, TN May 1998-August 1998
News Photographer/Producer. Covered daily news with multiple deadlines.
WUTK-FM/Knoxville, TN 1997
News and Sports Anchor/Reporter, Baseball Play By Play
University Of Tennessee/Knoxville, TN 1997
Public Address Announcer, volleyball and swimming
Education:
University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Bachelor of Science/Communications
Leadership Experience and Awards:
• United States Marine Corps, Corporal
• 2000 Society Of Professional Journalists Award, Photography and Editing
• 2005 Tennessee AP Awards, Honorable Mention, Sports Reporting
• 2005 Society Of Professional Journalists Award, 3rd Place, Sports Reporting
• 2001 WBIR Employee Of The Year
• 1999-2003 Best Of Gannett Nominee
• 10 Time Winner/WBIR Photographer of the Month Winner
• Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Vice President