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EXPERIENCE

NEYE TV 42.2, Telemundo Austin/KEYE TV CBS 42 Austin, TX
Main Anchor/Reporter and Wx Forecaster October 2009-Present

• Solo anchor Telemundo Austin’s local newscasts at 5p.m. and 10p.m Monday through Friday.
• Anchor special live ‘on location’ ½ hour show franchise “My Hometown” and “El Poder de Saber” segments.
• Gather, compile, write, edit, co-produce and report daily news contents live on set, or on location if needed.
• Enterprise, produce, and report daily or special reports in Spanish and English for both TV affiliates.
• Prepare and present ‘on set’ and ‘on location’ live weather forecasts for our shows using Weather Central.
• Produce and upload web content (w/ photos, audio & video) for Telemundo Austin’s website & social media platforms.

KKEY-TV, Telemundo 11 Bakersfield, CA
Main Anchor and Reporter October 2006-September 2009

• Anchored the only Spanish-language newscast in Kern County and fill-in anchored for the NBC affiliate.
• Produced, reported and edit video of special report series in Spanish and English locally and abroad.
• Gathered, wrote, edited video & scripts and reported daily news contents live.
• As Fill-In Producer: Facilitated news show content and made editorial decisions.
• Participated in station promotions, speaking engagements and hosted live events for several non profits.

Weather Anchor/Reporter/Fill-In Anchor December 2005-October 2006

• Prepared and presented ‘on set’ and ‘on location’ live weather forecasts for our show using AccuWeather.
• Wrote, edited, and reported specialty and/or daily news stories under extreme deadlines along with live shots.
• Gathered, wrote and presented the news solo or with a co-anchor.

CLEAR CHANNEL, Airwatch Radio San Diego, CA
Bilingual Traffic Reporter Fall 2005

• Compiled and announced regular traffic reports on air to radio stations in the San Diego County.
• Updated and translated commercials from English to Spanish.

CAN-TV, Channel 19 Chicago, IL
“Latina Spirit” Show Host November 2004 – August 2005

• Conducted interviews and hosted a bilingual 30-minute show focused on empowering Latina Women.
• Worked with production staff and co-hosts by field producing, researching and pitching show themes.

EDUCATION

Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
B.A, Journalism: Broadcast Journalism concentration June 2005
Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
A.A., Transfer Studies with Honors December 2001
Northwestern Center of the Arts Tijuana, Mexico
A.A., Theatre Arts: Acting concentration September 2001
San Diego School of Broadcasting San Diego, CA
Certificate: Spanish Radio & TV Announcing. September 2000

INTERNSHIPS

NAHJ, 2005 Convention Forth Worth, Texas
Bilingual Reporter/Anchor, Television Student Project June 2005

News Intern at:

• WSNS-TV, Telemundo Chicago (Chicago, IL) Spring 2005
• KFMB-TV, CBS 8 (San Diego, CA) Summer 2005
• WLS-TV, ABC 7 Chicago (Chicago, IL) Spring 2004

HONORS & AFFILIATIONS

• International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Fellowship Recipient: Multimedia Reporting March 2011
• Texas Associated Press Broadcasters award for reporting series “Emprendedores de la recesión” Year 2009
• Named Austin, Texas’ Favorite Spanish Language News Anchor by “Ahora Sí” readers Year 2009
• Institute of the Americas (IOA) Fellowship Recipient. Seminar: Migration of HIV/AIDS Summer 2008
• Winner of Kern Press Club Award, for Best Light Feature TV Reporting. Years 2008 & 2009
• Emmy nominations for “El Arte de la Charrería” reporting series in 2008 &“El Sueno Mexicano” series in 2007
• APTRA Academy, Anchoring and Reporting Mentor Year 2007
• National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Member