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EXPERIENCE

Feb. 2008 - Present
WICS-TV (ABC),  Springfield, IL
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist

• Station’s “go-to”, lead story live reporter
• Enterprise local coverage on a daily basis
• Only local television journalist to report live from courthouse moments after verdict read in Rod Blagojevich federal corruption trials
• Produced investigations on crumbling infrastructure, abandoned buildings, city’s failure to comply with ADA standards for sidewalks, longest-serving inmate in Sangamon County Jail

 
Sept. 2006 – Jan. 2008
WEAU-TV (NBC), Eau Claire, WI
Reporter/ Weekend Producer

•   Investigated health inspection reports of restaurants in four-county area in “Dirty Dining”
• Covered flooding in August 2007 that devastated parts of southeastern Minnesota: did ninebreaking news live shots, reported three days’ worth of coverage live from the region
• Determined coverage for three weekend newscasts, managed text, video content on Web site
• Story about pet chiropractor aired on MSNBC, The Today Show, numerous NBC affiliates

 
Jan. – Sept. 2006
NEWS 21 (Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education), Washington, DC
Contributor

• Investigated defunct government data mining programs created post-Sept.11; story published bythe Associated Press in several newspapers across the United States
• One of 12 people chosen to work on the project from Northwestern University

 
Spring 2006
Waterloo Courier, Washington, DC
Washington Correspondent, Medill News Service

• Investigated privately funded trips taken by Sen. Chuck Grassley in award-winning series
• Article on federal financial aid cited as authority in Feb. 20, 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case
• Covered education legislation, immigration reform, taxpayer abuse, Medicare overpayments, stem cell research legislation, sharp increase in number of Iowans without health insurance

 
Winter 2006
Aspen Public Radio (NPR), Washington, DC
Washington Correspondent, Medill News Service

• Enterprised a two-part long-form series on renewable energy, biofuels and hybrid cars
• Covered State of the Union, asbestos legislation, Department of Energy budget cuts

 
Winter 2006
KTKA-TV (ABC), 6 News Lawrence, Washington, DC
Washington Correspondent, Medill News Service

• Covered NSA domestic eavesdropping program, Alito confirmation hearings, Iran nuclear stand-off, USDA budget cuts, education legislation, Fort Riley expansion, rallies on the Mall

 
EDUCATION             

2005 –2006, MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM,  Evanston, IL
Northwestern University
Master of Science in Journalism, 2006
 
2001-2005, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Urbana, IL
Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism, Minor in Political Science, 2005

• Intern, CNN America, Inc: Interviewed numerous sources; assisted with field producing
• Reporter, Daily Illini: Published 40 stories on a daily deadline

 
PROFESSIONAL HONORS & AWARDS

• Finalist, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. Award, 2006, Power Trips series
• Illinois News Broadcasters Association Board of Directors, 2011-2012

 
SKILLS                        
Proficient in linear and non-linear editing methods, including tape-to-tape, Avid NewsCutter and Final Cut Pro. Proficiency working with iNEWS, ENPS; shooting on DVCPro, DVCam, mini DV.