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Broadcast Experience

WCTV Reporter Tallahassee, FL Dec 2008—Present

 Promoted from Thomasville, GA Bureau Chief
 Maintains knowledge of events, issues, and develops news content from eight counties
 Enterprises, writes, shoots, edits packages / vosots
 Proficient with Avid News Cutter, Cool Edit Pro and Avid Inews
 Set up bureau live shots
 Manage viewer calls and administrative paper work for bureau
 Responsible for basic equipment maintenance

WSB TV 2 Reporter Training Intern Atlanta, GA Sept 2008—Dec 2008
 Assisted reporters in the field with interviewing witnesses, newsmakers and public officials
 Prepared, wrote and edited packages
 Assisted assignment desk with fact checking, viewer calls and organizing story leads
 Co-produced intern newscasts

Cable 24 Producer Certification Public Access Atlanta, GA July 2008—Sept 2008
 Knowledge of shot composition and camera movement
 Manage audio, technical, and floor direction during shows
 Create storyboard and graphics to enhance show quality
 Demonstrated studio directing and set management ability

Freelance Writer, Host & Public Relations Atlanta, GA
Writer Apr 2004—Dec 2008
 Basic Magazine- national entertainment magazine
 Created, edited, and designed proposals to General Motors for the purchase of dealerships
 Assisted Marketing Director with company newsletters, brochures and media kits
 Wrote press releases and donation letters to initiate corporate sponsorship

Event Host / Moderator Summer 2008
 Host, Summer Music Fest 08 at Green Briar Mall
 Moderator, Curtains, Coffee and Conversation w/ Director

Education

 Graduate, Connecticut School of Radio & Television Broadcasting, 2008
 Bachelor of Science, Public Relations, Eastern Michigan University, 2002