Lauren Matter
Anchor/Reporter

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Nancy Shafran
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BROADCAST EXPERIENCE

Anchor/Reporter, KSPR-TV (ABC) Springfield, Missouri
May 2011-present
·    Anchor weekend newscasts including breaking news and wall to wall coverage
·    Report and turn numerous stories working with deadlines for multiple newscasts
·    Report live on a daily basis
·    Primary fill-in Main Anchor
·    Produce content for KSPR.com including updates using social media such as Twitter/Facebook

Anchor/Reporter, WTVW-TV (FOX) Evansville, Indiana
September 2008-May 2011
·    Main Anchor-AM Evansville, only 3-hour morning newscast in market
·    Act as managing editor during the morning shift
·    Extensive experience with breaking news at anchor desk
·    Conduct on average 5-6 live interviews daily covering various topics
·    Primary Fill-in Reporter and Special Series Reporter
·    Main Anchor/Producer-FOX 7 News at Noon
·    Multi-Media Producer-upload/write stories for web, write weekly blog, Lauren’s Matters

Anchor/Reporter/Multi-Media Journalist, KTAB-TV (CBS) Abilene, Texas
August 2006-August 2008
·    Anchor/Producer for #1 rated weekend newscast
·    Promoted to Weekend Anchor one month after hire date
·    General Assignment Reporter covering wide range of hard news, top stories and breaking news
·    Conducted live reports daily out in the field and in studio
·    Worked with numerous contacts and sources to enterprise and break stories
·    Primary Fill-in Anchor for 5, 6 and 10 pm newscasts

Intern, KMGH-TV (ABC) Denver, Colorado
September 2005-May 2006
·       Shadowed anchors, reporters and photographers
·       Helped producers research story leads, log tapes, and write daily news stories
·       Conducted interviews for special projects and series
 
EDUCATION

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
August 2002-May 2006
B.S. with Honors in Broadcast News,School of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. Studio Arts, College of Arts and Sciences
                                                                                          
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

·    Represents KSPR at various fundraising events
·    Board Member-March of Dimes: 2008-2011
·    Marketing Committee-Red Cross of Southwestern Indiana: 2009-2011
·    Media Co-Chair-West Texas Sports/Fitness Expo: 2007-2008
 
SKILLS

Teleprompter, ENPS, Avid iNEWS and NewsCutter, Grassvalley editing, linear BETA editing, Sony DSR-PD 150 Camera, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop CS, Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Learning Conversational Spanish



 
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