Experience
2006 – Present KGBT (CBS) Harlingen, TX
6pm & 10pm Co-Anchor/Lead Reporter/One-Man-Band
• Co-anchor evening newscasts at 6 and 10
• Field anchor from breaking news scenes
• Develop exclusive, enterprise and investigative story to package at 10
• Shoot and edit video for package using P2 camera and Avid Newscutter
• Report on restaurant health inspection scores & public speeding concerns during weekly franchises: “Food 4 Thought” & “Streets of Speed”
• Write and update scripts for TV and various social networking websites
2004 - 2006 KGBT (CBS) Harlingen, TX
5pm Anchor/Lead Reporter
• Anchored newscasts often live from scene during breaking stories
• Enterprised, wrote and edited multiple stories daily
2002 - 2004 KGBT (CBS) Harlingen, TX
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
• Anchored and reported for weekend evening newscasts. Enterprised, wrote general assignment stories, and reported live weeknights.
2001 - 2002 KVHP (FOX) Lake Charles, LA
Anchor/Reporter
• Investigated, wrote, edited general assignment stories with anchoring
2000 - 2001 KYW (CBS) Philadelphia, PA
Intern
Education
1996 - 2001 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Broadcast Journalism
Awards
• 2 x Texas Association of School Boards/Media Honor Roll Award
• Texas Associated Press/Best “Spot News/Live Coverage”
• Voted “Best Television News Anchor”, “Best Television Reporter” in Multiple Years by Readers of Two Newspapers
• Louisiana Associated Press 1st place winner: “Story of the Year” and “Feature Story”
• National exposure after earning $100,000 as “Boot Camp” reality show finalist on Fox in 2001