Tom Murray

TOM MURRAY

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Jan Allen
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Professional Experience

2007 – Present WTMJ-TV (NBC) Milwaukee, WI
General Assignment Reporter
 Enterprise stories on a daily basis
 Use community contacts to break stories
 Extensive live experience under multiple deadlines

2004 – 2007 KAAL-TV (ABC) Rochester, MN
Anchor / Reporter / “Students First” Executive Producer
 Anchored and produced weekend 10:00PM news, including Six News First Sunday, the station’s highest rated
    newscast.
 Covered city government beat with regular live shots, often uncovering and breaking stories the newspaper and
    competition miss.
 In-depth, timely series reports on sexual addiction, the risks and rewards of gambling and Bird Flu preparations.
 Mentored high school students while managing “Students First”. It’s a news program for teens, reported and
    produced by teens.

2002 – 2004 Sun Devil Sports Network Tempe, AZ
Radio Operations Coordinator
While handling a full class schedule at ASU, I also…
 Produced statewide network broadcasts of Arizona State University football and men’s basketball games,
    traveling to colleges around the country.
 Hosted pre-game, halftime and post game reports and voiced commercials.
 Managed relations with affiliate stations, commercial traffic and intern training.

1999 – 2000 WKZO-AM (News/Talk) Kalamazoo, MI
Anchor / Reporter
 Anchored and reported news while a senior in high school.
 Several of my reports of national interest aired on CBS World Radio News.

Education

2000 - 2004 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
Broadcast Journalism
 Graduated Cum Laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
 Anchored and reported for ASU Newswatch, a student produced newscast.
 Created and hosted Good Morning Sun Devils, a daily morning show on the campus radio station.
 Completed international media studies in Bermuda and Europe.

Professional Organization
2004-present: Radio-Television News Directors Association member

Community Activities

 Announcer, Minnesota Ice Hawks Junior Hockey Club
 Hockey Referee, Minnesota State High School League
 Emcee, 2006 “Good Turn for America” Boy Scout Breakfast
 2nd Place, Hearst National Radio Broadcast News Competition (2004)
 Best of Festival Award, Broadcast Education Association (2005)
 Two-time high school broadcasting champion, Michigan Interscholastic
 Forensics Assoc. (1999, 2000)