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WORK  EXPERIENCE
                               
KSLA News 12                                                                                            Shreveport, LA
Multi-Media Journalist                                                                             July 2010-present
·      Find compelling stories for use in evening newscasts
·      Cultivate reliable sources
·      Shoot video for all stories
·      Write stories using ENPS
·      Edit stories using Edius 6
·      Post stories to the station website using World Now
·      Use social media to track down information, leads, viewer feedback, and to engage with viewers throughout each day
·      Shoot cell phone teases for use on website
                               
WVIR-TV NBC29                                                                              Charlottesville, VA
Reporter                                                                                             June 2008-July 2010
·      Shoot, write, and edit stories for the evening newscasts
·      Write web-ready versions of all stories, and post them to the website
·      Beat report for Madison County and Greene County - cover local government, crime, court, and general issues facing the people in both localities
·      Cultivate sources and come up with story ideas based on conversations with those sources
·      Edit video using Edius 4
Weekend Producer/Reporter                                                         June 2008-August 2009
·      Shoot, write, and edit stories, front packages at the top of every 6:00 newscast, and produce three shows at 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00
·      Organize weekend evening newscasts with a mix of local content gathered by NBC29 reporters and national NBC content
·      Communicate with police contacts in all the localities of the NBC29 viewing area on regular basis to keep up to date on any possible breaking news
·      Edit VOs and VO/SOTs
                               
OTHER EXPERIENCE  
Praise Temple F.G.B.C.                                                                             Shreveport, LA
Director of Music                                                                            February 2011-present
·      Select and teach all music for the main choir to sing during Sunday services and any other scheduled engagements
·      Coordinate rehearsals with musicians
·      In charge of recruiting new members to all three choirs in the church
 
University of Virginia Department of Athletics                              Charlottesville, VA
Cavman                                                                                                             2004-2006
·      Selected after intense audition process to serve as Cavman, the revered university mascot
·      Responsible for keeping spirit and energy high during athletics events
 
EDUCATION          
University of Maryland                                                                         College Park, MD
Master of Broadcast Journalism                                                                        May 2008
 
University of Virginia                                                                          Charlottesville, VA
Bachelor of Arts in Government and African American Studies                       May 2007