Chris O'Connell
Reporter

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Represented by:
Nancy Shafran
(817) 987 - 3600

 

 

EXPERIENCE

Sept 2011-Present     Reporter, WTXF
Philadelphia, PA


April 2007– Sept 2010     Reporter/Anchor, KSTP
St. Paul, Minnesota

-Consistent lead story reporter
-Live, breaking news on a daily basis under multiple deadlines
-Fill-in Anchor

Aug 1997-April 2007     Sports Anchor/Reporter, Bay News 9,
Tampa, Florida

-Hosted nightly half-hour sports talk show
-Daily field reporting, interviewing and coverage of major sports events
-Reported, produced and edited in-depth special reports and news style
sports documentaries

May 1995-Aug 1997     Bureau Chief/Reporter, WTVR-TV, CBS Affiliate
Richmond, VA

- Shot, wrote, edited news packages
- Generated and gathered daily story ideas

May 1994-May 1995     Reporter/Assignment Editor, WGAL-TV, NBC Affiliate
Lancaster, PA

-Developed, gathered and reported news stories for 6 daily newscasts
-Scheduled and assigned stories, equipment and vehicles for 50 person newsroom

April 1993-May 1994     General Assignment Reporter, WLYH-TV, CBS
Affiliate, Lancaster, PA

-One-man-band beat reporter
-Frequent sports and weather anchor fill-in

Dec 1992-April 1993     Freelance Reporter, WAMU-FM
Washington, D.C.

-Produced and delivered radio reports for morning newscasts
-Interviewing, news gathering and audio production

Sept 1987-May 1991     General Assignment Reporter, WRTI-FM
Philadelphia, PA

-Field reporting on daily news events

INTERNSHIP
Jan 1990-June 1990     ABC News, London
-Assisted bureau coordinator in news gathering


EDUCATION        
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Radio-Television-Film major B.A.



 
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