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Experience:

Reporter/Fill-in Anchor, KTBC-TV (FOXAffiliate) 
October 2007 to Present
Austin, TX

• Enterprise, develop, write and perform daily news content (TV, Print & Web) 
•  Book and coordinate interviews with city leaders and subject specialists
•  Create compelling visual elements/graphics to simplify subject matter and engage viewers
•  Manage and use social media accounts to promote newscasts
•  Create, develop and execute ratings strategies
•  Manage, coach and mentor photography, editing and internship staff
•  Oversee all field and studio productions
•  Develop and maintain relationships with credible news sources and city leaders
•  Strong writing and presentation skills
•  Strong multi-tasking and deadline oriented skills
•  Experience in government affairs reporting  

 
Reporter / Weekend Anchor, KMID-TV (ABCAffiliate)
September 2005 to October 2007
Midland-Odessa, TX

• Contribute story ideas for daily broadcast
• Gather, produce, write, shoot and edit stories.
• Enterprisepackages for 6, and 10pmnewscast                       
• Establish local contacts and use bilingual skills to get exclusive stories
• Perform live reports and interviews
• Produce and Anchor 10pmweekend newscast
• Write and upload video for station website

 
Reporter/ Weather Anchor, WUFT-TV (PBS Affiliate)
August 2004 to December 2004
Gainesville, Florida

• Contributed story ideas for 5:30newscast
• Wrote, shot, edited PKG’s and Vo/Sot’s for broadcast
• Performed live reports from the newsroom
• Produce weather graphics for Noonshow
• Presented weather for Noonshows

 
News Intern, WCJB-TV (ABCAffiliate)
August 2004 to December 2004
Gainesville, Florida

• Shadowed reporters in the field and newsroom
• Responsible for conducting in-field interviews for shows
• Wrote and edited stories for 5:30, and 6pmnewscasts
• Help facilitate day-to-day assignment desk responsibilities.
• Research story information, maintain contacts and request documents

Producing Intern, Univision Network
June 2004 to August 2004
Miami, Florida

• Assisted producers with story ideas using different news sources
• Edited stories for 6pmnational newscast
• Researched information on stories assigned
• Collected satellite feeds and reports for producers
• Translated stories from English language wires for Spanish newscast

News Intern, WFOR-TV (CBS Affiliate)
June 2004 to August 2004
Miami, Florida
 

• Conducted research and set appointments for reporters
• Shadowed reporters in the field and newsroom
• Conducted in-field interviews for evening newscasts
• Help assignment editors with news tips, and phone calls

Education:       
College of Journalism And Communications, UniversityOf Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Graduated Dec. 2004
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication- News 
 
Skills:
Fluent in Spanish, Extensive experience on linear editing systems, Avid NewsCutter,
News,AP Newsdesk,ENPS, DV and DVC Cameras, and Pathfiire