RESUME
Sports Anchor/Reporter, WCYB-TV
October 2018 - February 2023
• Originate exclusive stories, segments, and special content for on-air and digital platforms. Notable events: Daytona 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, East Tennessee State Athletics, University of Tennessee Athletics, Virginia Tech Athletics, local high schools
• Co-anchor and produce ‘Friday Night Huddle’ a high school football show featuring highlights and analysis of games across the region.
• Shoot, edit, write, produce, coordinate ‘Player of the Week’ segment, featuring top high school athletes in the region
• Color commentator for ‘Friday Night Rivals’ high school football game of the week.
• Increase station’s digital footprint producing exclusive web extra content on social media platforms and station’s website
Skills
Adobe Audition
Adobe Premiere Pro
AVID
Audacity
AXIS
Canva
EDIUS
iNews
NexGen Digital Audio
OPUS
Social media platforms
Sports Intern, KABC-TV
September 2016 - May 2017
• Cover various sporting events and games in the greater Los Angeles area. Conduct interviews with coaches, players, and sports personalities for ABC 7’s Eyewitness News’ sportscasts. Notable events/teams: NHL All Star Game, Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, Angels, Kings, Ducks, and UCLA/USC’s teams.
• Assist producers by logging sports telecasts and transcribing interviews for nightly newscasts and special event shows: Rams Primetime Saturday and Slam Dunk
• Created detailed outline to assist’s the producers and reporters on Spring Training storylines for Dodgers and Angels. Information included additions, subtractions, questions heading into season, interesting tidbits on players, and what pundits were saying about their outlook going into the season.
Morning News Intern, Fox 5 San Diego/KWSB-TV
Summer 2016
• Participate in production meetings and pitch story/segment ideas to producers.
• Write and edit VO/SOT’s for morning newscasts. Write and produce questions for various segments and live interviews.
• Research news stories to alert producers of breaking news and stories relevant to viewers.
• Assist with field reporters by fact checking and acquiring guests for live interviews. Notable events worked include: 2016 MLB All Star Game, Election Primary Night 2016, and Comic Con International
Production Intern, Fox Sports Radio
Summer 2015
• Follow various media sources and outlets to cull various stories and highlights throughout the day and alert producers and editors of newsworthy stories
• Acquire and edit sound bites from press conferences, interviews, and games for producers and update anchors for on air use
• Assist with the Jay Mohr Sports show by researching topics, fact checking stats and information, call screening, and operating the show’s Twitter feed. Post hourly segments as podcasts to the show’s national website, write description about what each hour of show is about for national website, and transcribe guest interviews to send to media outlets
Awards
2023 Outstanding Sports Operation of the Virginias Small Market (2nd Place)
-Awarded by the Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters
2022 Best Sports Coverage - Television Small Market (1st Place)
-Awarded by Tennessee Association of Broadcasters for ''It's Bristol, Baby! Dirt Race Edition'' NASCAR special
2022 Best Live Event Broadcast Television (1st Place)
2022 Best Sports Coverage - Television Small Market (2nd Place)
-Awarded by Tennessee Association of Broadcasters for "Road to Frisco" special of East Tennessee State's FCS playoff run
2022 Best Continuing Coverage (2nd Place)
-Awarded by Virginia's Associated Press Broadcaster Awards for "Departure of ETSU men's head basketball coach Jason Shay"
2020 Best Spot News (3rd Place)
-Awarded by Tennessee Associated Press for coverage of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s plane crash in Elizabethton, TN
2020 Best Daytime Newscast (1st Place)
-Awarded by Tennessee Associated Press for breaking news content revolved around severe flooding in the region
California State University, Northridge
B.A. Broadcast Journalism
Minor: Communication Studies
• Anchor, Reporter, and Producer for campus programs, Valley View News, On Point, and campus radio station, KCSN's Evening Update. Notable stories included a feature story on former Los Angeles Dodgers' announcer Ross Porter, news story on golf courses dealing with California water shortage, and moderating an episode discussing public transportation in Los Angeles.
• Notable Coursework: Writing Reporting and Ethics I and II, Reporting for Broadcast, Writing Producing and Editing Television News, Reporting for Television News, Advanced Television News, Long Form Journalism
• Steven Fishman Memorial Scholarship Recipient. This award recognizes a journalism student who has shown a marked capability for broadcasting sports, news, or other programming. The scholarship is awarded in honor of Steven Fishman, a former broadcast journalism student at CSUN who died of cancer.
Sports Director, WHSV-TV
April 2023 - Present
- Originate exclusive stories, segments, and special content for on-air and digital platforms. Notable coverage: James Madison University, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University, ESPN’s College GameDay, local high schools
- Launch and produce new high school basketball show ‘Fast Break Friday’ featuring scores, highlights, feature segments showing high schools in the Shenandoah Valley. Coordinate schedules and assignments for fellow reports and photographers
- Create and set sports department’s budget for travel and equipment
- Work closely with sales department for sponsorship opportunities related to sports coverage and special programming, increasing revenue
