Professional Experience

 

KEZI 9 (ABC) Eugene, OR 
News/Sports Reporter August 2011-Present
  • Shoot, Write and edit stories for the 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm newscasts
  • Shoot, edit and anchor high school football highlights for 'Friday Night Blitz'
  • Assist in the production of College Gameday and Gamenight shows every Saturday during football season
  • Post stories, video, and accompanying content to the KEZI website, Twitter and Facebook pages.

WAC Sports Network (Learfield Sports)
Sideline Reporter September 2010-January 2011
  •  Developed story lines for weekly Western Athletic Conference football match-ups
  • Interviewed players, coaches, etc. during game week to supplement stories for game day. 
  • Posted updates to WSN Twitter and Facebook from the sidelines and otherwise to enhance audience experience

NBC San Diego (NBC O&O) San Diego, CA 
Weekend Sports Producer/Reporter June 2010-August 2011
  •  Shoot, Write & Edit local sports packages for Sunday Night Show, Sportswrap
  •  Produced 5, 6, and 11 p.m. sportscasts for regular anchors
  • Produce and Anchor 6pm & 11pm sports when needed

KOMU TV (NBC) Coulumbia, MO
News/Sports Reporter August 2008-May 2010
  •  Shot, wrote, and edited day-turn stories
  • Investigated and produced in-depth feature stories
  •  Wrote and posted complimentary online stories 
  •  Produced extra information and content for website
Sports Anchor June 2007-May 2010
  • Weekend Anchor: Wrote intros/play-by-play and anchored 5:30 minute Saturday evening sportscasts
  • Morning Anchor: Produced, wrote and anchored 3:30 minute weekly morning sportscasts
Sports/News Photographer August 2009-May 2010
  • Shot and edited news stories for other reporters
  • Shot and edited highlights for high school and collegiate games (football, basketball, softball, swimming, volleyball)

4SD (Cox Cable) San Diego, CA
Sports Intern June-August 2008
  • Did pregame interviews with Padres manager
  • Shadowed pregame interviews with Padres players 
  • Scripted and edited highlights from Padres and other MLB games for 4SD's Postgame 
  • Shadowed sports reporters

Missouri Digital News (NPR)
Missouri State Capitol Reporter January-May 2008
  • Attended Missouri Senate and House committee meetings, senate and house hearings
  • Reported on bills, political beat stories, and human interest stories around the Capitol
  • Wrote and edited 2-4 stories a shift
  • Stories aired on Missouri NPR affiliates (KBIA, KMOX, KSMU)
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Skills

  •  Fluid and creative writing (Avid iNews)
  •  Outstanding shooting and camera work (Sony XDCAM EX-1)
  • Advanced editing skills (Avid NewsCutter XP, Adobe Final Cut Pro, Grass Valley Newsedit)
  • Digital Media Skills: posting copy, pictures and video to the web; thorough knowledge of twitter, facebook and other online media tools
  • Fluent in Spanish

Education

University of Missouri
  •  Bachelor of Journalism
  •  Minor in Spanish
  • Graduated May 2010
  • RTDNA Member


References provided upon request.