JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
WGN-TV, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Sports Anchor/Reporter/Producer, October 2014-present o Co-host of "Sports Feed" on CLTV, WGN's 24-hour cable station. This live, interview and analysis driven hour show airs Sunday through Thursday nights o Write, report, and originate content for nightly "Sports Feed" show o FIll-in anchor weeknight and weekend sportscasts on WGN-TV o Host Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox pregame shows for select games on WGN o Report live from the field, enterprise feature stories and interview athletes, coaches and sports executives KFVS-TV, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter, August 2012-October 2014 o Anchor 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. sportscasts on the weekend o Shoot, write and edit day-turn stories and feature packages o Report live on location for Friday night high school football and basketball shows SEMO ESPN RADIO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI Host of "The Saturday Morning Express," January 2014-October 2014 o Create original show content, book guests and host hour-long sports talk show o Fill-in host and producer for "The Sports Huddle" weekdays from 9-10 AM WMC-TV, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Sports Reporter/Producer, August 2011-August 2012 o Shot, wrote and edited weekly packages o Produced daily sportscasts, cut video and shot highlights and interviews o Fill-in anchored sportscasts KOMU-TV, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI News and Sports Reporter/Photographer, January 2009-July 2011 o Shot, wrote and edited day-turn stories o Used AP style to write web versions of all broadcast stories o Produced additional story information to post to website o Shot and edited footage of sports at the University of Missouri, regional colleges and local high schools Sports Anchor/Producer, April 2010-July 2011 o Produced, wrote and anchored weeknight and Saturday night sportscasts o Wrote teases, created rundown, edited video and produced 6 and 10 pm sportscasts weekly Web Editor, January 2011-May 2011 o Managed KOMU’s Twitter and Facebook sites o Created additional content for web stories such as slideshows and maps NEWSY, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI Writer and Anchor, May 2011-July 2011 o Researched, wrote and anchored national sports stories for multi-source video news analysis media company specializing in content for the web and mobile devices TECHNICAL SKILLS
o Proficient with Avid Newscutter, Edius, Final Cut Pro, iNEWS, ENPS, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Content Management Systems
o Shoots with Panasonic P2, Cannon XL2, Sony DVC Pro, Sony XDCAM, and JVC HDV cameras AWARDS AND HONORS
o Illinois Broadcasters Association 2014 Silver Dome Award-1st Place Sports Story
o Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters 2012 Sports Feature-3rd Place o Society of Professional Journalists 2011 Mark of Excellence Award-2nd Place Sports Reporting, April 2011 EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 2011
o Bachelor of Journalism, Radio-TV o Minor in Business o 3.89 GPA; graduated Magna Cum Laude REFERENCES
Jennifer Lyons
News Director, WGN-TV, Chicago 773-883-3203 Todd Richards Sports Director, KFVS-TV (CBS), Cape Girardeau, Mo.. 573-275-7881 Jarvis Greer Sports Director, WMC-TV (NBC), Memphis, TN. 901-497-1288 |
 
 
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