RESUME

 Resume

EXPERIENCE
WTRF-TV, CBS/FOX Ohio Valley/ABC Ohio Valley
- Wheeling, WV
March, 2011- Present
Anchor/ Digital Journalist
•Anchor 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts
•Report as a one man band, in the field and in studio, including live shots on location.
•Write and post content to the web
•Utilize social media as a storytelling tool

•Emcee and host community events

IN Community Magazines- Pittsburgh, PA
Sept, 2010- March, 2011
Editorial Assistant
• Wrote features
• Took Photographs
• Coordinated all school and municipal content.


WTAE Channel 4 Action News- Pittsburgh, PA
Jan, 2010- May, 2010
News Intern
• Worked in the field as well as in the station.
• Went on assignments to aid reporters.
• Did field work with photographers, gathering information for news stories, including conducting interviews, fact checking and police investigations.



EDUCATION
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
May, 2010.
Bachelor’s of Arts
Major: Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations/ Advertising

o Related Courses: Newsroom Operations, Anchoring, Reporting and Announcing I, II, Video Production, News Writing I, Media Law and Ethics, Photojournalism, New Media Productions, Media Research Methods and Media Writing.

Related Projects:
• Anchor/ Reporter for Duq-TV. Responsible for shooting, reporting and editing. Resulted in 8 total packages that air weekly on Duq-TV News Channel 14.
• Co-creator of pilot episode for “The Church Alive” project. Responsible for shooting, reporting, writing and editing.
• Contributor to “The Fugitive Files” for HSTV Channel 19 Uniontown. Responsible for shooting, reporting and editing.
• Creator and Host/Reporter of “A Greener Pittsburgh”. Responsible for shooting, reporting, writing and editing.
• Contributor to The Duquesne Duke. Resulted in published photo essay.
• Creator of a music video, PSA and TV Commercial for a video production course.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in ENPS, Sony Vegas, Encore, Premiere, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and World Now.

ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Member of Junior League of Wheeling, 2012.
• Volunteer with American Heart Association, Wheeling, Spring 2012.
• Duquesne University Cheerleader, Fall 2007-Spring 2008.
• Volunteer at In Care of Cats, Hog Heaven and Angel Ridge Animal Rescue, present.
• Volunteer at Family House in Shadyside, 2006.