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News Experience
Reporter, KGAN & KFXA
Cedar Rapids, IA (CBS & FOX affiliates) Dec. 2009 - Present
• Deliver daily packages and live shots under very tight deadlines for FOX News at
9, as well as 5, 6 and 10 PM shows
• Write, enterprise, often edit my own stories (tape to tape and non-linear)
• Fill-in anchor
MMJ Reporter, WIFR
Rockford, IL (CBS affiliate) Oct. 2006 – Dec. 2009
• Delivered daily packages and live shots under very tight deadlines
• Wrote, enterprised, edited (Avid, Final Cut, tape to tape), shot my own stories
• Fill-in anchor
Desk Assistant, ABC’s “Nightline”
Washington, D.C. Fall 2006
• Assisted producers preparing and editing the night’s show
• Researched and presented story ideas
• Also interned Summer 2005, established contacts and helped coordinate
staff in the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina
Reporter, KULR-8 News
Billings, MT (NBC affiliate) Fall 2005
• Reported live, wrote and edited several stories a day (both tape-to-tape
and non-linear systems)
Anchor, Reporter, Northwestern News Network
ECTV Evanston, IL and WYCC Chicago 2004-2006
• Anchored and reported for Northwestern University’s twice-weekly news
show
• Enterprised, reported, shot, wrote and edited stories
Intern, CNN’s “The Capital Gang”
Washington, D.C. Summer 2004
• Researched and presented story ideas and material that appeared on the show
• Created research portfolios on the topics of the week’s show
Education
Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University June 2006
• Bachelor of Science in Journalism, minor in English
Documentary Experience
Intern for documentarians Steve James and Peter Gilbert
Chicago Summer 2006
• Researched for their documentary “At the Death House Door”
Co-producer of the documentary “This is Change”
aired on WYCC Chicago Spring 2006
• Interviewed Cabrini-Green residents on the plan that replaces the Chicago
housing project with mixed-income housing
• Co-edited the final 28-minute piece using non-linear editing equipment
• First place Broadcast Education Association Best Documentary
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alice barr
Cedar Rapids, IA
Represented by:
Nancy Shafran
The NWT Group.com
(817) 987 - 3600
NancyShafran@TheNWTGroup.com
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