Education:

Columbia College,
Chicago, IL Broadcast Journalism Degree, 2002

Benedictine University, Lisle, IL Certificate of Organizational Leadership, 2000

Fox College, Oak Lawn, IL Completed Secretarial Program, 1997

Experience:

WLUK – Green Bay, WI December 2005 – Present
General Assignment Reporter – write and edit stories for 5:00 and 9:00 pm newscasts, report live on a variety of assignments, enterprise story ideas, maintain contacts

KIMT – Mason City, IA December 2003 – December 2005
General Assignment Reporter – shoot, write and edit stories for 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 pm newscasts

WMAQ – NBC5, Chicago, IL August 2002 – November 2003
Production Assistant – monitor wire copy, police scanners, incoming faxes and phones, field produce and organize scripts for 4:30, 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 pm newscasts

Northern Trust Securities, Inc., Chicago, IL December 1998 – December 2003
Registered Sales Assistant – place stock, bond and mutual fund orders, customer service

Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, IL June 1997 – December 1998
Secretary – type business correspondence, answer phone, file, research

Honors & Activities:

Poynter Institute, Power Reporting Workshop, January 2007
 Iowa Broadcast News Association Award Winner, 2004Columbia College Dean's List

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

becky devries

 Green Bay, WI

Represented by:

Mort Meisner
Mort Meisner Associates
 (248) 545 - 2222
mort@mortmeisner.com