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Summary of Qualifications
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Major market experience in anchoring and reporting news and sports
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Award winning journalist
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Hosted weekly 30-minute special programming
Work Experience
2006-Present General Assignment Reporter, Fill-In Anchor
KVUE-TV, ABC Affiliate, Austin, Texas
General assignment reporter for 5, 6, 10 pm newscast. Fill-in anchor for all newscasts. Responsible for enterprising daily and sweeps reports.
2003-2006 Weekend News Anchor/Weekday Reporter
KXAN-TV, NBC Affiliate, Austin, Texas
Anchored live 2 hour newscast; specialized in medical reporting and human interest feature reports. Generated story ideas and sources, conducted interviews, and wrote stories for air.
2001-2003 Weekday Main News Anchor- 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
KEYE-TV, CBS Owned and Operated, Austin, Texas
Anchored three 30 minute newscasts weekdays. Achieved 44% increase in ratings during tenure. Wrote and edited scripts. Worked with producer to determine show content and story placement. Produced popular weekly feature that generated the most traffic to the company’s website. Participated in weekly live on-air radio promotion.
1999-2001 General Assignments Reporter/ Fill-In Anchor
WFOR-TV, CBS Owned and Operated, Miami, Florida
Senior reporter producing daily reports, primarily breaking news. Wrote and edited stories under extreme deadlines. Sent to cover stories of national interest such as the Columbine shootings, the 2000 Presidential election, and the Elian Gonzales rescue. CBS offered weekend anchor job in Miami or weekday anchor job at KEYE-TV in Austin, Texas in 2001, transferred within company to KEYE-TV.
1994-1998 General Assignments Reporter/Fill-In Anchor
KTRK-TV, ABC Owned and Operated, Houston, Texas
Enterprised stories, wrote and edited stories, developed sources. Covered major stories of national interest such as the Oklahoma Citybombing. Did live shots for Good Morning Americaand ABCNewsOne.
1989-1993 SportsCenter Anchor/Reporter
ESPN, Bristol, Connecticut and national reporting
Anchored nightly one-hour sportscast.
1983-1989 Sports Director and Main Sports Anchor- 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
WVUE-TV, New Orleans, Louisiana
Anchored weekday sportscasts, responsible for four person department, coordinating assignments and travel. Hosted 30 minute New OrleansSaints coach’s show, “The Jim Mora Show”.
1982-1983 Weekend Sports Anchor/ Reporter
WFAA-TV, Dallas, Texas
1978-1982 Sports Director and Main Sports Anchor
KFDM-TV, Beaumont, Texas & KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Education Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Awards 2005 The FAMEAward for Media Excellence
Recognized for excellence in communicating public health information by The TexasPublic Health Association
1995 Wilbur Award by the Religious Public Relations Council
National Best Feature Story
1986 New OrleansPress Club Awards
1st and 2nd Place Best Sportscast
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jim bergamo
Austin, TX
Represented by:
Rick Carr
TVcontract.com
(303) 918-8414
rick@tvcontract.com
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