REPORTING EXPERIENCE

CABLEVISION: NEWS 12 BROOKLYN/THE BRONX,
New York, NY
November 2009 - Present
General Assignment Reporter/Video Journalist
• Lead multiple daily newscasts with live reports from the field and studio,
  deliver breaking news
• Shoot and edit video, build graphics and feed multiple packages from
  remote locations for daily newscasts
• Develop enterprising news and feature story ideas about crime, safety,
  education and politics in New York City
• Act as lead reporter during major news events including Hurricane Irene,
  the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, the resignation of Congressman
  Anthony Weiner and the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York state

THE NEW YORK TIMES: LOCAL EAST VILLAGE,
New York, NY
April 2010 - January 2011 Multimedia Reporter
• Reported and produced video news packages about politics, poverty and
health in New York City’s East Village

PAVEMENT PIECES, New York, NY October
2009 - December 2010
Multimedia Reporter
• Reported and produced online documentaries about HIV/AIDS,
  domestic violence and racial tension in Queens
• Investigated immigration deportation system and uranium contamination
  and won multiple journalism awards

KRNV-TV NEWS 4,
Reno, NV
November 2006 - April 2009
General Assignment Reporter/Morning Reporter
• Led multiple daily newscasts with live reports from the field, covered
  breaking news and ad-libbed in live shots
• Broke exclusive stories developed through contacts, created enterprise
  stories and provided viable story ideas daily
• Conducted live interviews and cut-ins daily, reported new content and
  repackaged news on deadline for a.m. show
• Interviewed Pres. Obama in 2008, promoted to political reporter and
  covered campaign season and state legislature

TROJAN VISION TELEVISION NETWORK,
Los Angeles, CA
August 2003 - May 2005
Anchor/Host
• Anchored live, nightly newscasts for Annenberg Television News;
  hosted political debate show called Platforum

PRODUCING EXPERIENCE
BEDO PRODUCTIONS,
New York, NY
October 2009 - Present
Reporter/Associate Producer/Videographer - “Sacred Poison”
• Investigate history of uranium poisoning on Navajo Nation, act as
  main videographer and write documentary script

PBS/WNET,
New York, NY
December 2010 - April 2011
Production Assistant – “Women, War & Peace”
• Spearheaded the collection of archival footage from global news
  outlets and fact-checkedfilms on genocide/war

CNN: IN AMERICA,
New York, NY
June 2010 - September 2010
Production Assistant - “Black in America: Almighty Debt”
• Researched statistics on education for Soledad O’Brien and aided
  senior producer in writing script for documentary

NBC PAGE PROGRAM: NBC UNIVERSAL,
New York, NY
October 2005 - October 2006
Production Assistant - The NBC Agency and NBC Digital Studios
• Reported, wrote and produced video content for NBC.com;
  acted as production assistant on major network shoots

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
September 2009 - January 2011
• Master of Arts in Journalism, urban reporting focus, Arthur L. Carter Journalism
  Institute; maintained perfect GPA

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA
August 2001 - May 2005
• Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, Annenberg School of Journalism;
  Minor in Theatre; Magna Cum Laude

SKILLS:

Spanish, Final Cut, Edius, Pro Tools, ENPS, iNews, HTML, CSS, Twitter,
Live Blog, Digital Camera Equipment

AWARDS:

Awarded NYU travel grants to report on SB1070 and Navajo Nation uranium crisis;
Won Sidney Gross 2nd Place, NAJA Best Broadcast Story Award and Harry Chapin Media Award Honorable Mention for Forgotten Navajo: To Live Is To Die Received CMCJ/Pew Fellowship to examine NV criminal justice system
 

liz wagner

 New York, NY