BILL FROEHLICH
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BILL FROEHLICH Reporter/Anchor |
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 Objective To find challenging and rewarding work in an environment where I can apply my journalistic instincts, ethics, leadership, story-telling abilities, and solid on-air presence. Experience Weekend News Anchor/Reporter, WPBN-TV Traverse City, MI 07/02-Present General assignment reporter and anchor for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekend newscasts. Executive Producer for Weekend News. Primary fill-in anchor and primary live shot reporter. Station Political Reporter. Extensive experience with lead stories and breaking news, as well as election issues and political/current events. Represent station through community service activities and public appearances. News Reporter/Fill-In Anchor, KPAX-TV, Missoula, Montana 11/01-07/02 Daily live reports during the primetime late-evening newscast. Experience with lead stories and breaking news. Assist producer in creating show lineups and writing stories. News Reporter/ Weekend News Anchor, WLFI-TV, Lafayette, Indiana. 8/99-11/01 Reporter and anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekend newscasts; Live shots, breaking news, and writing lead stories. General assignment reporting, election coverage, features, and entertainment. Often serve as weekend assignment editor, and work closely with producer to create show lineups. Represent station through public appearances, and speak regularly at local schools. Fill-in anchor for primetime newscasts. Station Manager and News Director, WGRE-FM, Greencastle, Indiana. 1/98-7/99 Controlled complete operations of radio station. Implemented station policies. Responsible for on-air training of directors and students in all departments. Supervised the News Department as Chief News Editor and Assignment Editor. Implemented news broadcast schedule and coordinated talent. Campus, community, and state news; highlights range include campus visits of Shimon Peres and Dan Quayle, and regional visit of Mikhail Gorbachev. News Intern, WTMJ-AM and WTMJ-Channel 4, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 6/97-8/97 Summer intern in both radio and television news. Wrote local stories for air, assisted Assignment Editors, Producers, and Reporters in story research. Worked with on-air talent and reporters in the field covering news and sports. News Intern, KCNC-TV, Denver, Colorado. 6/98-8/98 Summer intern in television news. Assisted assignments editors, producers, and reporters in story research. Assisted on-air talent in covering stories. Other Television/Broadcasting Experience On-Air Talent/Producer, KKYD Radio, 1340 AM, Denver, Colorado. 5/94-8/96 Produced commercials and Public Service Announcements, including both talent and technical work. Represented station through public appearances at various community events. Sports Reporter, Production/Technical Director, WGRE-FM, Greencastle, Indiana. Responsible for overseeing station operations, especially staff equipment training and production of sports broadcasts. Also a sportscaster and play-by-play announcer of university baseball and basketball. Four years as a disc jockey. General Manager, Television Board of Directors, CCM-3 TV, Greencastle, Indiana. Oversee operations of Community Television. Promoted student television and student-produced projects. Developed broadcast schedules. Coordinated various campus programs and oversee promotions for projects and programs. Special Skills, Awards, Achievements, and Additional Activities Montana Association of Broadcasters Best Newscast (Top Story: KPAX-TV) Media Co-Chair for March of Dimes Walk America Toys for Tots Volunteer Jerry Lewis/MDA Telethon Local Host Children’s Miracle Network Telethon Local Host Father Fred Foundation Food Drive (Local Food Pantry) Volunteer University Media Fellows Honors Program Five years foreign language study (Spanish). Education DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana Major: Communication Arts & Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Minors: Political Science, Education |
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 Bill Froehlich
Traverse City, MI |
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