CHAD SOKOL

Sports Anchor/Reporter
 

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EXPERIENCE

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, N.C. – October 2002 to June 2008
Sports Anchor/Reporter


• Anchor, produce, write, and edit material for 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.
  newscasts
• Field reporting including live shots and packages
• Hosted Sportszone, a half-hour Sunday morning sports show (Sept. 2006 to May 2007)
• Weekend morning news anchor for three-hour Saturday and two-hour Sunday shows (Oct.
  2002 to May 2005)
• Write sports articles and commentaries for WNCN-TV Web site

WZVN-TV, Fort Myers, Florida – August 2000 to October 2002
Sports Anchor/Reporter

• Anchored, produced, wrote, and edited material for 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts
• Field reporting including live shots and packages

WBBH-TV / WZVN-TV, Fort Myers, Florida – August 1998 to August 2000
Sports Reporter/Photographer/Anchor

• Anchored, produced, wrote, and edited material for 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts
• Field reporting including live shots and packages
• Shot local highlights for sportscasts

WHAG-TV, Hagerstown, Maryland – September 1997 to August 1998
Sports Anchor/Reporter

• Anchored, produced, wrote, and edited material for 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts
• Field reporting including live shots and packages
• Shot local highlights for sportscasts

WHIO-TV, Dayton, Ohio – Summer 1995
Internship


Kent State University TV – Spring 1994 to Winter 1996
Sports Director/Anchor


WKSR Radio, Kent State University – Spring 1994 to Spring 1996
• Developed, produced and co-hosted Sports Central, Kent State's first-ever live sports call-
  in show.
• Selected as live, play-by-play announcer for all Kent State home baseball games. This
  was the first time baseball had been aired live on WKSR.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS and AWARDS

• Covered the World Series; Stanley Cup Playoffs; two Super Bowls; NBA Playoffs; PGA Golf;
  NCAA Tournament; and College Football.
• Won Cary Magazine's Maggy Award for best TV sportscaster – Jan-Feb 2006.
• Charities supported include the American Cancer Society and the Sisko Foundation.

EDUCATION

Kent State University, College of Fine and Professional Arts
B.A. Radio-Television Production, Journalism and Mass Communication – December 1996

Frank N. Magid Associates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Individual voice coaching – Summer 1997

UCLA – Summer 1995 Media Workshop
• Intensive study of behind the scenes TV and movie production.
• Seminars conducted by top movie and TV personalities from the Los Angeles area.

Chad Sokol
 

Raleigh, North Carolina
919.395.1973

chad9@nc.rr.com

 

 

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