CLAIRE KELLETT

Reporter/Anchor
 

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Professional Experience

KCRG-TV 9 News (ABC); Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb. ’06 - Present

 Weekend Evening Anchor/ General Assignment Reporter
• Promoted to weekend evening anchor and fill-in anchor for weekday evening newscasts
  after eight months
• Coordinate weekend news and website coverage, and supervise weekend staff
• Generate lead stories for weekday evening newscasts
• Perform live reports covering spot and breaking news
• Responsible for multiple sweeps stories
• Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines

KCRG-TV 9 News (ABC); Cedar Rapids, IA
June ’05 – Jan ’06

Weekend Morning Anchor/ General Assignment Reporter
• Responsible for final script approval of morning show
• Generated lead stories for weekday evening newscasts
• Performed live reports covering spot and breaking news
• Responsible for multiple sweeps stories
• Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines

KOMU-TV 8 (NBC); Columbia, MO
June ’03 - May ’05

General Assignment Reporter/ Fill-in Anchor/ Producer
• Generated, shot, wrote, and edited compelling stories for all newscasts
• Performed live reports in the field
• Stand-in anchor for weekday dual anchor newscasts
• Produced six, ten, and sunrise newscasts
• Managed breaking news

CNN, American Morning; New York, NY
May ’04 – Aug. ’04

News Intern
• Assisted with research for and production of three hour morning show
• Assisted anchors and producers with story development
• Shadowed CNN reporters and photographers

Education

University of Missouri-Columbia
Aug. ’01 – May ’05

• Bachelor of Journalism, Magna Cum Laude
• Political Science Minor

Awards 
2007 NBNA "Hard Feature" Award Winner

Job Related Skills:
Newsroom Programs: ENPS, INEWS, QSeries
Cameras: BETA, DVC Pro
Editing: Linear and Non-Linear, Avid Newscutter Pro and Grass Valley Aurora

References Available Upon Request

Claire Kellett

Cedar Rapids, IA
(314) 724 - 2402

clairekellett@gmail.com

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