DREW SMITH
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DREW SMITH Anchor/Reporter |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TELEVISION NEWS QUALIFICATIONS: • Knowledgeable, enterprising and resourceful award winning Anchor/Reporter thriving in all Live situations in-studio and in the field. • Quick and effective writer under deadline, calm in high pressure situations, excels with clear and engaging delivery of breaking news. • Proven ability to provide newsroom leadership. • In-depth and thorough interviewer. • Skilled in developing sources and maintaining contacts. • Clear and well controlled voice. PRIMARY NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER. SNN News 6, Sarasota, FL. 2006-2007 • Directed daily and long-term news coverage plan to provide relevant and memorable local stories for viewers. • Presented stories and content in clear concise manner with meaningful information for viewers. • Spearheaded daily convergence plan with Herald-Tribune print and online staff, increasing video news reports via website. • Anchored Monday-Friday newscasts. Led and motivated news staff. Primary anchor/reporter on breaking news and special projects. REPORTER/PRODUCER. UNC-TV (PBS for North Carolina) 2005-2006 • Freelance producer/reporter. Developed stories for nightly news program, “North Carolina Now” for statewide broadcast. SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER. WTVD-TV (ABC O&O), Durham, NC 1991-2004 • Supervised 5 person department. Developed long term coverage plan and made daily assignments to staff. • Created and developed revenue-generating special programming, including Emmy Award winning “Friday Night Football.” Also developed “Gridiron Blitz” and “ACC Full Court Press” campaigns. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO YMCA. July 2007-Present • Lead the organization’s first development office. Spokesperson/media contact for the YMCA. • Oversee capital and annual campaigns. Organized capital campaign leadership team including former UNC and NBA basketball players Eric Montross and Hubert Davis. • Developed organization’s development plan. Manage all external marketing and public relations. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • Board Member, Duke Cancer Patient Support Program, 2004-Present. Involved in all aspects of new program development, fundraising, and media relations. • Board Member, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Public School Foundation, 2004-Present. • Emcee, Duke Cancer Patient Support Program Annual Fundraiser, 2002-Present. The biggest annual single day fundraiser for the program, raising more than $500,000 since 1999. • V Foundation for Cancer Research, Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic. • Board Member, St. Charles Missouri County chapter of the American Cancer Society. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT • Leadership Triangle, 2005. Graduated as a Goodmon Fellow, following 3 month course on personal leadership development. • Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, 2007. AWARDS • Edward R. Murrow Award, NC Radio and Television News Director Association, Sports reporting, 1999. • EMMY Award for best Sports Program/Host, "Friday Night Football," 1999-2000. • National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, Missouri Sportscaster of the Year, 1990. EDUCATION • BS, Mass Communications, emphasis on broadcast journalism: Illinois State University, Normal, IL. |
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 Drew Smith
Raleigh/Durham, NC |
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