Professional Experience

WEEKEND ANCHOR/REPORTER SEPT. 2010-Present
WXMI-TV Grand Rapids, Michigan

Inter-company promotion from Houston to Grand Rapids for weekend anchor position.

REPORTER DEC. 2009 —SEPT. 2010
KIAH –TV Houston, Texas

Monday-Friday night-side reporter

ANCHOR / MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST MARCH 2007—DEC. 2009
KOLN / KGIN Channel 10 / 11 Lincoln, Nebraska

Weekend evening anchor.
Multi-media journalist for 5, 6 and 10 PM newscasts and internet.
Write, shoot and edit stories with digital media and Avid editing for packages, vo/sots and web extras.
Create on-line content with both mobile and in-station computer tools.
Incorporate vlogs into coverage, a Channel 10/11 first.

PLAY-BY-PLAY / COLOR COMMENTARY AUG. 2006—FEB. 2007 KUTT Radio Fairbury, Nebraska

Color commentary for Doane College’s play-by-play programming.
Collect statistics for broadcasts of both college and high school games.

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER AUG. 2006—DEC. 2006
KETV Channel 7 Omaha, Nebraska

Shoot high school football games and edit plays for 10 PM broadcasts.

Awards

ASSOCIATED PRESS – Investigative Journalism 2007
NEBRASKA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION – Spot News 2009

Education

BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM IN BROADCASTING AUG. 2001—DEC. 2006 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska

3.4 GPA.
Achieved minors in English & political science, with an emphasis in history.

jason volentine

 Lincoln, NE

Represented by:

Nancy Shafran
The NWT Group.com
 (817) 987 - 3600
NancyShafran@TheNWTGroup.com