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TELEVISION
Anchor/reporter, WWAY-TV (ABC), Wilmington NC 2007
Co-anchored weekday evening newscasts. Also reported on local feature, human
interest, arts/entertainment, health/fitness stories. Increased the
stations visibility in the community by hosting numerous charitable and
civic events.
Anchor/reporter, KBAK-TV (CBS), Bakersfield CA 2002-2003
Anchored live field reports for Daybreak (5-7a). Produced and anchored the
local cut-ins during The Early Show on CBS. Responsibilities also included
producing the morning live shots; reporting live for the noon newscast; and
frequently providing look-lives or packages for the evening news.
Anchor/reporter, Around & About Orange County News, Santa Ana CA
1999-2000
Anchor/reporter for this half-hour weekly cable TV news magazine show, aired
in Orange County CA. Initially general assignment reporter, and ultimately
main anchor.
Host, Panda Shopping Channel, TVN Shopping Network, Los Angeles CA 2000
Live host on a 3-camera set. Programming on this 24-hour live home shopping
channel was distributed nationally on cable and DirecTV. Frequently, there
were items that were not on the original rundown that were inserted into the
program at the last minute, handled similarly to breaking news on an anchor
desk. This job required spontaneity, creativity and extensive improvisation.
RADIO
Radio news anchor, KRLA 870 AM (Metro Networks), Los Angeles CA 2006
(Metro Networks is a division of Westwood One)
Wrote and anchored live radio newscasts with weather and traffic updates.
Radio traffic reporter, KNX 1070 AM (Metro Networks), Los Angeles CA 2006
Produced and delivered live on-air traffic reports for LA and surrounding
areas for CBS O&O 24-hour news radio stations, KNX 1070 AM, KFWB 980 AM and
other stations.
Radio traffic reporter, KFI 640 AM (Airwatch, Clear Channel), Los Angeles
2002
Produced and reported traffic conditions in LA and surrounding areas for
this top-ranked AM station in LA and other stations. Reporting traffic
updates 10 times an
hour is comparable to doing a live shot every 6 minutes (taking a live toss,
and
having a limited time to deliver an informative yet concise report) to bring
the
latest details to a city that considers traffic reports an integral
resource.
This position required focus, spontaneity, and an ability to adlib.
Host/producer, LuxuriaMusic.com (Clear Channel internet radio station in
LA) 2001
Created, produced, programmed and hosted a weekly music and talk show called
Kaci's Foreign Affair, featuring classic and contemporary cocktail lounge
music, with celebrity guests occasionally joining me to co-host my show. The
station was broadcast live via the Internet with simulcast video stream.
Correspondent, LARadio.com 2000-present
Write special feature articles for this industry website serving the Los
Angeles radio
community. As a special correspondent, have provided exclusive coverage of
the annual RTNDA and NAB conferences for LARadio.com since 2001.
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Marketing & Media Consultant (self-employed) 2004-2005
Assisted clients with developing and producing video projects, marketing and
training materials. Organized a variety of marketing events.
VP, Corporate Communications, Magic Animal Health Supply 1993-1999
Corporate spokesperson for this national pet supply distribution company.
Supervised all aspects of creating and producing marketing and training
materials, publications and video projects. Managed department of 6
full-time employees.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Postgraduate studies, Broadcast Journalism, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana
CA
Masters in Business Administration, Northeastern University, Boston MA
Bachelor of Arts in English, concentration in Communications, UT Austin TX
AWARDS
Fellow, RTNDF/RIAS German/American Journalist Exchange Fellowship, fall
2003. Selected in a nationwide search to be one of fifteen American
broadcast journalist fellows to travel to Germany for several weeks to meet
elected representatives, government officials, community leaders and peers
in television and radio broadcasting in an exploration of the similarities
and differences in broadcasting in the USA and in Germany.
Outstanding journalist, Santa Ana College Broadcasting Dept
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
RTNDA, AFTRA
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Consumer affairs Human interest
Business & legal issues Health & fitness
Entertainment & pop culture Animals/pets
SPECIAL SKILLS
Languages: American Sign Language, Spanish, French, German, some Japanese
Computer literate (PC & Mac), experienced with ENPS AP newsroom software
Experienced broadcast journalist, comfortable with TelePrompTer & IFB
Skilled in live reporting, cold reading & anchoring breaking news
Effective interviewer & storyteller, very upbeat & high-energy personality
Spontaneous & resourceful, professional work ethic
Extensive community involvement, including emceeing/hosting charitable
events
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Kaci Christian
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 213 - 7939
Kaci@KaciChristian.com
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