KELSEY COOK
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 Objective: To enhance my skills in the broadcasting field through active participation Education: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Bachelor of Science in Electronic Journalism Outside concentration: Spanish Major GPA: 3.268 Cumulative GPA: 3.009 Graduation Date: May 2006 Professional Experience: Commercial Radio Deejay, December 2004-May 2005 97.5 KJCK-FM, Junction City, KS Assigned as an on-air personality during weekends for a 100,000-watt “Top 40” radio station Learned mechanics like board operator, voice tracking, on-air phone calls, and live radio Participated in live remotes promoting the radio at local events Adapted to the change from college radio to commercial Promotions and On-Air Personality, June 2003-May 2006 KSDB 91.9, Manhattan, KS Involved in jockeying for two hours every week on student radio station Learned how to branch out and interview music groups that visited Manhattan Administered new ways to promote the station at live concert remotes News and Sports Reporting, June 2003-May 2006 KSDB 91.9, Manhattan KS Performed news reporting responsibilities such as gathering news and producing weekly three-minute broadcasts Served as the statistician for six Kansas State football games Gained live sports knowledge while doing color and play-by-play for Kansas State basketball games Produced a weekly sports show and audio packages about Kansas State Division 1-A athletics Transformed a rugged and slow sports show into a vivid one by adding colorful dialogue in the scripts Worked on a sports show called Sports Talk which consists of interviewing guests and talking about sports Directing, On-Air Personality and Reporting, August 2004-May 2006 Purple Power Hour (University Sports Show), Manhattan, KS Learned on-air talent skills announcing upcoming athletic events at Kansas State Participated as stage director and camera operator Took cameras to get footage and also interviewed athletes and made video packages to air on weekly shows In-Class Producing, August 2005-December 2005 Manhattan Matters (College Weekly Television Newscast), Manhattan, KS Learned the linguistics of television news shows Produced a weekly newscasts with varied duties such as producer, reporter, voice-overs, news anchor, and crew jobs Developed interviewing techniques and cultivating local news sources Radio Interning, May 2005-August 2005 810 WHB Sports Radio, Overland Park, KS Helped out Royals on Radio staff by making sound clips of press conferences, post- game, etc. Sent out to examine tie lines of future remote sites Watched over personalities Kevin Keitzman, Todd Leabo, Danny Clinkscale, and George Brett all summer Television Interning, May 2006-September 2006 WTAE-TV Sports Department, Pittsburgh, PA Cut and edited sports VO’s for 11 o’clock sports Gathered sound bites from Pirates post-game, Pittsburgh Panther press conferences, etc. Transcribed compiled video for sports anchors Learned the nuances of working a typical day in a television station Honors and Activities: Member and Treasurer of National Broadcasting Society Achieved the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Won 2005 KAB Student Award for Best Complete Sports Feature Athlete for the Kansas State Women’s Rowing Team (2001-04) Member of Student-Athlete Read and Achieve Supported causes involving Cats for Cans Contributed time for Row for Humanity Attended National Broadcasting Convention in Los Angeles, California (2005) Volunteered for the Kansas State University Telefund |
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 Kelsey Cook
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