Kerry Barrett

EXPERIENCE

Anchor-KSL, Salt Lake City, UT- Oct 2003 to present:
• Morning and Noon anchor.
• Deliver hours-long live, on-scene, breaking news stories.
• Enterprise stories and report franchise pieces for sweeps periods.
• Produce and anchor live cut-ins and updates.
• Fill-in newsreader on radio stations FM 100 and 102.7.

Reporter/Fill-in Anchor/Fill-in Co-host –KNXV, Phoenix, AZ Feb 2003 to Oct 2003:
• Reported and field produced, live breaking stories multiple times a day.
• Responsible for at least 10 live shots and teases during 2 and a half hour morning
show.
• Anchored and reported live cut-ins and updates for morning newscasts.
• Reported for the 10 pm newscast.
• Coordinated with producers, assignment managers, photographers and anchors.
• Packaged and followed up on morning stories for evening.
• Enterprised story ideas and developed new angles.
• Filled in as co-host for "Sonoran Living", a live, daily, lifestyles show.

Anchor/Producer- KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX- Sept 2000 to Jan 2003:
• After only 7 months on the job, promoted to anchor the 5pm, 6pm, and 10 pm
weekday newscasts for the dominant number one station in the market.
• Produced the 10 pm newscast.
• Covered live, breaking news.
• Developed, produced, wrote and edited weekly health franchise.
• Experienced in hosting telethons and remote live newscasts.
• Produced and cut live and taped daily updates.
• Wrote and cut radio updates.

Weekday Reporter/Weekend Anchor and Producer- KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX
Jan 2000 to Sept 2000:
• Generated and enterprised stories for health and education beats daily.
• Developed, shot, wrote, edited and reported several stories a day and presented them live on air for three, daily live newscasts.
• Anchored and produced the highest rated weekend newscasts.
• Wrote and voiced daily radio cut-ins.
• Produce, anchor and report live breaking news.

Reporter- WSKY-FM, Gainesville, FL- Sept 1999 to Jan 2000:
• Wrote and voiced news stories for air.
• Conducted interviews.

News Writer- WUFT-FM and WRUF-AM, Gainesville, FL- Sept 1999 to Jan 2000:
• Wrote and voiced news stories for air.
• Conducted interviews.

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
MA in Telecommunications with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism.

Clemson University, Clemson, SC:
BA in Speech and Communication Studies with a minor in Journalism.
Deans List

Internships-
WFTS, Tampa, FL; VH-1, New York, NY; WYFF, Greenville, SC

AWARDS

• Utah Broadcaster Association's "Best A.M. Newscast"- 2005

• Radio-Television News Directors Association's regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in "Overall Excellence"- 2005
• Society of Professional Journalists
o First Place - Military Reporting 2007
o Third Place - Series 2007

Kerry Barrett

Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 842 - 3782

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