Lindsay Bramson

LINDSAY BRAMSON

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Represented by:
Nancy Shafran
(817) 987 - 3600

WORK EXPERIENCE

WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL, March 2007-Present
Reporter--December 2007-present
 One-man-band reporter
 Responsible for shooting, editing and writing stories for air 2-3 days a week
 Develop fresh story ideas, set up interviews, and maintain contacts within the community
Night Assignment Desk Editor--March 2007-present
 Monitor wires and police scanners
 Find fresh story ideas
 Maintain a daily file containing press releases, story ideas and upcoming events
 Make daily beat calls to local Public Information Officers
 Help write stories for the newscasts and research story ideas for news meetings
 Dispatch crews to breaking news, live shots and stories for the day

MTV’s “Yo Momma”, Season 2, New York, NY, May 2006-August 2006
Executive Assistant
 Assistant to Co-Executive Producer through Evolution Film and Tape
 Worked closely with talent Wilmer Valderrama while on set preparing for the shows
 Scheduled daily staff meetings and other events for entire crew
 Organized casting boards of approximately 170 people used daily by entire production team
 Was in charge of contestants wardrobe, making sure it was organized and prepared before shows
 Preliminary research for projects intended for national network pitches

Dateline NBC, New York, NY, Summer 2005
Intern
 Served as an assistant producer for Katie Couric's ""Peggy Lipton" story which aired June 5, 2005.
 Helped assist in the production of a "Headliners and Legends" segment on Jeffrey Dahmer for News
    Productions.
 Worked closely with the producers of Hoda Kotb's show "Your Total Health" doing preliminary research as
    well as assist during tapings.
 Logged and dubbed tapes for producers for Dateline and the Today Show.
 Assisted in logging live feeds during the London bombing, Michael Jackson verdict and the Toronto plane crash.
 Finalist in NBC intern competition to create business plan for a pilot television program and present final plan
    to top NBCU executives

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA, January 2006-May 2006
Intern
 Worked closely with reporters by going out on stories, interviewing and assist in writing packages
 Assisted in producing the evening newscasts and logged tapes for producers and reporters"

EDUCATION

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Broadcast Journalism: May 2006
Specialization in Urban Affairs and Planning

RELEVANT SKILLS

 Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Outlook
 Familiar with Avid iNews, linear and non-linear shooting and editing and Final-Cut Pro
 Proficient with ENPS