LIZ WAGNER

Reporter
 

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EXPERIENCE
KRNV-TV Reno, NV
General Assignment Reporter/Morning Reporter December 2006 - Present

• Lead newscasts with live, enterprise reporting
• Report live from field on multiple deadlines
• Break exclusive stories developed through contacts
• Cover breaking news as it happens
• Write and edit stories
• Ad-lib confidently during live shots

NBC UNIVERSAL, New York, NY
Page - The NBC Page Program October 2005 - October 2006

• Led studio tours, coordinated ticket requests, acted as liaison between NBC and public,
  promoted to “Lead Page”
• Worked as production assistant for Today, Nightly News, Dateline, Late Night with Conan
  O’Brien and SNL

Production Assistant - The NBC Agency March 2006 - May 2006
• Assisted producers of Today, Nightly News, Dateline, Meet The Press, Chris Matthews
  Show in promo creation
• Contributed creative input, gathered footage, booked affiliate feeds and coordinated
  voiceover sessions for talent
• Coordinated promo slate information, screened and logged live Burbank feeds daily;
  fulfilled dub requests
• Managed production records, voiceover receipts and music cue sheets daily

Reporter/Production Assistant - Digital Studios November 2005 - February 2006
• Reported for various episodes, contributed creative directorial input and researched and
  pitched show ideas
• Handled dual roles as production manager and on-set script supervisor; acted as talent
  relations coordinator
• Coordinated production schedules for eight producers; scouted venues, performed
  background research for shows
• Digitized footage on Avid and Final Cut Pro

Seating Director - Saturday Night Live January 2006 - May 2006
• Managed Pages in seating the studio audience and acted as lead Page in the studio
  during shows
• Prepared VIP seating chart for rehearsals and live shows; assisted SNL producers in
  coordinating guest arrivals

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA
News Reporter and News Anchor - Annenberg TV News August 2003 - May 2005

• Anchored live, half-hour nightly newscasts and assistant-produced one night a week
• Reported, shot, wrote and edited hard news packages for live nightly newscasts

Host of Platforum - Trojan Vision Television September 2003 - December 2004
• Hosted live political debate show two nights a week; researched topics and wrote script
  and questions for each show

ABC, Hollywood, CA January 2004 - January 2005
Production Intern - Primetime Live

• Developed creative story ideas and researched background information for human interest
  and court stories
• Wrote interview questions for stories about behavioral science and pre-interviewed
  doctors and psychologists

KTVU, FOX NEWS, Oakland, CA
News Intern May 2003 - August 2003

• Gathered b-roll for live nightly newscasts, conducted beat calls, ran scripts to anchors and
  producers during show

PALO ALTO WEEKLY, Palo Alto, CA
Editorial Intern May 2003 - August 2003

• Interviewed CEOs, city officials, artists and musicians for long format news and feature
  stories
• Wrote over 30 articles for News, City, Government, Education, Arts and Home sections

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA August 2001 - May 2005
• BA in Broadcast Journalism from Annenberg School of Journalism, Minor in Theatre May
  2005; Cum Laude

SKILLS
• Spanish, iNews, Edius, Bit Central, High Definition Equipment, Final Cut, Avid, World
  News Web System, FTP, Storm, Acting, Directing

Liz Wagner

Reno, NV
(510) 468 4899

e.wagner@hotmail.com

 

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