MANUEL QUINONES

Reporter
 

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Experience

WSET-TV (ABC 13 News), Lynchburg/Roanoke, Virginia
General Assignment and Political Reporter, February 2006-Present

Extensive live and breaking news experience.
Maintained geographical and topical beats.
Developed official and community sources.
Covered the Virginia General Assembly and other political issues.

KMIZ-TV (ABC 17 News), Columbia/Jefferson City, Missouri
General Assignment and Political Reporter, June 2003-December 2005

Produced analysis stories and investigative reports.
Covered the Missouri General Assembly and other political issues.
Served as substitute anchor and newscast producer.

Belo Capital Bureau, Washington, DC
Intern/Reporter, May 2002-August 2002 / January 2003-May 2003

Acted as off-camera staff reporter for Belo’s stations nationwide.
Covered Congress, the White House and other national news.

WJLA-TV (ABC 7 News), Arlington, Virginia
Projects/Consumer Unit Intern, August 2002-December 2002

Worked as field producer and helped develop stories for the consumer unit.

Airwaves, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland
Intern/Producer, August 2001-May 2002

Worked as field producer.
Dealt closely with national clients including Entertainment Tonight.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Washington DC
Intern, January 2000-May 2000

Assisted with media and constituent relations.
Served as Congresswoman’s translator during the Elian Gonzalez controversy.

The White House, Washington, DC
Millennium Office Intern, October 1999-January 2000

Helped collect ideas from renowned leaders for the Millennium Time Capsule.

Guest Commentator KRMS-AM, Osage Beach, Missouri: news and politics commentator between 2003-2004.

KSSZ-FM, Columbia, Missouri: guest on the Amy Miller Show.

Awards
Missouri Broadcasters Association, Certificate of Merit, "The Politics of Petroleum"

Education
M.A. Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
B.A. Broadcast Journalism, U.S. Foreign Policy Minor, American University, Washington, DC

Extracurricular
American Television News, Producer, Anchor and Reporter, December 2001-May 2003.
The American Word, Staff Writer, January 2002-May 2003.

Manuel Quinones

Lynchburg - Roanoke, VA
(573) 356 6694

manuel_news@yahoo.com

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