Marianly Mendez

EXPERIENCE

KOKI/FOX, Tulsa, OK March 2008 to May 2009
Reporter-News
 Wrote and reported on-air packages daily
 Generated story ideas
 Posted stories online
 Updated viewers through daily Twitter and Facebook messages

KHBS-KHOG/ABC, Fort Smith, AR February 2006 to February 2008
Reporter-News
 Wrote, edited and reported up to three live on-air packages daily
 Generated story ideas
 Wrote additional VOs, VO/SOTs and VO/SOT/VOs

WFOR/CBS and WBFS/UPN, Miami, FL October 2005 to February 2006
Associate Producer-News
 Wrote VOs, VO/SOTs and VO/SOT/VOs for five different newscasts daily
 Wrote tosses, cut- ins and teases
 Searched wires for story updates and developing news

WFOR/CBS, Miami, FL May to August 2005
Intern-News
 Assisted assignment editors
 Shadowed reporters

MDTV/County Cable Channel, Miami, FL September to December 2004
Intern-Miami Dade Now News
 Reported an on-air package
 Wrote VOs, VO/SOTs, VO/SOT/VOs

WPBT/PBS, Miami, FL September to December 2004
Intern-Nightly Business Report
 Researched stories
 Prepared media kits
 Shadowed reporter

WSVN/FOX, Miami, FL May to August 2004
Intern-Special Projects-Health Cast
 Helped write stories
 Generated story ideas
 Shadowed producers and reporters

Other Journalism Experience
 Writer, The Miami Herald, Neighbors
 On-air news reporter, Disc Jockey WRGP 88.1FM News, Florida International University
 Writer, The Beacon, Florida International University newspaper

Affiliations

 Member, Society of Professional Journalists
 Member, National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Awards

 2nd place, spot news, Arkansas Associated Press Award 2008
 NAHJ TV Student Project Scholarship 2005
 SAGE Merit Scholarship 2005
 Janet Chusmir Merit Scholarship 2004-2005
 Finalist, Miss Carnival 2002

Education

Florida International University, Miami, FL
Bachelor of Science, Communications, December 2005
Broadcast Journalism Concentration

Marianly Mendez

Tulsa, OK

Represented by:
Nancy Safran
The NWT Group
(817) 987 - 3600