Career Summary

• Personable, Enthusiastic Weather Anchor and Reporter with more than 3 years experience.

• Experience using Weather Central 3D Live and WXP, WSI Weather Producer, Avid News Cutter, AVID INEWS, AccuWeather Galileo, and FasTrac Millennium (Baron Doppler Radar), World Now Web Producer, and Clickability Web Producer

• Journalist experience in Weather and Environmental packages.

Work Experience

Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009 KKTV, Colorado Springs, CO
Weekend Weather Anchor
MyNetwork weather anchor
• Responsible for assisting Chief Meteorologist in producing forecasts utilizing Weather Central’s 3D Live and WXP.
• Anchored Nightly MyNetwork Newscasts
• Recorded Forecasts for our Radio Partners
• Produced and Anchored forecasts for our 24 hour digital weather channel
• Responsible for updating stations Weather Page
• Produced Forecasts for text messaging
• Primary Fill-In for Chief Meteorologist
• Fill-In Radio Host for Radio Partners
• Station Tour Guide

May 2006-Dec. 2008 KQTV, St. Joseph, MO
Weekend Weather Anchor & Reporter
• No. 1 Live Reporter responsible for Breaking Weather and Environmental Reporting
• Primary Fill-In for Chief Meteorologist
• Responsible for Web Updates
• Coverage of Weather for a 4-State Region
• Backpack Journalist
• Made my start here while still in College


Jan. 2006-May 2008 KGSP-TV, Parkville, MO
News Director, Executive Producer, and Teaching Asst.
• Assisted Co-Chair of Broadcast Communications in teaching “wanna-be’s”
• Successfully secured local TV station’s old set for donation to the school
• Scheduled and Assigned a team of 8 reporters to regular beats
• Educated Students on how to create authentic pieces including look-lives, stand-ups, and Newsroom intro’s and outro’s.
• Responsible for insuring student accountability
• Responsible for the successful creation of a new student Broadcast Center

June 2002-August 2003 KQTV, St. Joseph, MO
Newsroom Intern, Backpack Journalist
• Produced and created graphics for newscasts
• Monitored Scanners for Police, Fire, and Ambulatory Traffic
• Responsible for grabbing SOTS, VO’s, and Packages for Anchors and Reporters in the Newsroom

Education

B.A. in Broadcast Communications and Journalism, Park University, 2007

Awards

Honored by the Governor of Missouri for being 1 of 30 under 30 Most Influential Young Missourians
Humanitarian Award from the Governor of Missouri
Eagle Scout

Nima Shaffé

Represented by:

John Sprugel
Sprugel Talent Management
(816) 781-8888
john@sprugelmanagement.com