STEFANIE TISO

Reporter
 

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MEDIA EXPERIENCE
WLTZ-TV, NBC 38, Columbus, GA
General Assignment Reporter/One-Man-Band/Morning Anchor
September 2007-Present

• Covering stories that gained national attention including the murder of AU
  freshman Lauren Burk
• Generating story ideas, making daily cop calls, setting up interviews, shooting
  video, turning packages daily for the 6pm, 7pm and 11pm newscasts, updating
  the website
• Anchoring, producing and writing morning news updates and 2008 Super
  Tuesday Election updates
• Building WLTZ-TV, NBC 38 News Department from the ground up
• Making contacts, collecting file footage, setting up a daily schedule for the news
  team
• Shot video of “Lunch Box Museum” for Today Show segment, “6 Wackiest
  Museums in the US”

New England Cable News (NECN), Newton, MA
Reporter Intern for general news reporter Prat Thakkar
September 2006-May 2007

• Conducted man-on-the-street interviews with a photographer when the reporter
  was unavailable
• Reported beside the reporter in the field, on interviews, did stand-ups and went
  live to tape
• Data-crunched, called information to producers, identified sound bites for late
  breaking stories

MSNBC, Secaucus, NJ
Intern for Primetime's Live & Direct with Rita Cosby/Specials Unit
May-August 2006

• Cut video and sound bites, stacked the show’s rundown and requested
  graphics for producers
• Researched and booked guests for the show, compiled questions for the host’s
  use in interviews
• Attended daily meetings with the show’s staff to pitch segment ideas and plan
  the night’s show
• Briefed the host verbally in the make-up room on breaking stories before her
  Dayside appearances

Court TV, New York, NY
Daytime Intern through the Winternship Program at Tufts University
January 8-January 12, 2007

• Reported to the executive producer of Daytime, transcribed trials on tape and
  interviews

MEDIA PRODUCTION

Stuttering: Not Bound by Words,” Tufts University, September-December 2006
• Co-produced, edited and directed the educational documentary that takes a
  glimpse into the life of a stutterer
•  Featured in the Doc Kountze Film Festival in Medford, MA, April 2007

The Medford Family Network: Using a Village to Raise a Child,” Tufts University, January-May 2007
• Produced, edited, directed and voiced the feature documentary about an
  organization in Medford, MA providing free services to all families in the area with
  a child under the age of seven

SKILLS

Editing: Linear and Non-Linear on Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier and News Edit
Computer: INews, ENPS, EZNews, Pathfire, Quark, Microsoft Office
Camera: Experience shooting on JVC HD, Canon GL2
Writing: Broadcast news and newspaper writing

Memberships: Society of Professional Journalists

EDUCATION

Tufts University, Medford, MA
Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2007

Stefanie Tiso

Columbus, GA
(203) 249-4048

Stefanie.Tiso@gmail.com

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