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Represented by:
Linda Levy
(817) 987 - 3600

 

  EXPERIENCE:

KTVI (St. Louis, MO), 2006 – Present
GENERAL ASSIGNEMENT REPORTER

• Aggressive enterprise reporting on a daily basis
• Report live from the field on multiple deadlines
• Experience with breaking news coverage
• Adept at establishing sources on numerous levels throughout the community
• Web blogger for station website

WCAV/WVAW/WAHU (Charlottesville, VA), 2005-2006
GENERAL ASSIGNEMENT REPORTER

• Generated story ideas for local news daily
• Shot, wrote and edited news stories
• Reported live from the field
• Established and maintain contacts

NBC News Channel (Charlotte, North Carolina), 2004-05
FREELANCE WRITER

• Researched and wrote national new stories for distribution to 200+ NBC affiliates
• Edited video using DVC-Pro equipment
• Reviewed video for stories and ensured stories were factually correct, in proper broadcast format and completed
  by deadline

OVERNIGHT PRODUCER
• Enhanced news judgment skills by determining the content for news feeds
• Facilitated newsgathering process by maintaining contact with NBC affiliates during breaking news
• Booked and monitored satellite feeds for affiliates

Piliero, Mazza and Pargament LLC (Washington D.C.), summer 2003
SUMMER ASSOCIATE

• Researched issues pertaining to Native American law and government contracting for small businesses
• Reported on court hearings on Capitol Hill (SBA and Indian Gaming Commission Hearings)
• Wrote for, edited and contributed to firm’s legal publications

SKILLS: _________________________________________________________________________

• iNews and ENPS computer programs
• Leitch and Blade editing systems
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
• English (fluent), Spanish (proficient), American Sign Language (conversational)

EDUCATION: ___________________________________________________________________

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000-2004
B.A., Journalism (Spanish minor)

Gallaudet University (Washington D.C.), summer 2001
American Sign Language & Deaf Culture courses
 
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