VIRGINIA JOHNSON

Reporter/Anchor

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Freelance Experience

Host/Reporter 2005-present
Bay News 9 and Tampa Bay on Demand, St. Petersburg, Fl

• Write, produce and host On The Town entertainment segments and celebrity interviews
• Promote On-Demand services

Rezolution Productions, Orlando, Florida
• Produced, wrote and hosted hour-long documentary on Kissimmee River, aired on
  Brighthouse Networks

5 Oceans Production Company, St. Petersburg, Florida
• Hosted, developed and produced stories for outdoor sports shows and cooking shows
• Hosted 2005 World Sailfish Championship for Outdoor Life Network and Fox Sports Net

Producer /Booker 2005-present
The Today Show, MSNBC, NBC News, Secaucus, New Jersey and New York, New York

• Book live guests and field produce morning live shots
• Gather interviews, b-roll and select sound for Today Show pieces
• Field produce live shots for breaking news events on MSNBC

The Early Show, CBS News, New York, New York 2005-present
• Book live guests and field produce morning live shots

Station Experience

Franchise Reporter/ Fill-In Anchor 2002-2004
WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, Florida

• Booked, produced, wrote and reported three daily morning live segments
• Filled-in on morning and noon newscasts

Weekend Anchor/Reporter 1999-2002
WNDU-TV, South Bend, Indiana, Edward R. Murrow Station of the Year

• Anchored weekend newscasts and filled-in on all other newscasts
• Performed nightly live shots and covered breaking news stories
• Won multiple awards for investigative and breaking news coverage

Weekend Anchor/Reporter 1997-1999
WLFI-TV, Lafayette, Indiana

• Anchored weekend newscasts and filled-in on all other newscasts
• Supervised weekend crew and show content
• Performed daily live shots and covered breaking news stories

Undercover Investigative Intern 1997
WBBM-TV, Chicago, Illinois

• Performed undercover work from investigative journalist Pam Zekman

Bureau Reporter 1997
Medill News Service, Washington, D.C.

• Covered news and prepared packages from KNOE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana

Education

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 1996-1997
Master of Science, Broadcast Journalism

Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Loyola University
, Chicago, Illinois 1993-1995
Master of Science, Global Human Resource Management

St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, Indiana 1989-1993
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, Spanish Minor

Virginia Johnson

Tampa, FL
(813) 732 - 4399

virginiamjohnson@hotmail.com

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