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Orlando, Fl, Us

Oviedo, Fl, Us

Orlando, Florida, United States

CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Leads a team of veteran direct reports that produce high-quality multimedia content and live event coverage, including special programs, rocket launches, political debates, feature segments, breaking news, and talk shows• Manages and trains Anchors, Reporters, Producers, and Photojournalists to execute editorial vision and achieve storytelling excellence• Leverages timely issues and topics to develop messaging and talking points for local executives and elected officials• Collaborates with Charter’s Government Affairs team to produce a weekly talk show that aligns editorial and corporate objectives• Writes and copy edits scripts for television, web, and social media, and approves video content with suggested edits• Drafts and submits budgets for Special Projects, including TV production expenses, travel costs, and contracts• Develops and communicates key messaging and coverage plans to management and staff

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Supervised and trained Producers and Associate Producers • Developed fellowship education curriculum to transition interns into full-time employees• Won a statewide, first-place award for delivering the market’s best breaking news coverage of an overnight manhunt throughout Central Florida• Launched a new, live, dual-anchor newscast in February 2022• Lead evening producer for the live weeknight 5 PM, 5:30 PM, and 6 PM broadcasts

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Weekday Co-Anchor of the market’s top-rated morning newscast• Led a team that reformatted the program to boost ratings by 3 points• Investigated a major property tax oversight that led to the introduction of state legislation and changed Champaign County’s GIS mapping system• Launched a new investigative reporting team, “Target 3”

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Responsible for assigning reporters, approving scripts, producing evening newscasts, and anchoring them• Managed a Facebook page with 100,000+ followers, while separately managing personal social media accounts• Fill-in anchor/producer during the week, and lead reporter on weekday evening shift

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Published multiple stories for air, social media, and web on a daily basis

• Chaired a committee responsible for awarding scholarships to broadcasting students throughout the state

Mahomet, Illinois, United States

• Managed shifts, projected sales, produced weekly crew schedules, interviewed and hired crew members, and trained shift managers• Worked full-time while enrolled as a full-time student at Illinois State University

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Maintained station library by screening music submissions and building playlists and rotations• Interviewed bands, served as DJ, promoted station at community events

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: •Student manager and mentor for anchors, reporters, and producers at Illinois State University’s TV news operation

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