Alexandra Applegate Email & Phone Number

Santa Monica, California, United States

• Set the editorial agenda for newscasts during Morning Edition, steer coverage for All Things Considered in the afternoons
• Book guests, conduct interview preparation, write and edit scripts and edit audio for Q&As with the Morning Edition host
• Report, write, voice and edit occasional long-form audio features. Report from the field when required

Santa Monica, California, United States

• Write, cut sound and record segments for the KCRW local morning newscast and occasionally for NPR's national feed
• Edit segments from the previous day to ensure they're accurate and updated
• Produce breaking news reports and update as necessary
• Write accompanying digital content for on-air segments and features
• Stack newscasts and sound to ensure stories are ready for the Morning Edition host
• Communicate with the studio crew and host while on-air

Santa Monica, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Write and record segments for daily shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Greater LA
• Help produce KCRW's most popular show, Left, Right & Center, by fact-checking, brainstorming segments, booking guests as well as writing scripts and digital copy
• Act as per diem producer for daily newscasts Morning Edition and All Things Considered
• Develop digital content to accompany audio shows such as The Treatment on the KCRW website
• Help produce an narrative, limited series podcast -- City of Tents -- by fact-checking, pulling and logging tape, writing digital copy and editing

• Written for BuzzFeed News, Next City, Nexus Media News, Yes! Magazine, Currently, National Catholic Reporter, Laguna Beach Living and more
• Currently focused on writing about climate change, health, environmental issues, art and culture, policy and inequity

Orange County, California Area

• Tripepi Smith is a marketing and public affairs firm that serves local government and companies in the local government vertical. With a focus on digital platforms, social media and storytelling, Tripepi Smith helps.
• Wrote content for clients including website articles, press releases, blogs, news stories, business profiles and features
• Project management, managed client calls and communication
• Placed and bought digital advertisements on Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube as well as traditional advertisements on radio stations, magazines, bus stops and more.
• Managed social media accounts, including drafting and scheduling out content, planning, analytics, strategy and graphic design
• Created, managed and analyzed digital advertising campaigns via Google, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter or email

California, United States

• PublicCEO is California's leading digital publication for local government leaders and other public officials and agency staff in California and beyond.
• Produced, wrote, edited and published the daily newsletter with more than 14,000 subscribers
• Produced 21 episodes of the PublicCEO Report podcast, which included guest outreach, schedule management, pre-interviews, drafting scripts, social media marketing and media distribution
• Managed and updated PublicCEO.com
• Wrote and edited original content
• Social media management, strategy and analytics

Remote

• Worked with my assigned reporter on the Climate/Science desk to develop story ideas, research, track or find sources and write climate-related stories for BuzzFeed News, which garnered thousands of views.
• Live tweeted a climate protest in downtown Los Angeles, retweeted by BuzzFeed News.
• Wrote a story that made it to the front page of BuzzFeed News' Health section.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Helped form and approve pitches from undergraduate and graduate students
• Worked with students on interviewing sources, researching and writing news stories
• Regularly contributed with digital, radio and broadcast stories
• Helped start the platform's first Sustainability Desk as an editor and contributor
• Edited and published stories for USC Annenberg Media
• Collaborated with Annenberg TV News and Annenberg Radio News to ensure all coverage is seamless and complementary

Greater Los Angeles Area

• General assignment reporter
• Wrote the real estate transactions column, business transactions column, community calendar and the 'On the Move' column for the Daily Journal and three of its small publications: The Daily Transcript (San Diego), The.
• Researched and cultivated potential sources as well as kept relationships with current sources
• Managed and edited the online 'On the Move' and 'Dealmakers' section
• Wrote profiles for special supplements such as 'Top Women Lawyers' or 'Top Plaintiff Lawyers'

Lake Forest, CA

• Drafted social media posts for the city's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Next Door
• Analyzed reach and engagement on the city's social media and sets goals for each site
• Designed graphics for newsletters, social media posts, Instagram stories and more
• Wrote and edited copy for the city's monthly e-Newsletter, bimonthly leaflet and website
• Helped plan and execute campaigns for large-scale initiatives within the city like the launching of the city's new mobile app, the construction of the new Civic Center and Shop & Dine Month
• Assisted to create and establish a city-wide style guide

California Baptist University

• Managed and led a staff of more than 25 people to produce an award-winning publication
• Wrote breaking news stories and editorials
• Coordinated with the photo editor, the design editor and all section editors to create a cohesive, visually-pleasing and informative publication

California Baptist University

• Oversaw day-to-day operations of the publication. Coordinated all production aspects of the publications in an efficient manner
• Read and edited all copy before publishing
• Helped editor-in-chief with staffing, recruiting, training, delegating, conflict resolution, supervision and revising production

California Baptist University

• Assisted the Lifestyle Editor by:
• Thinking up story ideas and determining which ones will be assigned to writers
• Laying out the Lifestyle section so each article fits with the corresponding picture
• Writing for the section 2-3 stories for each issue

Master Of Science - Ms, Journalism, 3.94 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Managing Editor of Annenberg Media Graduated summa cum laude in May 2022.

Bachelor’S Degree, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication, 3.9 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Member My concentration was International Public Relations.