Andrea Macpherson Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Burnaby

• Morning show live reporter/noon reporter. Managing breaking news situations, filing for Early News, News Hour, National News, CKNW and all other Corus affiliates. Responsible for chasing stories/contacts/conducting in person interviews, setting up Skype/Zoom interviews. Often working on quick deadlines and limited resources. Responsible for pitching story ideas, helping to chase/investigate news as it happens and follow up accordingly.• Producing/writing for morning show and News Hour. Chase breaking news, work with assignment desk, update copy, vet reporter scripts, breakdown PKG’s.• Edit/create graphics/insert into virtual monitors/instruct editors/review copy.• Write headlines/banners/Trained on ENPS/Stratus/Open Media/Burli Software• Breaking News updates/promos/bumpers/updating copy & ticker continuously and on deadline, edit clips, ensure stories are factually accurate and error-free.• Liaise with reporters/affiliates/radio team and debate & decide content. Source international news/broll/download & ingest content from newswires• Excellent people skills, excels in working cooperatively in a team environment to ensure the best quality product is going to air.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• As a reporter, I am responsible for pitching and presenting original story ideas under tight deadlines of interest to our Metro Vancouver demographic. • Responsible for presenting news of the day, breaking news, and researching more in-depth pieces for future use. Responsible for all aspects of story presentation and interaction with control room. • Filing to News 1130/JACK FM & KISS FM, and having content available for all other Rogers properties. Responsible for creating and recording compelling promos for local and national markets & winner of the company's 'People's Choice Promo Award' for my contribution.• Often tasked with leading editorial meetings and mentoring young journalists. Responsible for teaching News 1130 Radio reporters how to create content transferable to television. Teaching basic ENG style shots to a team of 40 radio reporters and instructing them on how to operate digital systems.• Other daily tasks include writing, sourcing, lining-up newscasts, chasing breaking news, editing vo-sot's, adding keys, banners, graphics, back-up on assignment desk, produce reporters, manage bottom bar. Perform Skype interviews & book guests.• Fluent with Inception, INews, Quantel, Xpression, Adobe Premiere, Snappy TV, Hootsuite, Brightcove, Volicon, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.• Trained on Panasonic HPX170, Sony PXW-X200, Sony 4k FDR-X3000, GoPro, OSMO DJI.Part of 'Edward R. Murrow' award winning team LIVE coverage of #CITYVOTES2018, reporting live from Surrey with Mayor-Elect Doug McCallum on his surprise win.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Report live from the field every 1/2 hour from 5:30am-9am updating from the scene. Streeters, live interviews, liaise with control room on viz & keys, direct camera on scene.• Pre-record look-lives for later use when required. File for Radio/National/other Rogers properties.• Live tweet from the scene, upload reports from the field. • Write, source, line-up ½ hour newscasts from 5:30-8:30AM, edit SOT’s, add keys, monitor competition, produce reporters, chase breaking news, set bottom bar.• Manage social media accounts, live tweet content, breaking news and promos from @CitytvNews/@BT_Vancouver. Update BT Vancouver’s Facebook page. Interact with viewers, post social media threads/videos.• Web editor, edit video from show live stream. Upload news, show segments, create, write, produce and edit digital-only content available at BTVancouver.ca.• Manage morning assignment desk during live show, fill in on desk during illnesses and holiday relief.• Other producer duties include booking guests, finding b-roll, working with sales department to facilitate other requirements/requests or sold segments.• Has stepped in for floor producer to pre-interview guests & get segments to air.• Fluent with iNews, Quantel, SnappyTV, Hootsuite, Brightcove, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

Vancouver Bc

Real estate data, broken down by region, produced into a monthly segment on Real Estate market conditions across the country.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Chase/gather/voice news stories under very tight deadlines.• Report breaking news from scene.• Business features.• Producer original story ideas & chase possible leads.• Train new employees & interns.• Fluent with Burli software.• Assist Web Editor at News1130.com. Facebook/Twitter/Breaking News Alerts.• Court checks, day file, liaising with Morning Show and Evenings.• Several major breaking news stories filed to Canadian Press/KOMO News/ABC when required. • Interviewed live on Radio New Zealand on “severed feet mystery.”

Penticton B.C.

• Afternoon News Anchor/Reporter. Morning News fill-in• Research/write/broadcast live newscasts daily. Automated newscasts nightly.• Local coverage from Princeton to Osoyoos and Salmon Arm to Penticton.

Quesnel B.C.

• Weekday News reporter/weekend DJ.• Voice/edit/write/produce commercials.• Live remotes.• Host of LIVE 'Country Countdown Show' on 100.3 'The Wolf' on Sunday mornings.

Vancouver, Canada Area