Ashlee Pitzl Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Huntsville, Alabama Area

 Managed day-to-day operations of the news division, including full editorial control of content in all day parts from sign on to sign off.  Developed short-term and long-range strategic plans for news division in accordance with company research. Researched, wrote and proofread content across all platforms, digital and broadcast.  Managed, mentored and coached a team of 45 employees, including all producers and reporters. Collaborated with Creative Services to ensure promotional content was accurate and met station branding and content missions.

Columbus, Oh

*Managed a team of nine news producers and associate producers, one of whom was promoted to Executive Producer within the company, and 14 reporters. *Full editorial control of hour-long noon, 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. newscasts (includes researching and writing scripts and approval of all copy).*Develop content strategies for newscasts based on overnight viewership data to ensure viewer growth and retention. *Key manager, doing newsroom scheduling, written and oral employee reviews.

Omaha, Ne

*Managed a team of five news producers (two of whom went on to be Executive Producers because of my mentoring) and nine reporters.*Drove full editorial control of 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts (included researching and writing scripts and approval of all copy). *Key manager, doing newsroom scheduling, written and oral employee reviews.*Responsible for creating breaking news and other content for all digital platforms. *Successfully developed and created a new 4 p.m. newscast that launched in Fall ‘13.

*Control editorial content for 11pm newscast (previously), and currently the 5:00 and 5:30pm newscasts*Obtain position of leadership to monitor other producers' work and make appropriate changes to content and grammar of copy*Write all scripts for 5:00 and 5:30pm newscasts under deadline pressure in a clear, concise manner that's easy for viewers to absorb*Work with reporters to generate story ideas that are of importance to our demographics and are realistic*Coordinate live shots and other logistics during breaking news situations

*Controlled editorial content of hour long noon newscast*Wrote all scripts for newscast under deadline pressure in a clear, concise and easy to understand manner*Coordinated crews during breaking news situations during morning newscasts and at noon*Made split-second decisions during broadcast and timed show down to the last second*Scheduled live guests to appear on show based on demographics of viewers

*Controled editorial content for hour-long 10pm newscast*Worked closely with reporters to develop local news stories*Wrote all content for hour-long newscast*Coordinated live shots