Ashlyn Webb Email & Phone Number

United States

Orlando, Florida, United States

Orlando, Florida, United States

Orlando, Florida, United States

Macon, Georgia, United States

• Weekend news anchor at top-rated station in Central Georgia
• Anchor 30-minute broadcasts at 6 and 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
• Write, shoot, and edit additional VO-SOTs/packages/breaking news between 6 and 11 p.m. shows
• Co-produce all shows
• Write and publish breaking news stories to station website, Facebook, and Twitter
• Write, shoot, and edit stories 3 days a week

Macon, Georgia, United States

• Research, pitch, and produce investigative stories
• Submit open record requests and use online databases for research
• Followed several major trials; including 14-year long murder case of South Georgia beauty queen, Tara Grinstead, which attracted national attention, and the murder of Fort Valley State University student Anitra Gunn
• Selected to attend Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) conference in Denver, CO as sole representative from 13WMAZ (June 2022)
• Write, shoot, and edit day-turn stories when not working on investigative pieces

Macon, Georgia

• Wrote, shot, and edited packages and VO-SOTs on a day-turn timeline
• Performed live shots and in-studio live hits for the 5, 6, 10, and 11 p.m. newscasts
• Focused primarily on hard news and breaking news across Central Georgia
• Wrote web stories and pushed to personal social media pages

Macon, Georgia

• Wrote, shot, and edited packages and VO-SOTs on a day-turn timeline during final semester of college
• Occasionally performed live shots and in-studio live hits

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Elected as President in December 2020 after serving for 8 months as Chapter Vice President
• Served as an advocate for journalists, press freedom and First Amendment rights
• Coordinated events and workshops to bring professional journalists across the state up to date on top issues in field
• Partnered with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center to create training for law enforcement on press rights, particularly when covering protests and crime scenes. It was created in response to journalists who were.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Athens, Georgia Area

• Represented the University of Georgia at two Society of Professional Journalists conferences in Baltimore and San Antonio
• Coordinated monthly lectures and workshops where young journalists could learn from professionals

Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

• Selected to represent the University of Georgia at two Online News Association conferences in Austin, TX and New Orleans, LA
• Organized monthly workshops where students could learn about new information gathering tools and effective storytelling platforms

Athens, Georgia Area

Athens, Georgia

• Reported on breaking, city, and campus news
• Pitched story ideas, secure sources, fact check, edit, and meet strict, daily deadlines
• Focused reporting on feature and investigative stories, particularly involving local and state politics
• Broke many state news headlines, including on an FBI investigation into a UGA Political Science professor

Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia Area

• Learned the latest mobile news telling and storytelling techniques through collaborative projects
• Experimented with mobile video equipment and software to create a news package solely on a cell phone
• Placed first in most innovative project in 2018

Atlanta, Georgia

• Contributed to a 2019 Peabody winning exposè, “$2 Tests: Bad Arrests”
• Requested open records, examined records and other materials related to investigative pieces
• Wrote TV scripts and digital articles

Athens, Georgia Area

Athens, Georgia Area

At The Red & Black, I reported on city, campus, and breaking news. On a daily basis, I secured sources, fact check, and meet strict, daily deadlines. In my time at The Red & Black, I wrote everything from short beat stories to in-depth A1 stories. I particularly enjoy writing about politics and investigating campus and city issues.

Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Bachelor'S Degree, International Affairs

High School Diploma; International Baccalaureate Student

Levin Leaders Program Certificate, Leadership

Activities and Societies: Completing a two-month program geared towards preparing students for leadership roles in a “digital first” era.