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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Evanston, Illinois, United States

United States

Journalism Major with a focus in Sports and News.

Evanston, IL

• Filmed and edited college sports video content and anchored five editions of “SportsNight,” the weekly Northwestern sports news show, yearly
• Created numerous sports video packages with interviews from athletes and coaches, and recorded standups on camera at games
• Supervised the news and content choices of over 25 shows while producing and editing each story within newscasts
• Searched for innovative segments and worked with a team of reporters and executives to design new show formats
• Shot football, baseball and basketball footage, along with team press conferences and worked as a studio analyst for Northwestern sports
• Produced shows, assembled rundowns, edited graphics, reported, logged video, wrote scripts and managed social media accounts

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States

• Covered general assignments, news and sports stories as a full-time reporter in the Northwoods of Northern Wisconsin
• Completed and edited nearly 40 news packages and almost 50 total stories about public interest, political and general news topics
• Filmed over 30 on-camera standups in the field and went live for multiple newscasts during snowstorms in Wisconsin
• Wrote scripts for each evening newscast, helped compile topics for show rundowns and interviewed dozens of story subjects
• Fronted packages and stories live in the station’s studio, and turned each story into an article format for posting on the WJFW website

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Created almost 40 articles about NCAA college athletics, covering 12 different sports and writing analytical pieces
• Edited a multitude of the website’s stories and posts written by some of NCAA.com’s most distinguished reporters including Andy Katz
• Oversaw and ran the website and made content decisions on occasion while editing the NCAA.com homepage

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Recorded and transcribed postgame quotes of NBA players and coaches for distribution to national and international media
• Attend interview sessions in team locker rooms at 40 Chicago Bulls home games

Evanston, IL

• Broadcast Northwestern home and away basketball, baseball, soccer and lacrosse games as a play-by-play announcer and color commentator
• Recorded a baseball podcast called “Rounding The Bases” and managed the station Twitter account while tweeting Wildcats game updates
• Wrote dozens of recap articles for Northwestern lacrosse, baseball and basketball games

Chicago

• Wrote over 30 articles relating to professional Chicago sports for NBC Sports Chicago’s website
• Managed the company’s social media accounts and website content, which reached thousands of readers
• Proofread writing, posted writers’ articles, and pitched and wrote sports stories

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Contributed to the FanSided Chicago Bulls blog, “Pippen Ain’t Easy” and provided an analytical look at professional basketball
• Wrote analysis pieces about Bulls games and opposing teams in the NBA

Coral Gables, FL

I broadcast play-by-play and color for the University of Miami baseball and basketball teams on WVUM Radio.

Coral Gables, FL

• Composed, edited and executed multiple sports video packages for the “SportsDesk” live television show
• Interviewed athletes on camera such as golfer Greg Norman, and created sports packages on athletes including Alex Rodriguez

Coral Gables, FL

Wrote sports recaps and features for The Miami Hurricane Newspaper at the University of Miami.

Chicago Heights, IL

I broadcasted Chicago area high school football and basketball live on the internet.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Northwestern News Network Sports News Director, Anchor and Reporter; WNUR Sports Broadcaster and.

Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: WVUM Radio Broadcaster, UMTV SportsDesk Reporter, The Miami Hurricane Newspaper Sports Staff Writer, Lambda Chi.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Marian Megaphone Newspaper, Lacrosse captain, National Honor Society