Carla Bayron Email & Phone Number

United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

• Represented 10 Tampa Bay WTSP during Hurricane Ian Coverage• Provided extensive coverage of the officer-involved shooting death of Patrick Lyoya• Reported live in Oakland County, MI for the Oxford High School mass shooting • Delivered exclusive report on fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills at DEA’s Chicago drug forensics lab

Toledo, Ohio

• Delivered exclusive crime stories by cultivating law enforcement sources and obtaining interviews with 'real people' affected• Leveraged understanding of courtroom procedure and the law to report on high-profile murder trials• Pitched, wrote, shot, and edited two PKGs a day while working under intense pressure and deadlines

United States

• Conducted one-on-one interview with Olympic gold medalist and Larry Nassar survivor, Jordyn Wieber• Delivered in-depth report on Michigan National Guard’s nuclear attack response training in Indiana• Exercised strong news judgement when solo-anchoring/producing the weekend morning and evening newscasts• Delivered stories from hard news to features while co-anchoring the weekday morning newscasts • Pushed breaking news alerts on mobile, online, and social media platforms• Collaborated with anchor to produce a unique, fast-paced 4 PM newscast

Gainesville, Fl

• Reported live in Ocala, FL for President Trump's 2016 campaign rally• Covered white nationalist Richard Spencer's speaking appearance at the University of Florida• Independently set up live shots and operated TVU and Dejero from site of event• Fill-in anchor for morning and evening newscasts when needed• Interviewed UF Health doctors and patients to write/edit/report biweekly ‘Your Health’ segment

Fort Myers, Fl

• Reported live on location from major and breaking news events

Gainesville, Fl

• Utilized multitasking by pitching, writing, shooting, and editing VOs, VOSOTs, PKGs on deadline• Produced quality consumer and health segments by stacking rundown and controlling pace/flow

Gainesvile, Fl

• Operated station’s social media platforms to engage viewers and followers

Tampa, Florida

• Demonstrated strong, writing skills by writing a feature package that aired during the evening newscast• Applied effective listening and communication skills to interview sources for the FOX News Channel

Gainesville, Florida

• Edited VOs, VOSOTs, news packages, and teases for evening newscasts on deadline

Gainesville, Fl

• Completed call back sheets, called in voicers for newscasts, wrote and recorded wraps for the hourly newscasts• Wrote and captured visual content for web and social media channels

Winter Park, Fl

• Selected as only intern to shadow reporters and videographers in the field during the George Zimmerman Trial• Assisted news producers and digital media staff by writing, editing, and researching stories• Used technical skills to operate teleprompter

Gainesville, Florida Area

• miked reporters prior to broadcast, set up lighting in the newsroom prior to broadcast

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Selected articles from local and regional newspapers and read them on the air• worked with a producer to develop the show each week• produced occasionally by preparing the show for broadcast, operating the soundboard, reading the intro and outro, coordinating breaks, and controlling the pace of the show

Bachelor Of Science In Telecommunication, Broadcast Journalism, Senior, 3.76

Activities and Societies: National Broadcasting SocietyOutside Concentration: Business Administration

Associates In Arts Degree, 3.86