Caroline Hicks Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Solo anchor six hours of news each weekend
• Write and develop segments, book on-air guests for live interviews
• Engage with viewers on social media before, during and after newscasts

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Midsouth Emmy Awards nominee for 2018 Hickory Tornado live morning newscast coverage
• Selected as special projects reporter for in-depth storytelling during coronavirus and Black Lives Matter 2020 protests
• Promoted from morning reporter to dayside reporter
• Enterprise, write and edit compelling stories daily on breaking news, crime and human-interest topics
• Report live in up to five newscasts daily
• Fill-in anchor for morning and evening weekday news and lifestyle shows

Tyler, Texas Area

• Shoot, write, and edit stories for the 9 & 10pm newscasts on KETK-TV & KFXK Monday-Friday
• Promoted from dayside to nightside
• Promoted from weekends to weekdays
• Responsible for weekly segment "Because You Matter," aimed at shedding light on problems East Texans face in their communities; investigate, shoot, write, edit and report live for segment
• Report live from the studio or shoot my own live shot in the field 2-3 times per night
• Write web stories to accompany my videos on EastTexasMatters.com

Chicago, Illinois

• Pitch stories, conduct reporting, and write articles for the largest monthly city magazine in the country (readership 717K)
• Assist editors with in-depth fact-checking, interviewing sources, and story research

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Full ownership of concept and production for SMU-TV’s inaugural weekly talk show segment, reaching 20K viewers
• Designed and produced weekly show including choosing topics and talent, and covering breaking news stories
• Wrote/produced interview content, created full screen graphics using Adobe Photoshop, and shot and edited B-roll using a NX5U HD camera and Final Cut Pro X

Dallas, TX

• Produced broadcast news content, assisted with daily, 6 AM crew-call of student-run TV newscast, reaching 20K viewers
• Served as writer, reporter, anchor, director, technical and floor director, teleprompter, audio, camera, server and still store/CG
• Acquired skills in production technologies: Sony NX5U HD camera, Final Cut Pro, AVID iNews

Dallas, TX

• Created engaging social media content, provided copywriting/copyediting for web content involving fashion, home interior, hospitality/consumer lifestyle clients in the Dallas area
• Effectively promoted award-winning restaurants through writing social media content (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)

Madrid Area, Spain

• Authored published work for the Country’s 3rd largest daily newspaper
• Researched and developed story, sources and interviews for reporting on lifestyle topics

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Provided significant research into comparable business models and social media strategies to support the successful launch of the magazine’s first-ever TV program, promoting cultural and lifestyle interests
• Created and maintained TV program's confidential guest list and event calendar, as well as YouTube account

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Spanish Language And Literature

Semester study abroad program in Madrid, Spain.