Chris Cirillo Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• Pitch stories, write scripts, shoot and edit originally shot videos that run on ABC’s and GMA’s digital platforms.
• Shoot with Canon C100 and 5D.
• Video about toddler with spina bifida who walked for first time got over 140 millions views and won a Webby in the category: "Viral: General Video."

• Pitched stories, wrote scripts, narrated and edited in-depth videos on deadline with a focus on breaking news and politics, including the Trump administration.
• Part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for breaking news coverage in 2018.
• Visual investigation on the Las Vegas shooting won an Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches: Current News.
• Over 80 bylined videos.

Stamford, Connecticut

• Provided stats and information for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Football Night In America, and numerous halftime and postgame shows during NHL, college football, golf and rugby games.
• Basketball researcher for Marv Albert and Doug Collins, among others, during 2016 Summer Olympics

Greater New York City Area

• Broke news, reported and wrote recruiting stories on deadline around New York City
• Used Twitter to report real-time information and drive traffic to stories
• Covered top recruits like Malik Monk, Bam Adebayo and Rawle Alkins

Bronx, N.Y.

• Pitched and published 15 bylined local sports stories
• Stories included: a feature about how the shooting of a 9-year-old girl motivated one man to start a charity baseball league that offered kids a chance to play at severely discounted prices so they would stay off of.

Riverdale, N.Y.

• Recorded and edited promotional videos that ran on Manhattan College's YouTube page.
• Also helped manage the college's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts by taking photos, videos and doing archival research.

Riverdale, N.Y.

• As editor for two years, assigned and edited stories, managed and laid out sports section
• As a reporter for three years, covered men’s basketball and their 2014 and 2015 runs to the NCAA Tournament on press row
• Broke story on how team’s coach was hired without a required college degree because of a mistake in the HR department. It was cited in the Wall Street Journal.
• Awarded "Achievement in Journalism" by the Manhattan College Communication Department in 2014
• Awarded "Best Sports Story" by the Manhattan College Communication Department in 2014
• Awarded "Best News Story" by the Manhattan College Communication Department in 2014

Bronx, N.Y.

• Edited packages and highlights that would run on the 6 p.m. live show
• Assisted crew in field
• Conducted interviews with athletes and coaches

Master Of Science (M.S.), Journalism

• Reporting news and feature stories across multimedia platforms with a focus on video. • Honors (granted to 2 out of 18 students) in two.

Communication, Journalism

Activities and Societies: • Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Honor Society): Granted to top 10 percent of students in School of Arts. •.

Education record