➤ Strategically coordinating and supervising the news gathering process, including verifying and bringing breaking stories on air, while maintaining communication with all personnel involved with statewide newscasts.➤ Conducting daily editorial meetings and conference calls with News staff to plan and assign Statewide news coverage, including arranging live shots, on-scenes, distributions of equipment, and transportation for Reporters and their crews.➤ Determining story priority and… Show more ➤ Strategically coordinating and supervising the news gathering process, including verifying and bringing breaking stories on air, while maintaining communication with all personnel involved with statewide newscasts.➤ Conducting daily editorial meetings and conference calls with News staff to plan and assign Statewide news coverage, including arranging live shots, on-scenes, distributions of equipment, and transportation for Reporters and their crews.➤ Determining story priority and preparing a rundown on new stories and assignment sheets, while deciding which breaking stories are newsworthy and contributing to key decisions on news coverage.➤ Directing Reporters in the process of collecting elements for their stories, and providing support by setting-up/scheduling interviews and news stories for Reporters and Photographers.➤ Effectively planning and developing content for weekend news coverage, demonstrating thorough knowledge of events, issues, and newsmakers throughout the State of North Carolina and beyond.➤ Gathering/researching story ideas through beat calls, wires, scanners, and newspapers, and writing, editing, and proofreading news stories for both the air and the website.➤ Conducting beat checks and maintaining contact with outside news agencies, police and fire departments, EMS scanners, as well as other sources regarding developing news items and possible stories. Show less

➤ Served as a Reservist and part of a team that deployed to federally declared disaster sites to support survivors, as well as participated in training exercises to set-up media monitoring equipment and to produce/archive media analysis reports.➤ Successfully wrote press releases and developed media talking points, expertly parsing media reports and improving communications, while providing subject matter expertise in media analysis.➤ Supervised Media Relations Specialists and monitored… Show more ➤ Served as a Reservist and part of a team that deployed to federally declared disaster sites to support survivors, as well as participated in training exercises to set-up media monitoring equipment and to produce/archive media analysis reports.➤ Successfully wrote press releases and developed media talking points, expertly parsing media reports and improving communications, while providing subject matter expertise in media analysis.➤ Supervised Media Relations Specialists and monitored interaction with print and on-air media, as well as served as Lead Analyst during major disaster declarations such as Hurricane Joaquin and Hurricane Matthew.➤ Closely monitored print and social media for accuracy pertaining to disaster response and FEMA's mission, and provided External Affairs with a daily media analysis report.➤ Briefed the Federal Coordinating Officer and aided External Affairs with morning meeting preparation, as well as staffed the news desk, addressing media inquiries and acting as an internal Public Information Officer.➤ Worked as a Research & Writing Specialist during smaller declarations, preparing and editing news releases, talking points, public service announcements, feature articles, and flyers used for distribution by community relations.➤ Effectively identified relevant media markets and specific media resources, as well as set-up internet alerts via Really Simple Syndication feeds, Google keyword alerts, and social media outlets. Show less

➤ Effectively line produced newscasts and coordinated live/satellite feeds, as well as maintained contact with field crews to time various elements during live broadcasts including weather and sports, to ensure the program ended within limits.➤ Proactively conducted overnight beat checks and interviewed people on the phone in order to get the best information for stories going on the air, while also performing research on local, national, and international affairs.➤ Chose, wrote… Show more ➤ Effectively line produced newscasts and coordinated live/satellite feeds, as well as maintained contact with field crews to time various elements during live broadcasts including weather and sports, to ensure the program ended within limits.➤ Proactively conducted overnight beat checks and interviewed people on the phone in order to get the best information for stories going on the air, while also performing research on local, national, and international affairs.➤ Chose, wrote, proofread, and edited scripts for the morning newscast, ensuring quality, accuracy, and relevance, as well as selected footage and sound bites to include in broadcasts to ensure consistency.➤ Effectively took all content collected in a day and added stories and elements that made the broadcast more attractive while creating order to develop a television program that flowed well.➤ Proactively developed local and national relationships to provide the most accurate and breaking news, as well as collaborated with the News Director to select and prioritize content.➤ Coordinated with the Creative Department to develop promotional strategies for upcoming newscasts, and liaised with Production to keep technical standards high, including providing technical support on teleprompter and the audio board.➤ Successfully pitched and researched segments with alternative angles featured on daily newscasts, as well as made editorial decisions on which news stories and videos to utilize in each respective show. Show less

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