Hetal Bhatt Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Crafting impactful stories to elevate Mayo Clinic in Florida as the premier destination for complex care.• Developing and tracking a leadership social media strategy to influence key stakeholders.• Planning, writing, shooting, producing and editing patient and employee stories for internal and external channels.• Inspiring pride and a shared commitment to Mayo Clinic’s mission and employee experience by producing the monthly “Joy Report”.• Strengthening and promoting relationships with industry and community partners in support of Mayo Clinic in Florida’s strategic initiatives.• Collaborating with leadership on social media strategy and developing a marketing video highlighting the ascent of Mayo Clinic in Florida.• Producing videos and blogs for the Cancer Center• Escorting media on campus during physician and patient interviews.

Jacksonville, Florida

Launched my own media/production company to provide writing, reporting, researching, consulting and producing services to clients.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Public Relations specialist helping businesses and nonprofit organizations build their brands, share their stories and grow their reach.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

-Creating an evolving vision, big event coverage and long-term strategic plans for Jacksonville’s top-rated morning news show.-Spearheading transformation and training for corporate and local Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies.-Managing all daily coverage plans and assignments for a team of 30 employees including anchors, reporters, producers, photographers and digital staff.-Leading editorial discussions and decisions about news coverage across all day parts.-Building a network of national and local contacts to book high-profile guests and experts to discuss a variety of topics including health, politics, crime, consumer, military, environment and social justice.-Growing audiences in key demographics while retaining the largest overall viewership in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Jacksonville, Florida

Executive Producer for Good Morning Jacksonville

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I commission, shoot, write, produce and edit original content for BBC's 40 different languages worldwide for use on their online and social media platforms.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Reporter for University Beat - a half-hour news magazine show featuring stories about the University of South Florida.

Tampa, Fl

Enterprising, Researching, Producing and Delivering in-depth news stories and long format feature stories for our special projects team.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Conducting interviews and write settlement documentaries for wrongful death and catastrophic injury victims.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

-Contributing to the station’s new vision for “10 Connects” by developing viewer generated story ideas in a top fifteen market. -Helping create a new focus on web content by blogging in the field and posting web content before my story airs.-Covered major stories that received national attention including the Rays going to the World Series, the Caylee Anthony case and the missing NFL boaters.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

-Researching, writing and enterprising exclusive stories for daily newscasts as a lead reporter in one of the nation’s most competitive markets.-Networking with community leaders and local organizations to develop reliable sources for information through phone calls, face-to-face meetings and e-mail conversations.-Developing concepts for creative live shots in order to demonstrate unique story-telling skills. -Provided unprecedented access to case files for our “Murder Mystery” special projects series, which provided an in-depth look at the investigations into several high-profile unsolved murders in our community.-Covered major stories that received national attention including the fall of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the death of Anna Nicole Smith, the rash of violence against local law enforcement officers and the Boca Town Center serial killer.

Jacksonville, Florida

-Responsible for setting up stories and interviews for Jacksonville’s #1 morning show.-Gained confidence in my on-air ability by performing six live shots daily as the lead reporter for our four-hour newscast.-Diversified my abilities to cover a wide range of topics including breaking news, crime, politics/government, business/consumer, medical/health, military, sports, weather and entertainment.-Targeted my strong writing skills by applying creative story-telling methods.-Covered major stories that received national attention including Super Bowl XXXIX, the hurricanes/tropical storms of 2004//2005 and local residents affected by the tsunami disaster in Asia.

Fort Smith, Ar

-Strengthened my on-air presence through daily live shot opportunities for the #1 station in Fort Smith/Fayetteville market.-Produced top-rated, four-hour weekend morning show.-Edited my own stories for daily newscasts.-Covered major stories that received national attention including the Oklahoma bridge collapse, the Presidential visit to Arkansas, the emergency landing of a plane caused by suspected terrorists on board and the arrest of a local man accused of being involved in the September 11th attacks.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

-Pitched strong story ideas, made necessary phone calls and set up interviews for reporters. -Developed integral researching skills by learning how to use on-line tools, conduct background checks and search public documents including court files in an effort to assist reporters with stories.-Managed crews consisting of photographers, reporters and live truck operators for weekend news coverage.-Responsible for writing and producing the “Taking the Lead” series, which profiled local residents and non-profit organizations that were making a positive difference in our community.-Conducted a comparison analysis of the competitors in an on-going effort to provide the best coverage for our viewers. -Field produced several stories including the 2000 Palm Beach County election controversy.

-Granted exclusive access to interview Lake Worth Middle School student who shot and killed his teacher.-Wrote an article on the nationally publicized story for the New Crisis Magazine, which is circulated amongst NAACP members throughout the country.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Assisted assignment desk with monitoring scanners, making beat calls and researching stories.Assisted reporters with interviews and research in the field.

Bachelor Of Science, Tv Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Asian American Journalist Association South Asian American Journalist AssociationLiberal Arts Concentration.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Multicultural Club, Asian Pacific American Student AssociationStudied at one of the nation's top public high.