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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Helped grow Bloomberg TV and Radio’s coverage of the business and political newsmakers in Chicago including the Illinois governor, Chicago mayoral election, and many Fortune 100 companies.
• Produced in the field for major stories impacting the midwest and interviews on site with guest appearing on Bloomberg. Covered major conferences including The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference and the Kansas City.
• Served as the main liaison between Bloomberg’s NYC headquarters and the Chicago Bureau regarding TV coverage for the region.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Helped plan and execute Bloomberg TV and Radio’s Washington DC coverage including reporter live shots, interviews in the field, presidential trips, special events, and major guest interviews.
• Produced in the field for major Bloomberg events and interviews including interviews with cabinet secretaries, foreign heads of state, and at major DC and worldwide events including the State of the Union address, IMF.
• Served as the main liaison between Bloomberg’s NYC headquarters and the DC Bureau regarding DC events and helped guide the network’s political coverage plans.

Washington DC

• Coordinated the editorial and technical coverage of the White House for CNN including live White House events, reporter live shots, and pool coverage for all five major TV networks.
• Wrote or contributed to countless articles for CNN’s website and wrote alerts used on CNN’s live programing.
• Covered major breaking news events at the White House including the coronavirus pandemic response and the 2020 election.
• Produced in the field for presidential trips including campaign rallies and major speeches.

Washington DC

• Coordinated live shots for DC reporters and correspondents during live breaking news coverage. Served as a liaison between the shows and reporters relaying times, locations and editorial information for hits on CNN.
• Helped in newsgathering efforts for the DC bureau including flagging news, sending editorial alerts and working with TPM’s to coordinate unilateral and pool shots coming in and out of the bureau.
• Worked with all other bureaus to coordinate editorial guidance, capturing needed material and sending out the daily live/package list.

Washington D.C.

• Coordinated live shots for D.C. correspondents and reporters during live breaking news coverage. Served as a liaison between the shows and reporters relaying times, locations and editorial information.
• Distributed scripts and operated prompter during live airings of many CNN shows.
• Greeted guests of the D.C. bureau who were set to appear on air. Coordinated with TPM’s and show teams to make sure all guests made it to air on time.
• Helped write articles and produce live shots from Capitol Hill as well as during breaking news coverage.

United States

• One of 12 people selected from a pool of 1,400+ to drive the Wienermobile across the country helping Oscar Mayer with experiential and grassroots marketing.
• Planed and executed events including festivals, parades, retail and trade shows which reached thousands of people a week.
• Pitched local media including television, radio and print outlets and participate in media interviews.
• Helped manage the Wienermobile's social media accounts including Twitter and Instagram
• Managed team budget and negotiated hotel rates for travel.

Columbia, Missouri

• Edited student reports and newscasts so they were suitable air.

Columbia Missouri

• Gave the mid-Missouri news updates during NPR's Morning Edition.
• Wrote and edited scripts for a 90 second and 2:30 minute newscasts.
• Gathered and edited the audio for the newscast and sent it to the server ready for air.

Columbia, Missouri

• Pitched local stories for quick newscast spots and longer feature reports.
• Gathered and edited audio on professional recording equipment.
• Contacted and maintained sources within the local community.

Bachelor’S Degree, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Mizzou Network, KCOU 88.1, Alpha Epsilon Pi

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates