Laura Barrero Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Adapted and thrived as the first producer to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Boosted ratings and improved audience engagement by franchising stories and creating new segments
• Regularly book high-volume and high-profile guests
• Experience producing news-magazine-style shows, as well as regular 30-minute newscasts
• I work with the investigative team twice a week to make tangible changes for our audience

Sarasota, Florida

• I learned how to produce a 30-minute newscast in less than three hours with very few resources.
• As the 6 pm & 11 pm producer, I led a team of six+ people nightly with little-to-no supervision from managers.
• Created digital content for mysuncoast.com (web stories, push notifications, creative videos)
• Drove nine hours alone to Albany, GA to help our sister station (WALB) cover the arrival, damage, and aftermath of Hurriane Michael (2018).
• Produced wall-to-wall emergency coverage of Hurricane Irma (2017) for three consecutive days.

Gainesville, Florida

• Approved stories, scripts and managed control room operations
• MMJ experience
• Entertainment anchor

Miami, FL

• Digitally archived content that goes on air, restored files, and ingested content into archiving software.
• Interacted and helped other departments with daily tasks such as helping with PSA production, live studio production, and research and programming.
• Produced and edited an instructional video for the Content Management Department: https://bit.ly/2TViqC8

• Experience pitching, writing, recording, and editing story ideas in Spanish.
• Editing software: Adobe Audition
• Noticias WUFT is the only radio station of its kind in this region in the state, transmitting news in Spanish to residents in North-Central Florida.

Miami, Florida, United States

I worked alongside local Miami radio personalities “Jammin’” Johnny Caride and Luis Perozo “El Sabroso,” assisting them inside the booth, working the audio board, and reporting the traffic and weather.

Mallory Hall

• Organize programs, both hall-wide and area-wide.
• Responsible for a total of 24 freshman girls.
• Expert in crisis/conflict situations.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communications, 3.83

While completing my Masters, I also worked on an investigative piece titled The Toxic Effect of Feeding America.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Telecommunications, 3.61

Activities and Societies: WUFT-FM Noticias Reporter, Innovation Academy Ambassador, Innovation Academy Preview Facilitator, WUFT-FM Radio.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Editor in Chief of Rampage Newspaper, President of Italian Honor Society, Secretary of English Honor Society.

Photography And Imaging Courses, Photography

During the summer of my junior year of high school, I took photography courses at NYU for college credit. The Tisch Summer High School.