Laquasha Banks Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Writes, produces, and edits daily news packages for CBS News affiliates in the United States and around the world.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Pool producer for major financial news events - such as Federal Reserve or Treasury Department press conferences.
• Traveled to the 2017 G20 in Hamburg, Germany, and the G7 in Quebec, Canada, to produce network coverage of President Donald Trump's participation in those events.
• Worked closely with correspondent and show producers to coordinate live shot elements.
• Attended news events and assisted correspondent breaking news from the Federal Reserve Board.
• Leveraged contacts in Capitol Hill lawmaker offices for news and story content.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conceptualized, pitched, and wrote weekly news stories for television broadcast and web/social media platforms.
• Launched and managed company-wide "Connect to Congress" initiative -- booking, coordinating, and field producing interviews with up to 20 members of Congress weekly.
• Only field producer for weekly Thursday live-to-tape interviews with Trump Administration surrogates at the White House.
• Field/package/live producer for major 2015-2017 presidential election cycle events, including election night at Trump campaign headquarters.
• Live/field produced live hits with correspondents or news makers for multiple news stations nationwide.

Washington, DC

• Wrote scripts and edited video for dozens of anchor scripts daily for live news segments.
• Produced live shots and packages for correspondents in-house and abroad on international and domestic stories regarding terrorism, natural disasters, and politics.
• Successfully advocated for better integration between television and web content.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Produced up to 30 live shots daily for DC-based correspondents and guests for four national networks -- CNN, CNN International, CNN en Espanol, and Headline News (HLN).
• Solo early morning producer who made coverage calls during breaking news.
• Established editorial and technical logistics (such as studio assignments, IFB numbers, etc.) for lives shots.
• Monitored DC-based events and successfully pushed out the latest sound bites to air.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the coverage of live press briefings and congressional hearings by assigning events to other media coordinators and myself.
• Served as the eyes and ears of newsmaker press briefings and congressional hearings, often alerting the network and pushing the newsiest sound bites to air quickly.
• Field produced interviews with lawmakers and celebrities at various DC events -- including the 2013Presidential Inauguration.
• March 2014 Walk of Fame award winner - an employee of the month award voted on by departmental peers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted in transitioning CNN to a tapeless, digital video system.
• Worked with editors and producers on finding the best video for packages.
• Maintained the company's vast video collection library and archived new material.
• Field produced DC events and covered them for the company website.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Field produced Bush administration press briefings and 2008 Presidential Campaign stakeouts.
• Greeted and occasionally interviewed newsmakers connected to the presidential race in-house.
• Assisted live producers in gathering video, sound bites, and graphics elements for live shots.
• Operated teleprompter for major network coverage and printed scripts for talent.

College Park, Maryland

• Had the biggest story count compared others when it came to reporting on a variety of events from Maryland State Politics to the Bush Administration's handling of Walter Reed to military issues to local happenings.
• Performed all technical positions including director, technical director, floor director, camera operation.
• Helped spearhead daily newscast, selecting and writing stories for anchors.
• Generated and oversaw all graphics for special live coverage of the 2006 midterm elections.
• Booked and interviewed guests for news stories.

Master Of Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Phunktions Dance Company- Wrote, edited, produced, reported for UMD-TV. - Danced with Phunktions Hip Hop Dance.

B.A., Communication Studies, 3.96 Gpa - Summa Cum Laude Graduate

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society; Alpha Lamda Delta Honor Society; Phi Eta Kappa Honor Society; Tau Beta.