Mallory Thomas Email & Phone Number

• Go-to reporter for all coverage of St. Louis’ involvement in the Manhattan project andthe lasting impact radioactive waste continues to have on the community. Includingcoverage for more than a year of interviewing U.S. senators and congressionalmembers about a federal bill that would get radiation victims compensation.• Diligent months-long investigation into an Illinois prison after an area-wide call for everydose of Narcan in the county to be brought to the prison… Show more • Go-to reporter for all coverage of St. Louis’ involvement in the Manhattan project andthe lasting impact radioactive waste continues to have on the community. Includingcoverage for more than a year of interviewing U.S. senators and congressionalmembers about a federal bill that would get radiation victims compensation.• Diligent months-long investigation into an Illinois prison after an area-wide call for everydose of Narcan in the county to be brought to the prison. Including working with thestate department of corrections, state police, and state attorney’s office.• Breaking coverage of a mother who had just hours earlier lost her children to a fatal fire.My empathetic and compassionate coverage led the family to trust us with anexclusive follow-up.• Compelling coverage of a car crash five days before Christmas that sent six people to thehospital, including an 11-year-old little boy. Two months later, a family from one ofthe cars involved in the accident reached out to me exclusively when their little boywas taken off life support.• One of only two reporters in the newsroom responsible for covering state executions. Show less

• First reporter on the scene of breaking news as the Tulsa police dive team searched theArkansas River for the passenger of a car that crashed into the river the day before.• Go-to reporter in the newsroom covering the first positive cases of coronavirus in Tulsaand continued to bring relevant coverage to viewers for multiple weeks as the virusspread throughout the community.• Developed relationships with Oklahoma Employment Security Commission during 2020shutdown and… Show more • First reporter on the scene of breaking news as the Tulsa police dive team searched theArkansas River for the passenger of a car that crashed into the river the day before.• Go-to reporter in the newsroom covering the first positive cases of coronavirus in Tulsaand continued to bring relevant coverage to viewers for multiple weeks as the virusspread throughout the community.• Developed relationships with Oklahoma Employment Security Commission during 2020shutdown and helped viewers get answers about why unemployment assistancechecks took months to receive.• Diligent investigation and follow-ups connected a viewer with area state representativeand led to them finally receiving unemployment assistance after six months withoutanswers.• Continued working with OESC on stories of how the state was working with Oklahomabusinesses to connect them with potential employees.• Provided in-depth reporting and exclusive stories about area hospital staff changesduring Covid pandemic. Show less

• Set up and perform multiple live shots per day from breaking news scenes• Responsible for researching and generating daily story ideas • Shoot, interview, write and edit daily stories under tight deadlines• Build relationships with sources • Work across multiple platforms including radio and digital

Abilene, Texas Area

• Created and generated story ideas for a 19-county viewing audience while turning at least three stories per day • Shot, interviewed, wrote and edited stories for city and county political beat (multiple elections), crime and courts, military, and human interest packages• Performed live shots from breaking news scenes • Engaged audience online through social media outlets to push audience to newscasts