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Normal, Illinois, United States

*Produce, write and host weekly tv current affairs interview program featuring politicians, newsmakers & community leaders*Produce and host tv feature segments featuring unique, feel good stories *Produce and host weekly animal rescue segments. Over the last 17 years my work with animal shelters has resulted in the adoptions of almost four thousand dogs and cats! *Manage social media pages. Add content to drive viewers to our website and tv channels.*Program Guide editor. In charge of producing a 40-page, physical monthly guide for WTVP viewers. Responsibilities include writing articles, finding photographs, working with multiple departments on content and coordinating with the designer and printer.

Peoria, Il, Us

*Anchor primary newscasts. *Fill-in anchor and producer for newscasts. *Supervise producers and reporters. *Write stories.*Work with producers and reporters to create and edit content.*Update social media pages and station website.*Developed a successful personal Facebook page with more than ten thousand followers.

Peoria, Il, Us

*Helped revamp a morning lifestyle show with my own ideas. Viewership and social media interactions increased.*Anchor 2.5 hours of news every day. *Fill-in producer. *Write stories. *Interview newsmakers, entertainers, and non-profit organizations.*Anchor news portions of the program.

Peoria, Il, Us

WMBD This Morning - Weekdays 5-7am WMBD News at Noon - Weekdays 12-12:30pm*Anchor 2.5 hours of news every day*Fill-in anchor and producer*Write stories

*I interview business owners and advertisers about their products and services*Write stories and interview segments*Took the tv show from concept to money-maker*Coach clients on how to get their message across and increase sales*Act as liaison between our account executives and clients during the show; Assist with account management*Create and maintain four professional Facebook pages with more than 30,000 followers.

*Co-anchor highly rated morning tv news program “Daybreak” from 5-7am*Present complex news stories in short, precise format through interviews, research and demonstrations*Write news stories, teases, interview questions*Build relationships with the audience through social media, hosting fundraising events and community events

Columbia, Mo, Us

*Advise faculty and staff concerning planning and proper use of media relations approaches.*Develop ideas, write, edit and pitch news releases and other forms of publicity for the University.*Beats include College of Veterinary Medicine; College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; College of Engineering; Dept. of Chemistry; Dept. of Psychological Sciences; College of Business; Dept. of Economics. *Track news placements.*Respond to inquiries from reporters.*Assist the director and staff with various other public relations activities for the University.

Arlington, Va, Us

*Designed & implemented marketing plan for four state programs in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska; Managed all four accounts*Placed key stories in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star, Des Moines Register, & Omaha World-Herald.*Cultivated and sustained relationships with key members of the media and government.*Successfully developed and pitched story ideas to print, radio, and television reporters in four states.*Responded to media inquiries by arranging interviews with staff, writing press releases & writing talking points. *Wrote stories for the Conservancy web site and magazine.*Developed and distributed brochures, fact sheets and web content.*Supervised staff of writers, graphic designers and researchers in the production of member newsletters and press kits.

*Solo anchor and produce three top-rated weekend newscasts*Managed a ten-person weekend news staff*Re-write and update stories for the station web site*Responsible for one to three live-shots daily

2000-2001 Main Anchor*Co-anchored the 6 and 10pm weekday newscasts*Responsible for news packages 1999–2000 Weekend Anchor, Senior Reporter*Solo anchor and produce three top-rated weekend newscasts*Managed a six-person weekend news staff*Re-write and update stories for the station web site1997-1999 Reporter*Covered two to three stories daily *Shot, wrote, reported, and edited news stories

*Mastered selling select products to customers and marketing new brands*Tracked consumer buying habits and managed inventory*Handled in-house billing, insurance claims, and doctor-pharmacist relations*Explain benefits and potential side-effects of medications to customers

Worked as a background actor in several major television and movie productions including...*The Fugitive (Movie 1993)*Rookie of the Year (Movie 1993)*The Untouchables (TV Series 1993)*Miracle on 34th Street (Movie 1994)*Primal Fear (Movie 1996)

Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Ba, Broadcast Journalism

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