Michael Spears Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Seattle Area

- Research and report stories for all KIRO-TV broadcasts- Responsible for writing web stories daily for KIRO7.com- Daily use of social media to cover stories - Focus on covering breaking news - Work with KIRO Radio to deliver stories for radio- 2019 Northwest Emmy: Evening News (Markets 1-20) recipient for coverage of an airplane that was stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and deliberately crashed- Provided coverage of the 2020 novel coronavirus outbreak- Provided hours of continuous coverage of the 2019 historic Pacific Northwest snowstorm that left communities buried in feet of snow

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Researched and reported stories for all NBC News owned-and-operated Miami broadcasts- Reporting around the clock as Category 5 Hurricane Irma closed in on Florida - Covered the Parkland mass shooting as breaking news - 2017 Suncoast Emmy recipient for breaking news coverage of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Mass shooting- Traveled to Jamaica for coverage of Hurricane Matthew - Live reports for the Weather Channel on severe King Tide flooding and sea-level rise- Provided weeks of continuous coverage of the spread of the Zika virus in Florida - Provided coverage of President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign from FL

Piedmont Triad, North Carolina

Breaking news live reporter for the FOX8 Morning News.I cover all Piedmont breaking news live for the FOX8 Morning News from 4:30 a.m. through 10 a.m. I also report for the Noon show. Each day I'm required to enterprise story ideas while being prepared to cover any news that develops overnight or breaks throughout the morning.Selected in July, 2014 to travel to the North Carolina coast to cover Category 2 Hurricane Arthur.Reported live from 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. as the first named storm of the season made it's way up the NC coast and provided live reports to stations across the country including FOX Chicago and Connecticut.

One-man band reporter in charge of crime and courts for the Yakima ValleyEach day I brought in story ideas to turn a package and VOSOT. Responsibilities included checking court affidavits, following cases, enterprising, shooting, writing and editing daily.I was also required to post to web and engage viewers on social media.During my time at KIMA-TV I received a Society of Professional journalists award for my coverage of Yakima County's elected prosecutor's DUI arrest. A story which I broke because of sources developed within the community.

National News Desk intern for CBS News in New York City.- Pitch stories daily to the CBS News National Editor.- Published on CBSNews.com.- Assist in news-gathering; MOS interviews for correspondents, setting up stories.- Best Intern News Anchor Award for summer 2010.

Miami, Florida

Summer internship with Miami NBC O&O Channel 6.- Assignment Desk Intern; worked closely with assignment editors to set up stories, interviews and even assisted photojournalists in conducting interviews for the evening newscasts.