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Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Produced 750+ episodes of the POLITICO Energy podcast, a daily news show that covers energy and environmental politics and policy featuring reporters in the newsroom, lawmakers, federal officials, industry leaders and.
• Managed and executed all POLITICO Energy show tasks, which includes hosting, researching, pitching, booking guests inside and outside the newsroom, recording in the field, scripting shows, and audio editing
• Expanded the podcast's audience, increasing listenership by 23% in 2022 from 2021 and increasing subscriber growth by 26% in 2022 while also reaching over 185 countries in 2022
• Served as the primary producer of long-form podcasts like POLITICO Tech and POLITICO Money, two interview style shows that required pitching, scripting, researching, audio editing, mixing, and coordinating tapings with.
• Supported audio team success on several occasions by serving as a host-producer for shows, including POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing, when the primary host-producer was unavailable

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Researched, scripted, voiced and produced over 2,000 short-form audio stories about national and global politics that have received over 25,000 downloads for the Google News Initiative
• Served as primary producer of 7 podcast episodes of POLITICO Energy and POLITICO Money, two interview style shows that involved pitching, scripting, researching, audio editing, booking, and coordinating tapings with.
• Performed as host, audio producer, and researcher of POLITICO Reads Tweets, a weekly game show about timely political topics, which received over 42,000 downloads over 12 episodes
• Assisted in the production of Nerdcast, The Women Rule podcast, and Pulse Check as an associate producer, which involved reaching out to reporters and editors to set up tapings, transcribing interviews, fact-checking.
• Worked closely with the executive producer, senior producer, and other host-producers to revise the structure and sound of our short-form content using Simplecast audience analytics and anecdotal feedback

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Pitched, reported, edited, and produced 27 radio stories for South Florida’s NPR affiliate station and wrote 12 accompanying web stories, including a 5-minute feature story about a nonprofit that uses music to help.
• Led production of two, 15-minute on-air segments for the station’s daily talk show by conducting background interviews, gathering and editing audio, booking guests, writing 2 show scripts and a web post, creating.
• Assisted in production of 8 morning newscasts by writing 12 scripts, producing 5 voiceovers, gathering, and editing audio, adding affiliated NPR-station content to WLRN’s website news river, and pitching stories for.
• Gathered, edited, and produced 13 audio vignettes for The Miami Herald-WLRN’s “The Florida Influencer Series”

Indian River County, Martin County And St. Lucie County, Florida.

• Received 1st place in non-deadline reporting/small dailies from the 70th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards for investigation into the health impacts of sugar cane burning on low-income, minority communities in central Florida
• Investigated the effects of U.S. pet owners giving animals medical CBD, which ran as a national story on USA Today’s website
• Covered Hurricane Dorian as a shelter-embed and hurricane rover for 3 days at the predicted center of the disaster focusing on shelter activity across 2 counties, county emergency operations, shelter resident living.
• Created 5 interactive data visualizations using Infogram to show discrepancies in mayoral salaries across Florida, demographics and burn permits in sugar burning communities, and the growth of the CBD pet market

Greater Chicago Area

• Wrote multimedia stories and produced visuals about Chicago business activities, arts, wildlife, cultural institutions, and obituaries on deadline for global audience via website and print
• Reported on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s election, press conferences and meetings with top Chicago officials to provide coverage on her transition as Chicago’s new mayor
• Attended daily pitching meetings, transcribed interviews, and compiled data for future articles on housing, cultural events, transportation, and the court system in Cook County

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Produced written, digital, and video stories about congressional politics, national education issues, and the 2019 State of the Union address as a credentialed breaking news reporter for Medill News Service and.
• Explored the impact of the 2018 government shutdown on military academies for The Military Times as a freelance reporter
• Managed Medill News Service social media content for several weeks via Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Twitter while identifying stories that benefitted from outreach on social channels and collaborated with.

Evanston, Illinois

• Investigated a potentially wrongful conviction with several peers over a teen week period by examining public records and databases, filing FOIA’s, writing memos, interviewing several key witnesses, consulting with.
• Gathered information on reporting trip to Oklahoma regarding the case we were examining and how it was a microcosm of a several issues related

Chicago, Illinois

• Conducted coverage and produced articles about issues and events relevant to young adults across Chicago, such Chicago mayoral elections and food insecurity

Chicago, Illinois

• Established digital and social media efforts through collaboration with other Chicago organizations and utilizing platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
• Assisted in editing, formatting and proofreading communication content including social media content, grants, monthly newsletter and event marketing.
• Created "Humans of Margaret's Village", which showcased biographies and relevant media clips of the lives and experiences of the shelter staff and residents in order to increase the shelter’s exposure in the community.

Chicago, Illinios

• Analyzed and catalogued personal notes from MLK biographer and contemporary Lawrence Dunbar Reddick by date, content, and historical significance.
• Compiled and summarized historical articles, interviews, and relevant media clips focused on media coverage of MLK throughout his life.

Evanston, Illinois

• Conducted research on how the content and tone of sports writing changed during the peak period of steroid revelations by examining over 65 articles from The New York Times, Associated Press, and other national.
• Prepared and performed an interview with sports journalist Steve Wilstein by constructing and asking relevant questions, gathering data regarding players and other journalists, and transcribing the interview.
• Wrote a chapter for Professor Jonathan Marshall’s book proposal relating to the intersection of journalism and politics during World War I.

Master Of Science, Investigative Journalism

I recevied my Masters of Science in Journalism through the Accelerated Master's Program at the Medill School of Journalism, specializing.

Bachelor Of Science And Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Camp Kesem, Tufaan Entertainment, South Asian Student Alliance, Asian American Journalist Association