Beth Reardon Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York

-Select stories and sound for anchors to use as part of their broadcasts.-Works with other newsroom personnel to vet breaking news stories and communicate how to best cover them on air.-Write the station "Alexa Update" for anchor to record for the Amazon Service.

Greater New York City Area

-Help guide producers to create better programming on various channels.-Spearheads special projects including political obituaries and other long form coverage.-Develops talent and sources for use across platforms.

Greater New York City Area

-Identify & book talent; create & select production elements; choose stories; create rundowns; screen callers; run board; log topics; cut & distribute Soundcloud clips; monitor breaking news and establish coverage during programing. -Spearheaded Election Night Coverage for Patriot Channel. Launched several programs including "The Dan Abrams Show" and "Patriot Tonight" news recap program as well as "Vigilance" Convention Special with Ray Kelly. -Workflow includes use of Prophet, DaletPlus; Audacity/Audition; VX Call Screening; Associate Producer; Telos; SoundCloud and in house "On Demand" system.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Set up D.C. studios for nationwide broadcasts mainly on the Patriot and Business channels. - Greet guests; select production elements; screen callers; run board and log topics discussed during the program. Controls and molds breaking news coverage as well as working with hosts to continually improve and mold programming. - Workflow includes use of DaletPlus; Audacity; Associate Producer; Telos; SoundCloud and "On Demand" system.

-Select stories for anchors and reporters, edit audio for broadcast, stack newscasts, work with associate journalists to vet breaking news.-Set up logistics for incoming shifts, pick assignments for reporters, write stories for broadcast, manage transitions between programs, notify the engineers of any abnormalities with the broadcast, keep stories as up to date.-Workflow includes use of Burli, Console Mounts, Routers, Wire Sources and Microsoft Office Suite.

- Interact with press and staff at various professional sporting events in Washington D.C. - Conduct post-game interviews in locker rooms with coaching staff and players.- Edit sound and scripts for broadcast for use across the country.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Off-Air duties included pitching stories, booking high profile government agency guests, establishing expert regulars, and handling day-to-day logistics including “Best-of” programming.- On-Air duties included creating ENCO playlists, watching wires for breaking news, writing emergency copy, editing scripts in ENPS, updating rundowns, editing audio in Adobe Audition, selecting segments for air and keeping the show on time. - Worked on-site at live remotes, booked appropriate on-site guests, wrote scripts, and assembled panels of experts for underwritten long form programming.- Voiced, edited, and created music beds for daily “Recreation News” segments.

Greater New York City Area

- Collected audio needed for network newscasts.- Monitored events and cut audio into sound bytes using ENCO and Adobe Audition. Wrote correlating scripts in INews for affiliate news feeds.- Took in reports from correspondents in the field worldwide and ensured stories were air quality.- Forwarded audio clips for reporters to use in wraps and newscast hits.- Called newsmakers for interviews and to confirm information.- Monitored Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, I-Pump, ARDOME, APTN and SKY News for additional sound and story possibilities.

- Monitored the overnight for breaking news- Sent reporters, shooters and trucks into the field for morning live shots- Called government agencies, community organizations and newsmakers to verify stories- Went through morning papers to ensure all pertinent local stories were covered by the various departments of NY1 - Worked alongside Producers to figure out how morning stories would be covered - Ran Morning Call with Management discussing overnight events and previewing items for the day- Created Assignment Grids for the day's reporters and story slugs to be followed throughout the day on AP ENPS

- Scheduled Newsroom personnel monthly, assigned stories and features to reporters - Wrote copy for morning drive newscasts and supervised sound collected by Desk Assistants - Interviewed, hired, and trained newsroom personnel and interns- Edited and produced feature stories as well as intern assignments- Submitted pay roll for newsroom staff and handled all other necessary paperwork- Kept the News Director informed of day-to-day events in the newsroom

- Launched both a local and national show for WOR Radio Network- Pitched ideas, researched topics, gathered stories, and booked guests for each show- Screened listeners phone calls and choose applicable ones to go on air with show hosts- Edited pre-taped interviews with Adobe Audition and Audacity to air-quality length - Wrote segments, in and outs for talent, and show rundowns- Picked and edited appropriate bumper music for each show

- Set ENCO playlists for newscasts using sound from the Internet, wire services, television and telephone feeds- Conducted phone interviews with newsmakers and called various agencies for story confirmation- Maintained audio sound bank and compiled lists of new sound bytes for the next shift- Sorted and filed scripts, magazines, newspapers, faxes and mail for the newsroom- Handled listener phone calls and looked into tips or concerns expressed- Field Reporting – gathered press conference actuality, natural sound and MOS for stories

B.A., History, Journalism, English

Bachelor'S Degree