Rick Koshko Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Illinois, United States

I help connect people in need to various human services to help them overcome poverty.

Ottawa, Illinois, United States

I have extensive experience in- researching news stories, interviewing people, and writing news stories- communicating complex topics in everyday language- photographing news scenes- reporting from the scene- filing stories by deadline- localizing state and national stories and trends into fresh story ideas- LaSalle County news coverage- public speaking- on-the-air announcing and news delivery- correct grammar and spelling- training new reporters and internsNeed a news stringer? A full-time radio reporter? Long-form story writer? Let's talk!My skills are also highly adaptable to communications coordinator and public relations roles.Located in north central Illinois

Ottawa, Illinois

· Told a community what it needed and wanted to know about local government, schools, courts, and events.· Localized state and national stories.· Maintained relationships with news makers including members of Congress, state legislators, government department representatives, and human service agency directors.· Moderated political candidate forums.· Developed tracking methods for equipment maintenance, court case coverage, and billable programming elements.· Screened job applicants, interviewed them, and made hiring decisions.· Trained new reporters and interns.· Developed and maintained a web site for the operation.· Participated in a workplace task force that designed employee morale boosting programs.· Researched equipment and recommended purchases that greatly boosted news department productivity.· Regularly won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards from the Associated Press and Illinois Broadcasters Association.

Peru, Illinois

· Developed and retained my own customer base.· Stayed up to date on technology trends.· Designed newsletters to announce store specials.· Maintained a professional appearance for myself and the store.

Ottawa, Illinois

When the longtime morning drive news anchor left for other opportunities, the management immediately tapped me for the job. I didn't even have to ask for it. Responsibilities included showing up at the radio station before anyone else, even on snowy days, to make sure we had up to date information in the news.

Ottawa, Illinois

This is where I learned practically everything I couldn't learn in school. Part of a three person team, I learned from more experienced coworkers on a much deeper level how things are done and why. The news director emphasized the importance of any one of us being able to pick up where the others left off for the sake of team excellence.

Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Memories of the long work days, alone in a small-town news shop, underscore the importance I give to time management and working efficiently.

Edwardsville, Illinois

After three months as an unpaid volunteer DJ, I moved into the paid morning drive DJ spot. I showed up for work five days a week at 5am while maintaining a full time college course load -- good practice for the career after college. A year later, I went to work in the station's news department, covering St. Louis area events.

Bachelor Of Science In Mass Communications, Broadcasting, Political Science, Economics

Activities and Societies: During a news internship at WIL Radio in St. Louis from January to May 1995, I participated in all aspects.

Associate Of Arts, Science, Humanities

The Emancipation Proclamation

An intense online course on the Emancipation Proclamation covered Abraham Lincoln's political dilemma, how women's suffragists.