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Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas

United States

Finance reporter for New York based business-news startup, covering global banking, market, insurance and fintech. I typically wrote three 350- to 600-word stories a day across all these topics.

Arlington, Texas

Junior consulting writer for employee communication consulting agency. Assisted in updating two clients' Open Enrollment materials. Researched materials for other consultants. Proofed/peer-reviewed a variety of materials including enrollment guides, new-hire guides, retiree guides, videos, PowerPoint presentations and more. Contributed articles to company website and blog; helped edit other website material. Gained proofreading skills in Word and Acrobat.

Covered Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant scene, emphasis on Fort Worth and other Tarrant County cities. Interviewed chefs and restaurateurs. Co-hosted a weekly podcast and various Facebook Live events, and contributed significantly to the Star-Telegram’s social media presence via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Oversaw restaurant-review coverage, scheduling reviews and editing a team of a half-dozen staff and freelance reviewers. Coordinated and covered the “Battle of the Burgers” event in 2015 and 2017, assigning judges, editing copy, writing stories about winners. Wrote “curiosity gap” and SEO headlines for the web.

Fort Worth, Texas

Covered Dallas-Fort Worth radio and television, with an emphasis on reporting about personalities. Wrote profiles of such figures as Steve Harvey, Tom Joyner and Kidd Kraddick. Covered radio-station format changes. Reported on the arrivals and departures of DFW anchors, reporters and disc jockeys. Developed "Meet the Anchor," a recurring, formatted feature designed to introduce new-to-DFW personalities to readers. I often covered this beat concurrently with other beats.

Reported on the national and local TV scene with a combination of trend pieces, essays, profiles, previews and reviews. Interviewed numerous well-known TV actors and writer/producers. Attended twice-annual Television Critics Association Press Tour in Los Angeles area. Wrote stories based on set visits to shows filmed in Texas and California, including "Friday Night Lights" and "The Big Bang Theory" and more.

General-assignment reporter covering movies, television and pop music. I acted as a backup to the primary critics on all three beats. The emphasis was on movies, and I wrote dozens of movie reviews and interviewed many well-known actors and directors. Often used "alternative" storytelling forms, such as charts, lists, quizzes, A-to-Zs and Q&As.

Oversaw the production of the weekly entertainment guide, covering movies, music (pop, country and classical), theater, fine arts, dining and family events. Chose (and occasionally wrote or contributed to) cover stories. Edited about a dozen staff and freelance writers.

Edited overnight entertainment section featuring concert and theater reviews, as well as breaking news. Often edited multiple pieces on tight deadlines. Compiled celebrity-news column from staff and wire reports. Wrote all headlines and captions.

Edited news and business copy for morning editions of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, with an eye toward fairness and potential libel issues as well as spelling, grammar and AP style. Occasionally edited sports and features copy as well. Typically worked about 20 stories per shift. Wrote headlines and photo captions.