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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

- Reports and provides coverage of high school, college and other athletics teams in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Marquette, Michigan, United States

- Interviewed sources and developed relationships with informants to obtain vital information for stories.- Worked city government beat, and covered local and hard news stories. - Pursued and developed stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics. - Performed research and checked all facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity. - Organized material, determined area of emphasis, and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards. - Wrote, edited and produced stories for multiple platforms, including Internet and digital channels. - Applied understanding of public opinion, social media and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories. - Followed through on beat sources, contacts and leads to gather information for stories. - Took photos to accompany stories

Marquette, Michigan

- Report statistics and scores for various sports to audience of 20,000 - Provide reporting on high school, college and community sporting events with consistency regardless of weather conditions - Network with sports and broadcast leaders to develop professional contacts - Conduct in-depth interviews with players and coaches - Deliver sports reporting for 3-6 games per week - Write pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to ensure proper presentation - Follow through on beat sources, contacts and leads to gather information for stories - Write, edit and produce stories for multiple platforms, including Internet and digital channels- Organize material, determine area of emphasis, and write stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards - Apply understanding of public opinion, social media and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories - Perform research and check all facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity - Pursue and develop stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics - Evaluate and follow up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas - Shoot video and still photos to accompany news stories

Marquette, Michigan, United States

- Covered area sporting events as assigned by the sports editor for both print and web. - Events included high school sports, Legion baseball and community sports throughout the summer internship period.

Marquette, Michigan, United States

- Supervised Northern Michigan University's primary athletics facility and staff of 10-plus student employees- Performed regular inspections of facility and documented all inspection information in reports - Inspected grounds and facilities to identify necessary repairs - Directed removal of snow and ice from common outdoor areas, including parking lots and entrances - Performed routine maintenance tasks, which included unclogging sinks and toilets, replacing door locks and fixing heating and air conditioning issue

Marquette, Michigan, United States

Interned with Northern Michigan University's television station WNMU-TV13.Duties and responsibilities included: - Setup and tear down for multiple WNMU-TV productions including its live daily half hour news program "Public Eye News", high school quiz bowl and "Ask the Professionals" - Operated a camera for multiple WNMU-TV productions including its live daily half hour news program "Public Eye News," high school quiz bowl and "Ask the Professionals." - Served as floor director for high school quiz bowl productions.

Marquette, Michigan, United States

- Setup and tear down for Northern Michigan University athletic events as well as community events held at the University.- General building supervising and maintenance of Northern Michigan University's primary athletic facilities.

Marquette, Michigan

- Reported statistics and scores for various sports to audience of 7,000 - Conducted in-depth interviews with players and coaches - Shot video and still photos to accompany news stories - Worked college beat, and covered Northern Michigan University athletics - Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to ensure proper presentation

Multimedia Journalism, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Northern Arts and Entertainment - Vice President

High School Diploma