SPORTS JOURNALIST AND TALENT
Career-Related Experience
Sports director, reporter, MMJ | WGFL - CBS4 | Gainesville, FL
July 2016 - present
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Write, shoot, edit and report daily packages on Florida Gator football, basketball, baseball and gymnastics; Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Co-host and produce content for weekly pre-game Gator football show "Gainesville Gameday"
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Shoot and edit "Off the Grid," a weekly light-hearted interview with Gator football players
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Produce 2-4 VoSots for 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. shows
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Enterprise sweeps and feature pieces
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Shoot local high school games and edit highlights
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Engage with viewers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Sports intern | Local 12 News | Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2016 - May 2016
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recorded standups in the field
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wrote broadcast scripts
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assisted in producing sports segment of 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts
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edited Reds baseball, college basketball and high school basketball packages with Avid software
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researched stories and statistics for highlights that appeared on air
Sports intern | NBC Washington | Washington, D.C.
May 2015 - August 2015
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interviewed Washington Redskins players and coaches on field and in press conferences at OTAs and training camp
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interviewed Washington Nationals players and coaches after games in clubhouse and in press conferences
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practiced standups in the field and anchoring from the NBC sports desk
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wrote broadcast scripts
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assisted in producing sports segment of 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts
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clipped baseball, summer basketball, golf, soccer and NASCAR highlights using Dalet software
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researched stories and statistics for highlights that appeared on air
Sports editor | The Miami Student | Oxford, OH
February 2015 - present
Sports editor
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introduced video content to the sports page
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created “two-minute drill” and other amusing features to tailor to a specific audience
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headlined and edited 12-14 sports stories per week
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assisted in designing print copy of sports page twice per week
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led team of 15 reporters, assigning beats and stories
Football beat writer, hockey beat writer, columnist
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traveled to away games, attended home games and 2-3 practices per week
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attended weekly press conferences and post-game press conferences
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wrote 2-3 stories per week
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interviewed 2-4 Miami coaches and players via phone or face-to-face for each story
"TMS sports show" contributor | WMSR radio Miami University
February 2015 - May 2015
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provided commentary and analysis for men's hockey, women's basketball and baseball on 30-minute live radio show weekly
Camera operator | Miami Athletics All-Access
February 2015 - May 2015
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operated camera for men’s and women’s basketball and baseball games
NFL writer, viral media writer | The Sports Quotient
January 2015 - present
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wrote analytical, critical content about NFL trends
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wrote humorous and lighthearted stories about viral events in the sports world
Languages
BEGINNER MANDARIN CHINESE
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
Skills
IN-FIELD TV REPORTING
TV ANCHORING
WRITING PRINT
WRITING BROADCAST
EDITING PRINT
EDITING BROADCAST
PUBLIC SPEAKING
TALK RADIO
INDESIGN
ADOBE PREMIERE
DALET EDITING SOFTWARE
iNEWS
AVID EDITING SOFTWARE
SOCIAL MEDIA
RESEARCH
STORYTELLING
AP STYLE
2010 - present
2010 - present
Miami University | Oxford, Ohio
August 2012 - May 2016
Related courses:
Advanced Storytelling in Journalism (JRN 318)
Sports Journalism (JRN 350)
Journalism and News Writing (JRN 202)
Education