JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) Reporter/MMJ - Evansville, Indiana

January 2015 - Present

• Work both as a one-man band and with photographers covering enterprise stories and general assignment news in southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky and southeastern Illinois

• Report on breaking news with live shots and social media

• Shoot and edit own stories on weekends and sometimes on weekdays

• Covered 2015-16 election cycle, including city government elections and Kentucky statewide elections

• Anchor newscasts as part of a fill-in rotation 

 

Capital News Service Reporter and Anchor - Washington, D.C.

September 2014 - December 2014

• Covered justice/politics and 2014 midterm elections, produced packages and anchored news shows

• Reported on breaking news stories with live shots and quick-turn packages and VO/SOTs 

 

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Production Assistant - Washington, D.C.

June 2014 - January 2015

• Created graphics and fonts, assist in producing shows and highlights, run TelePrompTer for shows

 

WMUC Sports Director and Broadcaster - College Park, Md.

September 2011 - December 2014

• Led the station and executive board starting in May 2014, plan broadcast schedules, plan fundraisers and events, organize outreach events, and oversee around 100 station members

• Served as News Director from September 2013 to May 2014 managing staff of web reporters

• Broadcasted Maryland athletic events, including football and basketball games 

 

CNN Newsgathering Intern - Washington, D.C.

January 2014 - April 2014

• Produced breaking news stories and feature pieces, worked as a production assistant around Capitol Hill

 

NBC4 Washington (WRC) Sports Department Intern - Washington, D.C.

September 2013 - December 2013

• Produced sports news segments by clipping highlights, researching statistics and logging live events

• Assisted in writing scripts and assembling packages 

 

EDUCATION

Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland - College Park, Md.

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, GPA 3.94, magna cum laude - December 2014

 

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

• Experienced with audio and video recording/editing using Avid Pro Tools, Final Cut Express, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaletPlus, Audacity and iMovie, as well as A/V equipment

• Experienced with using iNews and ENPS and video retrieval systems like CNN Newsource, MediaSource

• Experienced with shooting with different cameras, including Panasonic Professional Broadcast Cameras,

• Fluent conversationally in Mandarin Chinese 

 

MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS & AWARDS

National Press Photographers Association, KTA Honors Society, Merrill College Outstanding Broadcast Student Award; Merrill College Outstanding Service Award; Merrill Scholar Nominee; Banneker/Key Scholarship; International Baccalaureate Diploma