Bachelor of Journalism in Media Convergence, May 2010

Minor: Spanish

GPA: 3.84/4.0

EXPERIENCE

KBIA-91.3 FM NPR affiliate radio station broadcasting a 60-mile radius    Columbia, Missouri

Anchor   May 2008-Present

•    Produced and anchored regional newscasts on a variety of topics including the presidential campaign in Missouri, InBev’s merger with Anheuser-Busch, and investigations into a local funeral home
•    Uploaded podcasts of each newscast on the station’s Web Site

Multimedia Producer/Reporter
•    Covered spot news and feature reports on business, health, arts, and education
•    Reported live election results over the air from the gubernatorial watch party for 2008 elections
•    Produced a multi-media package with photos on sustainable gardening

Current TV Television network and Web Site that relies on user-generated content    

Independent documentary filmmaker        August 2008-Present
•    Produced a story on a transgender man that was a finalist to air on the cable station
•    Participated in a weekly call-in conference with other college students to brainstorm story ideas to appeal to the network’s 18-35 demographic

Multimedia Reporter/Editor   August 2007- Present
•    Developed story ideas and produce Web-only content including audio/photos sideshows, videos and graphics
•    Wrote stories for the paper on a range of topics including public school budget cuts, a bike safety event, and a weekly gathering of local authors
•    Edited multimedia stories by other reporters

Free State Studios/Sunflower Broadband Channel 6  Video production service to commercial television stations              Lawrence, Kansas

Production Intern       May- August 2006
•    Operated camera, teleprompter and help produce the local evening news
•    Filmed on location with locally produced shows 1 on 1 Trivia, The Turnpike and Jayni’s Kitchen

SKILLS
•    Design: Dreamweaver, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Nikon D80 still camera
•    Broadcast: Avid, Audacity, Cool Edit, iMovie, Final Cut, Canon XL and Sony HD video cameras

ACTIVITIES

Society of Professional Journalists         August 2006-Present

Executive Board, Programming       Columbia, Missouri
•    Initiated training seminar on environmental reporting as well as a conference on the Freedom of Information Act
•    Participated in the National SPJ Conference in Washington, D.C. (2007) and Atlanta (2008)

Missouri School of Journalism        August 2006-Present

Journalism Ambassador        Columbia, Missouri

•    Led tours of the Journalism School and answered questioned from prospective students
•    Assisted with the School’s graduation ceremony and other year-round events