Multimedia News Experience:

News Anchor, Reporter,  Host KUSA 9NEWS (NBC) Denver, Colorado

June 2010 – present

* Anchor weekend newscasts and host a monthly political talk show

* Report and present multiple “live” daily news stories on tight deadlines focusing heavily on city, state, and national politics

* Produce unique web and multimedia content on deadline to complement broadcast stories

News Reporter, Anchor KXAN Austin News (NBC), Austin, Texas

May 2007 – May 2010

* Reported and presented multiple “live” daily news stories on tight deadlines focusing heavily on city and county government
* Produced unique web and multimedia content on deadline to complement broadcast stories
* Anchored newscasts on a fill-in basis

News Anchor, Reporter, Videographer, Producer, KOMU-TV8 (NBC), Columbia, Missouri

October 2002 – April 2007

* Anchored top rated daily morning and noon newscasts
* Reported, produced, videotaped, and edited investigative education franchise stories as well as pivotal breaking news stories
* Produced morning and noon broadcasts on fill-in basis

Adjunct Instructor, Copy Editor, Fill-In Assignment Editor, KOMU-TV8 (NBC), The Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, Missouri

May 2004 – April 2007

* Instructed lab sections of introductory broadcast courses for the Missouri School of Journalism
* Reviewed and corrected packages, VO’S, VO/SOT’S, and teases for factual and grammatical accuracy
* Dispatched and assigned reporters to cover breaking news and regular stories

State Capitol Reporter, Web Story Producer, KMOX and KBIA (NPR) Radio / Missouri Digital News, Missouri Capitol Caucus, Jefferson City, Missouri

January 2002 – May 2002

* Reported in-depth and investigative stories for KMOX and KBIA Radio
* Authored web stories for Missouri Digital News
* Reported feature stories for the Missouri Capital Caucus radio program

Reporter, Videographer, University of Missouri Video Department, Columbia, Missouri

September 2000 – November 2002

* Reported and edited stories for the Missouri Tiger Video Magazine
* Videotaped games for University of Missouri athletic teams
* Interviewed players after games for highlight videos

Awards and Other Experience:

* Awarded Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for “Writing” and “Best News Series”
* Awarded “Best General Reporting,” Society of Professional Journalists- Kansas City Press Club
* Awarded Emmy for ”Overall News Excellence,” Mid-America National Association of Television Arts and Sciences
* Attended NPPA “Airborne” Seminar for Reporters and Photographers

Skills and Proficiencies:

* AP ENPS, Grass Valley Edius, Axis Graphics, Avid NewsCutter, INews, Fox Interactive Content Management System, Syndicaster, Sony XDCam, DVCPro Cameras, Panasonic P2 Camera, WordPress, Various Social Media Platforms, Basic HTML & CSS editing.

Education:

Master of Arts – Media Management

University of Missouri-Columbia

GPA: 4.0 Graduation Date: May 2008

Bachelor of Journalism (Broadcast Sequence)

University of Missouri-Columbia

GPA: 3.378 Graduation Date: December 2003