8/10 - Present             KOLO-TV, Reno, NV  (ABC) - One-Man-Band Reporter / Fill-In Anchor

• Write, shoot, and edit two pkgs daily - and deliver them live in the 5pm & 630pm newscasts
• Actively look for and pitch stories that elicit viewer interaction on Facebook
• Post and share video, pictures, and updates from the field using my phone and social networking sites
• Brainstorm with assignment desk to find and coordinate best live shot locations
• Set up my own live shots using a TVU backpack
• Convert my broadcast scripts into AP-style reports and post the stories and video online
• Creatively incorporate new forms of media (i.e. viewer pictures and skype interviews) into online and on-air reports

4/09 - 7/10                 WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, FL  (CBS) / FOX 49  (FOX) - One-Man-Band Reporter

• Wrote, shot, and edited reports
• Delivered compelling live reports on a regular basis
• Specialized in covering city/county government
• Wrote web stories and streamed video online
• Produced weekend newscasts, managed news desk, assigned stories

9/08 - 12/08                WENY-TV, Elmira, NY  (ABC) - News Reporter

• Reported, shot, and edited stories from Washington, DC Bureau
• Enterprised stories and tracked local NY issues from Capitol Hill

5/03 - 5/07                  KATU-TV, Portland, OR  (ABC) - News Producer

• Produced award-winning 5:30pm newscast
• Pioneered groundbreaking Salem segment newscast
• Assigned reporters and reviewed scripts
• Motivated and encouraged coworkers and used constructive criticism when necessary
• Responded aggressively to breaking news situations, including wall-to-wall storm coverage

4/02 - 1/03                  KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA  (IND) - News Producer / Associate Producer

• Fill-in produced 4pm, 5pm, 11pm and midday newscasts

11/00 - 4/02                KMTR-TV, Eugene, OR  (NBC) - News Producer

• Produced 6:30pm and 11pm newscasts daily
• Managed nightside news team