EDUCATION                                          Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri in Columbia     Bachelor of Journalism in Broadcast News, May 2010 ·Minor: Sociology                                                                                                            ·Certificate of Multicultural Studies ·Sam Mobley Award Recipient   JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE         March 2009 – Present                         Columbia, Missouri     KOMU-TV      Reporter • General Assignment News Reporter and Videographer for Mid-Missouri’s NBC affiliate • Shoot, write and edit packages for nightly 5pm, 6pm and 10pm newscasts • Experience with live coverage of breaking news events and development of feature stories          June – August 2009         New York, New York   • Producer of web components for KOMU.com

    NBC Universal: “Dateline NBC”                                                                                    Production Intern • Associate Producer for second installment of Chris Hansen’s “Vegas Undercover” • Assistant during breaking news coverage of Michael Jackson’s death coordinating with Senior Producers, Technical Directors and Chief Editors • Pitched story idea regarding a re-opened 30-year-old cold case now ruled homicide that was immediately assigned to Senior Producers for further investigation    August – December 2008 • Escorted guests to and from interview shoots for “The Mysterious Death of a Titan” discretely and within time constraints           Columbia, Missouri     KBIA-FM News     Reporter • Reported feature story that aired on NPR’s “All Things Considered” segment regarding a   groundbreaking statewide response system for stroke and heart attack patients • Completed several feature stories to be aired for the station’s “Under the Microscope” and   “Audio Postcard” segments              May – August 2008 • Completed about 20 general assignment stories on deadline for local newscast              Columbia, South Carolina     WIS-TV     Intern • Assisted reporters in investigating and conducting interviews to be used for the “Midlands   Most Wanted” crime feature • Assisted producer in writing stories for the Emmy winning newscast • Developed story ideas in collaboration with reporters and producers           May – August 2006     Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce               Columbia, South Carolina     Intern • Collected, edited materials for weekly electronic newsletter • Compiled, posted information on website • Wrote copy and assisted with layout for monthly member magazine • Assisted with membership events                          May 2007 – January 2009    WORK EXPERIENCE             Columbia, South Carolina     Richard A. Harpootlian Law Firm      Courier • Organized case files • Delivered legal documents to courts and other law firms • Assist with documents and communication in court    SPECIALIZED SKILLS     Broadcast: Avid Editing, Sony HVR-A1U and Sony XDCam video cameras     Online: iNews, Active Content Manager, Microsoft Office, Accurint    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS      Society of Professional Journalists, Member     Radio-Television News Directors Association, Member



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  EDUCATION                                     

    Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri in Columbia

    Bachelor of Journalism in Broadcast News, May 2010

·Minor: Sociology                                                                                                           

·Certificate of Multicultural Studies

·Sam Mobley Award Recipient

  JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE 

       March 2009 – Present

                        Columbia, Missouri

    KOMU-TV 

    Reporter

• General Assignment News Reporter and Videographer for Mid-Missouri’s NBC affiliate

• Shoot, write and edit packages for nightly 5pm, 6pm and 10pm newscasts

• Experience with live coverage of breaking news events and development of feature stories

         June – August 2009

        New York, New York

  • Producer of web components for KOMU.com

    NBC Universal: “Dateline NBC”                                                                               

    Production Intern

• Associate Producer for second installment of Chris Hansen’s “Vegas Undercover”

• Assistant during breaking news coverage of Michael Jackson’s death coordinating with Senior Producers, Technical Directors and Chief Editors

• Pitched story idea regarding a re-opened 30-year-old cold case now ruled homicide that was immediately assigned to Senior Producers for further investigation

   August – December 2008

• Escorted guests to and from interview shoots for “The Mysterious Death of a Titan” discretely and within time constraints

          Columbia, Missouri

    KBIA-FM News

    Reporter

• Reported feature story that aired on NPR’s “All Things Considered” segment regarding a

  groundbreaking statewide response system for stroke and heart attack patients

• Completed several feature stories to be aired for the station’s “Under the Microscope” and

  “Audio Postcard” segments

             May – August 2008

• Completed about 20 general assignment stories on deadline for local newscast

             Columbia, South Carolina

    WIS-TV

    Intern

• Assisted reporters in investigating and conducting interviews to be used for the “Midlands

  Most Wanted” crime feature

• Assisted producer in writing stories for the Emmy winning newscast

• Developed story ideas in collaboration with reporters and producers

          May – August 2006

    Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce 

             Columbia, South Carolina

    Intern

• Collected, edited materials for weekly electronic newsletter

• Compiled, posted information on website

• Wrote copy and assisted with layout for monthly member magazine

• Assisted with membership events

                         May 2007 – January 2009

   WORK EXPERIENCE

            Columbia, South Carolina

    Richard A. Harpootlian Law Firm 

    Courier

• Organized case files

• Delivered legal documents to courts and other law firms

• Assist with documents and communication in court

   SPECIALIZED SKILLS

    Broadcast: Avid Editing, Sony HVR-A1U and Sony XDCam video cameras

    Online: iNews, Active Content Manager, Microsoft Office, Accurint

   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

    Society of Professional Journalists, Member

    Radio-Television News Directors Association, Member



 

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  EDUCATION                                     

    Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri in Columbia

    Bachelor of Journalism in Broadcast News, May 2010

·Minor: Sociology                                                                                                           

·Certificate of Multicultural Studies

·Sam Mobley Award Recipient

  JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE 

       March 2009 – Present

                        Columbia, Missouri

    KOMU-TV 

    Reporter

• General Assignment News Reporter and Videographer for Mid-Missouri’s NBC affiliate

• Shoot, write and edit packages for nightly 5pm, 6pm and 10pm newscasts

• Experience with live coverage of breaking news events and development of feature stories

         June – August 2009

        New York, New York

  • Producer of web components for KOMU.com

    NBC Universal: “Dateline NBC”                                                                               

    Production Intern

• Associate Producer for second installment of Chris Hansen’s “Vegas Undercover”

• Assistant during breaking news coverage of Michael Jackson’s death coordinating with Senior Producers, Technical Directors and Chief Editors

• Pitched story idea regarding a re-opened 30-year-old cold case now ruled homicide that was immediately assigned to Senior Producers for further investigation

   August – December 2008

• Escorted guests to and from interview shoots for “The Mysterious Death of a Titan” discretely and within time constraints

          Columbia, Missouri

    KBIA-FM News

    Reporter

• Reported feature story that aired on NPR’s “All Things Considered” segment regarding a

  groundbreaking statewide response system for stroke and heart attack patients

• Completed several feature stories to be aired for the station’s “Under the Microscope” and

  “Audio Postcard” segments

             May – August 2008

• Completed about 20 general assignment stories on deadline for local newscast

             Columbia, South Carolina

    WIS-TV

    Intern

• Assisted reporters in investigating and conducting interviews to be used for the “Midlands

  Most Wanted” crime feature

• Assisted producer in writing stories for the Emmy winning newscast

• Developed story ideas in collaboration with reporters and producers

          May – August 2006

    Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce 

             Columbia, South Carolina

    Intern

• Collected, edited materials for weekly electronic newsletter

• Compiled, posted information on website

• Wrote copy and assisted with layout for monthly member magazine

• Assisted with membership events

                         May 2007 – January 2009

   WORK EXPERIENCE

            Columbia, South Carolina

    Richard A. Harpootlian Law Firm 

    Courier

• Organized case files

• Delivered legal documents to courts and other law firms

• Assist with documents and communication in court

   SPECIALIZED SKILLS

    Broadcast: Avid Editing, Sony HVR-A1U and Sony XDCam video cameras

    Online: iNews, Active Content Manager, Microsoft Office, Accurint

   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

    Society of Professional Journalists, Member

    Radio-Television News Directors Association, Member