Charlie's number: 907-347-6120
Steve@DCA Talent: 919-868-6088.
EXPERIENCE
KTUU-TV, Anchorage: Morning Anchor / MMJ-Reporter (July 2019 - present).
Help deliver two hours of content daily. Turn stories as MMJ. Post content to web. Robust presence on Twitter as well as Facebook. Constant interaction via social media pushing viewers to all platforms. Team player, self-starter and multi-tasker.
WGBA-TV, Green Bay: Sports Director (June 2015 - June 2019).
Anchored all weekday sportscasts. Prime focus on the Packers, turning a number of stories a day with the latest news on the team. Headed three person department.
KTUU-TV, Anchorage: Weekend Sports Anchor / Reporter (September 2007 - June 2015).
Shot, wrote, edited and delivered the sports action of the day at both 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. During the week, played the roll of sports reporter. Helped develop special projects, longer form sports programing and contributed to online strategy including social media and KTUU.com content.
KTUU-TV, Anchorage: Host (September 2010 - December 2014).
Started “The Show with Charlie Sokaitis” in order to have a little more fun with the local Alaska sports scene. It was a 30 minute review of the sports week with highlights, interviews, athlete profiles and top plays. “The Show” put a spotlight on athletes from the 49th state that was almost always accompanied by a bit of humor and a self-deprecating comment or two.
KIMO-TV, Anchorage: Sports Anchor, late edition (May 2007 - August 2007).
KTVF-TV, Fairbanks: Sports Director (January 2005 - April 2007).
Anchored two shows a day, six days a week.
EDUCATION
University of Alaska Fairbanks: History BA, Journalism Minor.
New Mexico State University (undergraduate work).
REFERENCES
Tracy Sabo (current supervisor),News Director, Alaska's News Source, Anchorage, 907-787- 9611.
Julie Moravchik (former supervisor),News Content Manager, WITI-TV, Milwaukee, 930-404- 1013.
Blake Essig (former co-worker), International Correspondent, CNN, Tokyo, 404-395-7525.
