Troy Washington
Emmy winning journalist with nine years of reporting/anchoring/producing experience
Experience
Reporter/Fill-in Anchor, WRTV, Indianapolis, IN
October 2019 – Present
n Write PKG’s daily
n Community storyteller
n Earned Emmy for protest coverage following death of George Floyd
n Hosted and served as emcee for community events
n 10K followers on television personality Facebook page
Reporter/Fill-in Anchor, WREG, Memphis, TN
August 2016 – October 2019
n Write two PKG’s daily
n Front several live shots daily
n Develop contacts to generate original enterprise and exclusive stories
n Post to social media and website several times a day
n Earned Emmy nomination for live coverage on riots
n Mentor several area youth groups
Reporter/MMJ, KSLA, Shreveport, LA
August 2014 – August 2016
n Generated stories and leads daily for evening newscasts
n Worked quickly and efficiently during “spot news” situations
n Successfully built and maintained loyal social media following
n Used sources to continuously develop major stories
n Packaged stories daily for multiple shows under tight deadlines
n Wrote stories for broadcast and web
n Served as motivational speaker and mentor within community
n Acted as Raycom Media ambassador for national recruiting commercials
Reporter/Producer/Web Producer, WALB, Albany, GA
August 2012 – July 2014
n Acted as one-man band, pitching, shooting, writing, and editing various news stories each day n Produced the 5pm newscast, while filling the show with content that I covered as a reporter
n Performed live shots, studio shots, and “ad lib” shots
n Posted breaking news, and all news stories to website
n As a bureau reporter used enterprising skills to generate stories daily
n Trained entire staff of producers on various newscasts
n Posted relevant news stories to the web
n Searched for ways to link social media to our websites and boost the digital aspect of our shows
n Worked efficiently and effectively on different shifts as both a reporter and producer
Managing Editor and Lifestyles & Entertainment Editor The Panther Newspaper Staff, Prairie View, TX
2010 – 2012
n Managed the editorial staff
n Ensured that deadlines were met, and that production ran smoothly
n Managed layout of two different sections of the paper simultaneously
n Edited all articles before approving them for production
n Wrote two of the four stories that were submitted for a National Competition, received an award for best overall news production
General News Intern, KRIV, Houston, TX
Spring 2011
n Used Edius to edit the noon and evening news segments
n Shadowed reporters in the news field
n Logged and wrote scripts for the daily newscast
n Operated cameras for the evening news segment
n Pitched a story that gained National coverage “The Ashley Billasano, Twitter suicide story”
n Assisted with the production of the morning show by gathering, and facilitating guests
Sports Intern, KTLA, Hollywood, CA
n Covered all High School football games (Inland empire) n Covered all PAC-12 Football games
n Actively participated in press conferences
n Researched information for producers
n Assisted in production of segments
n Helped generate & develop story ideas
n Helped stack rundowns
n Worked with producers & editors to coordinate all video & SOT’s
n Wrote teases for the evening sports broadcast
Field Producer, Texas Pete Hot Sauce - Taste of Football Tour, Atlanta, GA
Fall 2010
n Kept reporter and camera crew on task
n Oversaw the production of the story
n Acted as the liaison between crew and the main production company
Education
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Media Communications, Cum Laude
Skills and Computer Proficiency
n Sony Vegas Pro, iNews, Microsoft Office, Adobe Premiere, Edius editing software, Final Cut Pro, ENPS, JVC ProHD Camera and Accessories, SONY PD170 Camera and Accessories, LiveU broadcast backpack
Affiliations
n National Association of Black Journalists Member
