EXPERIENCE
November 2020 – October 2022
WEEKEND SPORTS ANCHOR
WLEX-TV (LEX 18) | Lexington, KY
- Produced & anchored weekday & weekend sportscasts four days a week
- Shot, wrote, edited, performed live shots and voiced sports stories as multimedia journalist
- Filled-in as co-host for Kentucky Athletics sports show, "BBN Tonight", while generating unique features on UK athletes
- Anchored and reported on high school football & basketball games as part of the station's "High School Sports Zone" franchise
- Produced online sports content for station
September 2018 - October 2020
WEEKEND SPORTS ANCHOR/SPORTS DIRECTOR
WLOX-TV | Biloxi-Gulfport, MS
- Hired as Weekend Sports Anchor in 2018 where I shot, wrote, and edited weekend sportscasts including feature stories as one-man band
- Promoted to Sports Director July 2019 where I managed two-person department
- Organized, created, and developed plans for local sports coverage of Mississippi & Louisiana teams from high school to professional across all platforms
- The lead sports anchor for nightly newscasts at 10 P.M. for the top-rated station in the market
- Produced and hosted 15-minute "Friday Night Football Showdown", the market's most-watched high school football show
- Created 5-episode franchise "At-Home Sports" to keep sports coverage alive during the pandemic in 2020 which brought thousands of views to station's website and Facebook page as well as great interaction with viewers
- Produced and reported live coverage of 2018 NFC Championship, 2019 Conference USA Baseball Championships & Southern League All-Star Game festivities (all as one-man band)
September 2016 - August 2018
SPORTS MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST/FILL-IN ANCHOR
WTAJ-TV | Altoona-State College, PA
- Created weekly Penn State Content, which was distributed to seven TV markets
- Coordinated various coverage plans with CBS and Nexstar affiliates for Penn State and high school sports
- Shot, wrote, and edited game recaps on Penn State football and basketball as one-man band
- Produced and anchored multiple sportscasts
- Shot and co-anchored the friday night football show, SportsBeat
SKILLS
- Video Editing (Edius, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Avid, Final Cut Pro, Aurora Edit)
- Script Writing (ENPS, INews)
- Live Shot experience using TVU pack
- Seasoned in social media management
- Efficient use of P2 HD and JVC Pro cameras
- Microsoft Office
- Content Production
- Public Speaking
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