MIKE MANZONI
Represented by Mort Meisner | Mort Meisner Associates | 248.545.2222 | mort@mortmeisner.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Emmy award-winning journalist and versatile communications professional with 11+ years’ experience and demonstrated ability to produce high-impact content under extreme deadline pressure in live, multiplatform commercial television environments. Exceptional writer and dynamic storyteller with strong and reliable editorial judgment and authoritative on-camera presence. Newscast leader with substantial experience in breaking news and continuous coverage across broadcast, cable, online and OTT properties.
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
WBTS/NECN | NBC | NBCUNIVERSAL, INC., Needham Heights, Mass.
Freelance Reporter 2018-present
Routinely lead marquee newscasts with high-profile local stories and aggressively cover breaking news under extremely tight deadlines for NBC-owned stations in 10th-largest market. Produce digital content.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Collaborate with editorial staff to apply branding strategies and ensure consistent product
- Oversee multiple daily projects from conception through final edit, consistently meeting deadlines
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
- Uncovered suspected price gouging on major online retailer’s website, triggering investigation
- Obtained letter from state lawmakers, exposing concerns about potentially illegal fees in contracts
- Exposed serious community health concerns at abandoned warehouse, prompting corrective action
WFTV/WRDQ-TV | ABC | COX MEDIA GROUP, INC., Orlando, Fla.
Reporter 2016-2018
Enterprised, researched, wrote and reported multiple stories daily under extremely tight deadlines for market’s top-rated station. Sourced, generated and broke exclusive content in highly competitive market.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Managed both daily and longform content projects, delivering finished product ahead of deadline
- Planned, executed and oversaw multiple assignments, applying signature brand elements and style
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
- Produced marketable pieces about store franchise owner, triggering corporate investigation
- Compiled and reviewed complex government data, uncovering spotty reporting of hate crimes
- Uncovered and broke series of stories about potential police misconduct, resulting in internal review
WSPA-TV/WYCW-TV | CBS – CW | MEDIA GENERAL, INC., Spartanburg, S.C.
Reporter 2013-2016
Enterprised, researched, wrote and reported investigative- and accountability-branded lead stories and targeted special reports under tight deadlines across three-county beat. Wrote and published digital content.
- Exposed widespread issues with residential mail delivery, putting postal service under spotlight
- Uncovered loophole in concealed weapons permit law that allowed legally blind applicants to carry
KRIS-TV/KZTV | NBC – CBS | CORDILLERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Corpus Christi, Texas
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist 2011-2013
Shot, wrote and edited content under tight deadlines for duopoly’s investigative and action news brands.
- Uncovered rampant public assistance fraud across South Texas, totaling thousands of dollars
- Traveled to West, Texas, to lead duopoly’s high-profile coverage of fertilizer plant explosion
EDUCATION
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, N.Y.
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science (double major)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 Southeast Regional Emmy Award, Newscast – Daily Markets (26-75)
2022 Boston/New England Regional Emmy Award Nomination, Breaking/Spot News – Multiple Reports
