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News Biography:
I most recently worked as the North
Country Bureau chief for Capital News 9, a 24-hour news station in the
Albany market (DMA, 55). While there, I worked as my own assignment desk
editor, reporter, and producer, covering a four-county region as a one-man
band reporter. I conducted “Live” shots on a consistent basis and anchored
bureau hits out of my office daily. While working for Capital News 9, I also
first broke the story of a local police officer gunned down in the line of
duty. I went live from midnight until about three-thirty in the morning,
proving that the news doesn’t stop after 11 o’clock every night. In addition
to covering day-to day stories in the North Country, I also put together
several stories on the race for the Governorship in New York. When the space
shuttle crashed, I was the only reporter to travel to Plattsburgh, NY to put
together local coverage on Michael Anderson, the payload commander aboard
space shuttle Columbia. I also conducted live shots and packages from Lake
Placid, NY when the movie ”Miracle” was first premiered in the small
village, where the U.S. hockey team took the gold in the 1980 Winter
Olympics.
I came to Capital News 9 from Scottsbluff,
Nebraska where I worked at KSTF-News Channel 10 as an Anchor/Reporter. While
there, I worked as a reporter, anchor, producer, photographer, and
assignment desk editor. At KSTF, I sometimes would plan, shoot, write,
produce, and edit an entire newscast by myself. Many times, I would even set
up the studio cameras and the teleprompter myself before a newscast as well.
Additionally, I also managed the other news staff on a daily basis.
Before that, I worked as an Associate
Sports Producer for Fox23 news in Albany, NY. That work consisted of editing
sports voice-overs, writing sports voice-overs, and conducting interviews in
the field. While at Fox23, I was also given the opportunity to conduct
post-game interviews with the New York Giants on a consistent basis at the
Meadowlands. My television news career also began with an internship at that
very same station, when I worked as a News/Sports Intern.
A native of Putnam County, I graduated in
1999 from the State University of New York at Oneonta, majoring in Speech
Communications, and minoring in Mass Communications. I later attended the
New School of Radio and Television in Albany, NY graduating with a technical
degree in Broadcasting Journalism.
Objective:
To obtain a position as a
News Reporter/Anchor.
Work History:
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2002-2004
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News Reporter/Bureau Chief, Capital News 9,
Albany,
NY
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Edited,
wrote, and produced stories out of North Country Bureau.
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Generated
and enterprised local story ideas on a daily
basis.
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Shot, wrote,
and put together original packages as a one-man band.
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Conducted multiple
"Live" shots on a daily basis, many times on different stories in the same
day.
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Completed advanced
news training classes, before station launched.
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Helped to train new
reporting staff, before station launched.
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2001-2002
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News Anchor/Reporter, KSTF-TV, CBS-10
Scottsbluff,
NE
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Anchored
both weekday and weekend newscasts on a daily basis.
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Shot,
edited, and wrote for newscasts on a daily basis.
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Put together
original packages as a one-man band.
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Managed
complete news staff, including directors, reporters, and studio
personnel.
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2000-2001
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Associate Sports Producer/Intern, WXXA-TV FOX23,
Albany, NY
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Logged
games, edited tapes, and conducted interviews for the sports department.
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Wrote voice overs, edited and put together packages, and helped
to produce “Fox23 Fast Track”, a car racing show.
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2000
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Cameraman/Editor, Hall of Fame
Video Productions, Glens Falls,
NY
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Shot and
edited sporting events such as horse racing and ice skating.
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1999
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Stringer/Sports Reporter/Writer,
Journal News, White Plains,
NY
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Wrote up
games summaries, sports stories, and conducted interviews.
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1998-1999
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Intern/Reporter/Writer, The Daily
Star, Oneonta,
NY
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Had my own
beat, reporting daily on Hartwick and Oneonta
State Athletics.
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Helped to
write news stories.
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1998
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News Intern/Reporter, WVOX-WRTN,
New
Rochelle, NY
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Wrote and
produced news stories and voiced over commercials.
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Education:
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1995-1999
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State
University of
New
York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
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BS in Speech
Communications/Mass Communications
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1999-2000
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The New
School of
Radio and
Television, Albany,
NY
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Technical
degree in Television Production/Broadcasting Journalism.
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Honors and
Activities
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Honored by
the City of Mechanicville for outstanding live coverage for a local food
drive.
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Helped to
teach Broadcasting Journalism class at North Warren
School in Chestertown, NY.
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Emceed
several events including a Telethon and Soap Box Derby.
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Lectured
students at Galway Elementary School and Adirondack Community College about Broadcasting.
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After
college, was selected for a Graduate Assistantship at
University of Illinois at Springfield’s Public Affairs Reporting Program.
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Helped to
start Venue, campus television news show.
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Recipient of
Kathleen Jermyn Scholarship in college.
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Member of
NCAA Division III ECAC college championship basketball team.
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