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FREELANCE Tampa, FL 2004-Present

ANCHOR, REPORTER, VIDEO PRODUCER

  • Produce and write stories for Tampa's PBS affiliate WEDU-TV.
  • Fill-in morning traffic anchor for Tampa's CBS affiliate WTSP-TV.
  • Report feature stories for the statewide Sun Sports network.
  • News reporting and fill-in anchoring for WTTA-TV.
  • Produced and hosted a tutorial DVD for aspiring TV reporters.
  • Field producer for CBS News.
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    WCPO-TV Cincinnati, OH 2002-2004

    GENERAL ASSIGNMENT NEWS REPORTER

  • Researched, wrote and reported general news and feature stories.
  • Did live reporting daily including frequent live breaking news coverage.
  • Regularly anchored CNN Headline News cut-ins.
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    WTVQ-TV Lexington, KY 1999-2002

    SPORTS DIRECTOR

  • Wrote, edited and anchored weekday sportscasts. Reported and anchored live.
  • Reported features, produced, wrote and hosted specials, called play-by-play.
  • Ran three person department. Reported news on rare occasions.
  • Wrote material for station news releases and web site.
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    WFLA-TV Tampa, FL 1997-1999

    SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER

  • Wrote, reported and edited sports and feature stories.
  • Produced, wrote and anchored weekend sportscasts.
  • Wrote and anchored 15-minute long Sunday Sports Extra.
  • Wrote print versions of stories for the station’s web site.
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    FREELANCE Chapel Hill, NC 1996-1997

    SPORTS & NEWS REPORTER

  • Reported news on weekends at WBTW-TV in Florence, SC.
  • Reported news and sports at WCHL-AM in Chapel Hill, NC.
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    WFSB-TV Hartford, CT 1995-1996

    SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER

  • Produced, wrote and reported live and taped sports and feature storiess.
  • Wrote and anchored weekend sportscasts.
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    WJAR-TV Providence, RI 1994-1995

    SPORTS & FEATURES REPORTER

  • Reported daily on set franchise features segment.
  • Reported live and taped sports and anchored sports as needed.
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    FREELANCE Norfolk, VA 1993-1994

    SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER/RADIO HOST

  • Fill-in sports anchor at WJAR-TV, Providence RI.
  • Play-by-play announcer at WNPS-TV and WCTV-TV.
  • Fill-in sports talk show host at WGH-Radio, Virginia Beach VA.
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    WTKR-TV Norfolk, VA 1991-1993

    SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER

  • Reported, wrote and edited live and taped sports and feature storiess.
  • Anchored sports on weekends.
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    WMDT-TV Salisbury, MD 1988-1991

    SPORTS ANCHOR/NEWS & SPORTS REPORTER

  • Shot, reported, wrote and edited live and taped sports and general news stories.
  • Anchored sports on weekends.
  • Co-hosted a weekly sports talk show.
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    WCHL-AM Chapel Hill, NC 1987-1988

    NEWS & SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER

  • Did sportscasts, play-by-play, sports and news reporting and DJ work.
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    E D U C A T I O N

     
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Majors: Communications, Political Science.
  • BA May 1988.
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