Syracuse University
Broadcast Journalism

Reporter, Fill-in anchor
Hearst Television (WXII 12) |
• Investigated, wrote and executed story on shady promotion at entertainment venue, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in refunds to affected patrons. • Executed news project from initial idea generation to broadcast about man losing all his possessions in RV fire. The story spurred a local business to donate a RV to the man. • News project on underserved local Montagnard community was part of Vietnam Veterans special that was nominated for an Emmy award. • Create value with unique and vibrant communications pieces, like interview and one-on-one competition against Olympic champion Simone Biles.

News/Sports MMJ
Time Warner Cable News |
• Secured exclusive access and interviews on high impact news projects like the American Civic Association mass shooting, video and stories were requested and shared with large outlets like CNN. • Landed interviews with new recruits as Binghamton University’s men’s basketball team was mired in scandal, leading to unique content on broadcast platforms not seen anywhere else. • Spearheaded popular franchise segment “You vs. Wu” leading to greater engagement with local community and sports teams.

Reporter/MMJ
Fox Television Stations (KRIV-TV) |
• Research, pitch, write, shoot video and edit wide array of pieces for broadcast, Facebook, Twitter, consistently finishing in top half of social media rankings among on-air talent as measured by ShareRocket. • Designed and co-hosted new segment, now called “Friday Football Fever” which later gained sponsorship, creating new six-figure revenue stream for station, while boosting community engagement and enhancing brand. • Work cross-functionally with dedicated morning news team on dynamic 6-hour morning show, which saw significant year-over-year ratings growth, moving from #3 in Nov. 2014 to #1 in Nov. 2015 in coveted 25-54 adult demographic. • Collaborated in production processes including story pitches, content writing, and live field production.

Anchor
Charter Communications (Spectrum News) |
• Lead large team of reporters, producers, and writers in developing and executing broadcasts for North Carolina’s only 24/7 news station. • Collaborate with UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine on television broadcast and web story demonstrating effectiveness of masks, contributing to 97% (from 3rd-party survey) viewer trust in our coronavirus coverage and raising community awareness of Covid-19. • Oversaw, anchor and drive hours of uninterrupted live coverage of crises situations, for example, George Floyd riots, hurricanes, earning 2nd place award from Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. • Initiate and develop comprehensive custom feedback reports to train and coach junior staff, increasing efficiency and work quality. Greensboro channel is the highest-engaged network of all television stations in that media market. • Write, record, edit TikTok videos covering news, politics, pop culture and other trends. 1.5 million views, more than 234,000 likes and nearly 11,000 shares generated from posts in July.