SPORTS MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Sports Anchor/MMJ, WCTV, Tallahassee, FL                                                                                                                                                             June 2021 - Present

• Act as Weekend Sports Anchor and weekday Anchor/Reporter for market’s dominant #1 station
• Anchor, report, shoot, produce, write, and create graphics for sportscasts covering Florida State, FAMU, VSU as well as Florida and Georgia High School athletics
• Create content for broadcast, digital, and web while growing presence on social media to better connect with viewers
• Enterprise story ideas that better our coverage such as implementing station’s first-ever Friday Night High School basketball show

News/Sports MMJ & Anchor, WTHI-TV News 10, Terre Haute, IN                                               June 2019 – May 2021

·       Covered Indiana State University and Wabash Valley high school athletics

·       Acted as lead sports reporter for Friday night football and basketball sportscasts

·       Conducted post-game interviews with coaches & players while developing packages for ISU athletics

·       Regularly filled-in as Sports Anchor for both weekday and weekend sportscasts

 On-Field Football Game Emcee, Indiana University Football, Bloomington, IN        September 2019 – December 2019

·       Led sponsored on-field events on stadium big screen during timeouts of Indiana Hoosier football games

·       Engaged with fans on the big screen while carrying out specific needs of sponsors

 Sports Television Intern, CNN, Turner Broadcasting System, Atlanta, GA                              January 2018 – May 2018

·       Worked with CNN International’s World Sport show and Bleacher Report

·       Assisted sports newsgathering by providing event coverage, logging interviews, and cutting game highlights

·       Researched and pitched story ideas in production meetings translating into on-air stories

·       Enhanced on-air presence by writing scripts and creating professional television reel with sports anchors

Sports Radio Personality, Exquisite Conglomerate Communications, Chicago, IL                 June 2017 – January 2018

·       Hosted own Sports Talk Podcast on the Exquisite Podcast Radio Network

·       Broadcasted to an average audience of 10,000 weekly listeners

·       Exercised entrepreneurial skillset by approaching and obtaining companies to sponsor the podcast

Sports Talk Radio Intern, Emmis Communications – 1070AM The Fan, Indianapolis, IN      May 2016 – August 2016

·       Engaged in sports-related banter on a Live ESPN radio affiliate with professional hosts

·       Assisted in all aspects of radio sports talk show production, research, and podcast production

·       Uploaded interviews, podcasts, and article content onto the official website and SoundCloud

·       Wrote scripts and recorded SportsCenter Updates to personally deliver on Live radio

REFERENCES

Ryan Kelly, Sports Director, WCTV

(904) 314-4110

Greg Rakestraw, VP at ISC Sports Network, TV Voice of Indy Eleven, Post-Game Host for Colts Radio

(317) 490-2604

Jon Chelesnik, President/CEO, Sportscasters Talent Agency of America

(949) 648-7822

EDUCATION

DePauw University, Greencastle, IN                                                                               August 2015 – May 2019

    • Bachelor of Arts, Communication – Sports Broadcast Journalism