CORE  CAREER COMPETENCIES

• Creative & energetic
• Write, produce and analyze news stories on tight deadlines
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Deliver news coverage for the ‘why’
• Social media expert
• Website content management systems
• Anticipates obstacles in project flow and execution
• Demonstrates calm demeanor during stressful scenarios
• At ease with public speaking and performance

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

WFAA ABC 8 Dallas, Texas January 2018- Present

Morning Anchor

• Deliver 2 ½ hour morning newscast  five days a week Responsible for scheduling interviews, managing flow of newscast, coordinating interviews and delivering breaking news

 

 WXIX FOX19 Cincinnati, Ohio December 2014- December 2017

Morning Anchor

• Deliver 4½ hour morning newscast  five days a week Responsible for scheduling interviews, managing flow of newscast, coordinating interviews and delivering breaking news

• Led 6 ½ hours of team coverage at RNC & DNC, securing interviews with local, state delegates and other key influencers
• Strategized with our weather team to go Facebook LIVE during a tornado event while our meteorologists were in wall-to- wall coverage; I provided critical information about the storm’s path, road and school closures to people without power
• Field anchor MLB All-Star Game during the station’s three-hour special with live interviews
• ‘Think Pink’ franchise coordinator who produces monthly breast cancer awareness coverage by partnering with local hospitals and Susan G. Komen to bring cutting-edge healthcare information and survivor stories

• Guided coverage after the death of a Cincinnati firefighter killed fighting a fire during the newscast and subsequently anchored special coverage of his funeral alongside one of his fellow firefighters

 

KWCH 12 Wichita, Kansas    September 2008 -November 2014

Morning Anchor, produce and anchor noon newscast, reporter

• Coordinated guest interviews including celebrities like former First Daughter Jenna Bush, Soap star Tina Sloan and former member of ‘The Supremes’ Mary Wilson.
• Enterprised news stories including a viewer favorite about ‘Gumby,’ a deaf and blind Great Dane who was taught ‘touch signs’ to navigate his world
• First reporter on scene after abortion provider, Dr. George Tiller, was shot and killed inside his church
• Highlighted Midwest drought on CBS This Morning in July 2011 and its impact on much of the nation’s crops

 

KOSA CBS 7 Midland/Odessa, Texas February 2006-September 2008

Anchor/Reporter/Producer

• Worked alongside ranchers during the Davis Mountain grass fires to report its impact on the Big Bend region
• Live coverage during court proceedings after 400+ children from Yearning for Zion ranch were removed
• First reporter on scene after Alon refinery explosion in Big Spring, Texas
• Lead reporter during hostage situation that left three Odessa Police officers dead

 

EDUCATION

Stephen F. Austin State University. Bachelor of Arts, Communication, August 2005

 

SKILLS

Microsoft Office, AP Style, Edius Pro, Final Cut Pro

 

AWARDS

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 2013 Morning/Noon Newscast, 1st

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 2012 Morning/Noon Newscast, 1st

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 2008 Division 4, Reporting, 3rd