Experience                                                                             

VCU InSight | Richmond, VA

Reporter/Anchor

08/2020 – 12/20

  • Wrote and filmed news stories for an award-winning half-hour public affairs newscast airing on Richmond PBS (WCVE- TV).

  • Boosted knowledge to the public by producing timely and compelling news and feature stories.

  • Anchored on camera in a broadcast studio and worked with a teleprompter.

  • Delivered high-quality broadcast stories with interviews from notable figures and government officials.

  • Pitched ideas for news and feature stories.

  • Arranged interviews with people who are essential to the story.

  • Edited footage with the use of adobe premiere.

  • Used adobe photoshop to make photos more captivating when used in news packages.

  • Posted news packages on YouTube and Twitter.

  • Promoted upcoming stories with engaging posts on social media platforms to grow an audience (Facebook, Twitter,

    YouTube).

WRIR 97.3fm | Richmond, VA

Intern Reporter

01/2020 – 5/2020

  •  Executed detailed interviews with sources, contacts, and leads to gather information for stories.

  • Researched potential news or feature stories for timely and quality distribution to the public.

  • Enhanced recorded roundtable discussions with fellow journalists by generating in-depth story ideas.

  • Wrote scripts to create original news stories.

  • Created posts on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) to promote upcoming news stories.

    Entercom Communications Corp. | Richmond, VA

Intern

01/2020 – 3/2020

  • Improved on-air content for 106.5 The Beat Radio (WBTJ-FM), Richmond’s #1 radio source for Hip-Hop and R&B through concise editing.

  • Worked with VoxPro to put callers on-air.

  • Recorded animated sweepers for Mix 98.1 (WTVR-FM) to be aired to the public.

  • Aligned blog posts with public interest by researching entertainment news before writing and publishing.

  • Attended interviews with notable figures in entertainment (musicians and actors).  

 

WVCW

Editor/DJ

08/2019 – 12/2019

  • Recorded and edited brief yet captivating sweepers to be aired on the radio with adobe audition.

  • Increased audience engagement by DJing in a 24-hour long live radio show with the use of vinyl records.

  • Live-tweeted during live shows to engage with a diverse audience.

  • Pitched ideas during meetings that would help create more engagement from an audience.  

Education and Training                                                                                                                Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications

Graduated 12/2020

·   Completed coursework in Audio and Video Journalism, Advanced Video Journalism, Advanced Television News Gathering, and Reporting for Print & Web.

 

Skills                                                                                                                                                 Adobe Premiere Pro • Adobe Audition • Adobe Photoshop • Print & Web Reporting • Sony NX Cameras • Audio and Video Journalism • Television Newsgathering  

Certifications

· Media Sales Certificate of Completion with the Virginia Association of Broadcasters (VAB) and P1 Learning | Completed July 2020