Experience

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  WBBM | CBS Chicago

  • Chicago, IL

  • Writer/Producer

    • May 2018 - Present
    • Chicago, IL

    I currently work as a per diem producer and writer at CBS 2 Chicago on the morning shows Sunday to Saturday. (#ThirdShiftLife) When I write, I take the information sourced by our reporters and news desk and turn it into compelling, conversational copy for the anchors to read on-air. I also build...

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  WBAY-TV

  • Green Bay, WI

  • News Producer

    • Apr 2016 - Apr 2018
    • Green Bay, WI

    I've previously worked as a producer for Action 2 News This Morning. Everyday, my co-producer, executive producer, and I would create the most-watched morning newscast in the market. Our two-and-a-half hour show came complete with three incredible anchors, an extremely talented live reporter,...

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  Lakeshore Public Media

  • Merrillville, IN

  • Anchor/Producer

    • Mar 2014 - Apr 2016
    • Merrillville, IN

    As an anchor for Lakeshore Public Radio, it's my job to source, compile, write, produce, edit, and deliver news information every hour: headlines, feature stories, and more. While live on the air, I engineer and operate the control board, our phone system, and other production software for my...

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  APME, NewsTrain Seminar

  • DeKalb, IL

  • News Producer Training

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
    • DeKalb, IL

    • Learning time-saving techniques to drill through mountains of information -- from paper records to electronic databases -- and extract the critical information that turns routine stories into must-read enterprise• Using social media to establish a professional, yetpersonal brand and encouragin...

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  Sinclair Broadcast Group

  • Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

  • News Producer Training

    • Sep 2013 - Sep 2013
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

    • Learning techniques to creatively stack a show into an informative, credible, and memorable broadcast• Taking part in editorial and rundown meetings withreporters and a news director • Writing sample teasers, headlines, and copy to elevate the quality of any on-air broadcast • Shadowing live-sh...

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  Freelance

  • Chiacgo, IL

  • Television Production Assistant

    • Jun 2010 - Dec 2012
    • Chiacgo, IL

    As a freelance production assistant in the Chicago market, I worked closely with various departments – the production office, script supervisor, camera, grip & electric, DIT, etc. I also oversaw other production assistants, to make sure task were accomplished quickly and efficiently under a d...