Experience

Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • May 2022 - Present



KDKA-TV

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• News Producer

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Write and produce nightly newscasts for Pittsburgh’s most-watched news station • Make editorial decisions on story selection, video, scripts, graphics, and order of show • Ensure clean on-air product under daily deadline pressure, leading team of reporters, editors, and crew • Produce special projects, including weekly current affairs program and live Election Night coverage • Expanded ‘First Night’ telecast on New Year’s Eve to 1-hour live telecast, boosted ratings by 81% • Write and produce nightly newscasts for Pittsburgh’s most-watched news station • Make editorial decisions on story selection, video, scripts, graphics, and order of show • Ensure clean on-air product under daily deadline pressure, leading team of reporters, editors, and crew • Produce special projects, including weekly current affairs program and live Election Night coverage • Expanded ‘First Night’ telecast on New Year’s Eve to 1-hour live telecast, boosted ratings by 81%



WKBN-TV

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter/Weekend Anchor

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Pitch, write, interview, edit, and present video packages for live, daily newscast • Execute live shots in the field on deadly house fires, shootings, car crashes and other breaking news • Produce, write, anchor newscasts and sportscasts by stacking rundown appropriately and designing graphics • Film 2-3 high school football games each Friday, edit highlight reel and write shot sheets • Substitute as weather anchor by ad-libbing forecast and producing on-screen graphics • Pitch, write, interview, edit, and present video packages for live, daily newscast • Execute live shots in the field on deadly house fires, shootings, car crashes and other breaking news • Produce, write, anchor newscasts and sportscasts by stacking rundown appropriately and designing graphics • Film 2-3 high school football games each Friday, edit highlight reel and write shot sheets • Substitute as weather anchor by ad-libbing forecast and producing on-screen graphics



Time Warner Cable

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Intern

  • Oct 2013 - May 2014

  • Pitched and developed ideas in afternoon meeting for segments of Access SportsNet and #LakeShow • Input internal codes to capture footage from live trucks for Dodgers and Lakers telecasts • Edited highlights for 3 secondary games each night and wrote shot sheets of key plays for anchors to broadcast • Screened dozens of tapes in Dodger Stadium library to pull exceptional footage for TWC SportsNet LA launch • Pitched and developed ideas in afternoon meeting for segments of Access SportsNet and #LakeShow • Input internal codes to capture footage from live trucks for Dodgers and Lakers telecasts • Edited highlights for 3 secondary games each night and wrote shot sheets of key plays for anchors to broadcast • Screened dozens of tapes in Dodger Stadium library to pull exceptional footage for TWC SportsNet LA launch



Annenberg TV News

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Sports Director, Reporter, Anchor

  • Jan 2011 - May 2014

  • Managed 20+ student journalists to schedule interviews, write copy and design graphics for live, daily sportscast • Pitched and executed day-of-air one-man-band packages on Dodger Stadium outdoor hockey, USC athletes volunteering for Typhoon Haiyan victims, MLB Umpire Camp and USC’s Sports and the LGBT Experience conference • Managed 20+ student journalists to schedule interviews, write copy and design graphics for live, daily sportscast • Pitched and executed day-of-air one-man-band packages on Dodger Stadium outdoor hockey, USC athletes volunteering for Typhoon Haiyan victims, MLB Umpire Camp and USC’s Sports and the LGBT Experience conference



KXSC Radio

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• On-Air Personality

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2013

  - Hosted weekly one-hour baseball show (The Strike Zone) and general sports talk program (The Giant Rhino Show) - Announced play-by-play for USC baseball, basketball and football - Hosted weekly one-hour baseball show (The Strike Zone) and general sports talk program (The Giant Rhino Show) - Announced play-by-play for USC baseball, basketball and football



Pirates Prospects

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Beat Writer/Analyst

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  - Reported on the Pittsburgh Pirates for independent site that drew 10 million hits in 2013 - Covered MLB team day-to-day at PNC Park, writing enterprise stories, daily notebooks and game recaps - Launched live video webcast and weekly audio podcast to discuss team in roundtable format - Interacted with 3,000 followers on Twitter, where my stories generated over 6,000 monthly clicks - Wrote blog posts/columns about topics of fan interest; top five posts have received over 50,000 hits - Reported on the Pittsburgh Pirates for independent site that drew 10 million hits in 2013 - Covered MLB team day-to-day at PNC Park, writing enterprise stories, daily notebooks and game recaps - Launched live video webcast and weekly audio podcast to discuss team in roundtable format - Interacted with 3,000 followers on Twitter, where my stories generated over 6,000 monthly clicks - Wrote blog posts/columns about topics of fan interest; top five posts have received over 50,000 hits



Pittsburgh Penguins

• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Staff Writer/Multimedia Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Reported feature stories for team website and assisted in producing web content - Copyedited team media guide and web stories for errors in stats and bios, built photo galleries - Led development camp coverage: wrote daily blogs, took photos and interviewed players on PensTV - Reported feature stories for team website and assisted in producing web content - Copyedited team media guide and web stories for errors in stats and bios, built photo galleries - Led development camp coverage: wrote daily blogs, took photos and interviewed players on PensTV



Neon Tommy

• Los Angeles, CA

• Sports Director

  • Jan 2011 - May 2013

  • Managed 20+ writers by leading weekly editorial meetings and giving NT coverage direction • Reported on breaking news of Monte Kiffin firing, efforts to build L.A. football stadium and USC overtaking Coliseum • Honors: Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Sports Photograph, 2011 • Managed 20+ writers by leading weekly editorial meetings and giving NT coverage direction • Reported on breaking news of Monte Kiffin firing, efforts to build L.A. football stadium and USC overtaking Coliseum • Honors: Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Sports Photograph, 2011



Pittsburgh Sports Report

• Irwin, Pennsylvania

• Staff Writer

  • Jun 2006 - Sep 2012

  - Writer of the monthly "Doc's NFL Notebook," plus two to three editorial pieces each year. - As summer intern, published online news, assisting in marketing and copy editing. - Covered Pittsburgh Pirates as fill-in beat writer (Summer 2012) - Writer of the monthly "Doc's NFL Notebook," plus two to three editorial pieces each year. - As summer intern, published online news, assisting in marketing and copy editing. - Covered Pittsburgh Pirates as fill-in beat writer (Summer 2012)



NBC Sports

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Intern

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Reported stories, wrote Olympic Talk posts, copyedited pages and monitored video streams - Operated from London’s International Broadcast Centre to assist web producers in publishing content - Used Forge CMS to build photo galleries, edit bios, place video content and publish stories - Worked directly with Managing Editor to schedule producers and event coverage - Reported stories, wrote Olympic Talk posts, copyedited pages and monitored video streams - Operated from London’s International Broadcast Centre to assist web producers in publishing content - Used Forge CMS to build photo galleries, edit bios, place video content and publish stories - Worked directly with Managing Editor to schedule producers and event coverage



Pittsburgh Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • May 2012 - Jul 2012

  - Researched, fact-checked and copy-edited articles for the monthly magazine, circulation: 50,000 - Wrote articles for e-newsletters and prepared text and multimedia pieces for website - Researched, fact-checked and copy-edited articles for the monthly magazine, circulation: 50,000 - Wrote articles for e-newsletters and prepared text and multimedia pieces for website



Fox Chapel Area School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Public Address Announcer

  • Dec 2007 - Jun 2010

  - PA voice for volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey, and basketball teams. - Music coordinator for games. Created and ran displays for field video board. - Worked as administrative assistant for two semesters, scheduling, filing, mail, and performing other duties. - Set up press box for football games and press row for basketball and volleyball games. - PA voice for volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey, and basketball teams. - Music coordinator for games. Created and ran displays for field video board. - Worked as administrative assistant for two semesters, scheduling, filing, mail, and performing other duties. - Set up press box for football games and press row for basketball and volleyball games.