Experience

NBC12 - WWBT

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

• Evening News Anchor

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  - Anchor the 5,6,10 (FOX),11 shows. - Adlib live breaking news coverage, studio interviews and live talkbacks. - Research enterprise stories. - Pitch and write stories for the "Building a Better RVA" franchise. - Emcee events. - Write web stories. - Engage with viewers via social media. - Edit scripts and occasionally write segments/headlines for air. - Anchor the 5,6,10 (FOX),11 shows. - Adlib live breaking news coverage, studio interviews and live talkbacks. - Research enterprise stories. - Pitch and write stories for the "Building a Better RVA" franchise. - Emcee events. - Write web stories. - Engage with viewers via social media. - Edit scripts and occasionally write segments/headlines for air.



WUSA-TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Weekend Morning Anchor| Reporter| Fill-in Traffic Anchor

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

  -Emmy-nominated for a feature story. -Develop and co-produce innovative weekend morning segments. -Provide multiple live shots for Wake Up Washington. -Shoot, edit and write stories for newscasts. -Research and pitch story ideas. -Generate content for the web. -Engage viewers across various social media platforms. -Emcee events and school visits. -Fill-in for weekday morning news and traffic anchor. -Proficient in Edius, Adobe Premiere, ENPS 7, Total Traffic and Vizrt -Mentor youth and aspiring journalists. Show less



WBOC-TV

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

• Morning Live Reporter| Fill-in Morning Anchor, Meteorologist and Producer

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  -Provide breaking news coverage.-Pitch stories on a daily basis.-Write live teases and scripts.-Execute eight lives shots over a two-hour period for WBOC News This Morning.-Fill-in anchor for morning show and cut-ins.-Fill-in meteorologist for 16 live hits over a two-hour period.-Write cut-ins for forecasts and produce one radio hit as a fill-in meteorologist.-Shoot, edit and write stories for the afternoon and evening newscasts.-Write web articles.

• Video Journalist | Fill-in News Producer| Fill-in News Anchor

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2015

  -Produce daily content for our Delmarva Newsbyte franchise using a smartphone application to produce and edit stories from the field.-Provide content for our WebXtra franchise, which drives viewers to the web for a story that is teased during a newscast.-Pitch at least three story ideas daily.-Shoot, edit and write stories for several newscasts.-Report live in-studio and from the field on news stories. -Provide coverage for a range of subjects from several counties on Delmarva.-Develop enterprise stories and contacts grassroots-style by attending council meetings and community events beyond the workplace.-Write stories for WBOC's website. -Engage viewers via social media, including Facebook, with posts about my stories. -Edit news stories using Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro.-Write all news content in ENPS.-Wrote the 7pm newscast weekly, as a fill-in producer, and used content from CNN Newsource and CBS Newspath from January to March 2013.-Wrote the 10pm. newscast on several occasions.-Emcee local events.-Fill-in anchor for weekday evening shows.-Produced and anchored weekend evening shows for seven months before moving to fill-in weekday anchor status. State of Delmarva Talk Show for WBOC, once a week. -Pitch topics for the call-in TV talk show, once a week, which is mandated for all reporters.-Gather a total of 16 brief interviews for two topics.-Shoot, write and edit content for four live hits.-Execute a total of four live shots and four live teases during the show's two-hour period. Show less



Prince George's Community Television, CTV News

• General Assignment News Reporter

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2013

  -The first Monday in April of 2013, I launched a brand new 'Inspirational Moments with Mikea' segment for the 4:30 p.m. newscast. The bi-weekly series puts the spotlight on residents throughout the community who are making a difference. -Provide coverage for breaking news, hard news, local politics, and community events. -Write up to five stories per day, which includes these formats: VO,VSOT,RDR,PKG. -Edit corresponding footage and interviews using Final Cut Pro 7.-Pitch stories for coverage.-Conduct research for developing stories.-Assist with studio operations by operating the teleprompter, camera, or character generator. -Emcee for local events.-Co-anchor for the evening newscast. Show less

• Freelance News Reporter

  • Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  Freelancer from August 2012 to November 2012- Provided daily off-air coverage of at least three stories per day, wrote scripts, and edited corresponding footage and interviews using Final Cut Pro 7. - Conducted research for developing stories.- Pitched stories for coverage.- Assisted with camera operations in studio for the 4:30p.m. newscast.



Rutgers University School of Communication and Information

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate

  • May 2012 - May 2012

  I am a graduate of Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus. I have my Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Media Studies(major) and Japanese(minor). An honors student, I graduated from the School of Communication and Information with a 3.80 grade point average. I am a graduate of Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus. I have my Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Media Studies(major) and Japanese(minor). An honors student, I graduated from the School of Communication and Information with a 3.80 grade point average.



Rutgers Television Network

• Segment Producer

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  As a segment producer, I served as a multimedia journalist.Researched, produced, shot, and edited one to three minute: -Public service announcements -Promotional segments -Rutgers-oriented news packages to serve more than 37,000 students via eight university sponsored channels. -Co-anchored a bi-weekly half-hour news show entitled, "Inside Rutgers."

• Master Control Operator

  • May 2011 - Dec 2011

  -Wrote digital schedules for university-sponsored channels and routed remotes to corresponding channels. -Encoded interstitials, created and dubbed DVDs, and queued movies to play remotely. -Conducted show quality checks and monitored more than 15 television sets.


Rutgers University
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Undergraduate Student

  • 2008 - 2012


Entertainment Tonight/The Insider

• News Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  -Researched content for entertainment news pitches. -Aided producers on field shoots by logging interviews, logging morning news shows, and preparing dubs for shipment to the Los Angeles studio. -Conducted clerical duties by answering phones and fulfilled production duties through assistance with studio equipment. -Researched content for entertainment news pitches. -Aided producers on field shoots by logging interviews, logging morning news shows, and preparing dubs for shipment to the Los Angeles studio. -Conducted clerical duties by answering phones and fulfilled production duties through assistance with studio equipment.

• News Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  -Produced material for Entertainment Anchor Angie Goff's morning segment, "Oh My Goff." This included covering events, filming footage and writing scripts. -Generated and posted fashion/entertainment posts on Angie's blog, wrote web stories for local news and web stories for Anchor Derek McGinty's segment, "Friday's Heroes." -Researched information for reporters' stories, went on field shoots, and shot standups for my resume reel. -Pitched stories for the 5pm and 11pm news show. -Produced material for Entertainment Anchor Angie Goff's morning segment, "Oh My Goff." This included covering events, filming footage and writing scripts. -Generated and posted fashion/entertainment posts on Angie's blog, wrote web stories for local news and web stories for Anchor Derek McGinty's segment, "Friday's Heroes." -Researched information for reporters' stories, went on field shoots, and shot standups for my resume reel. -Pitched stories for the 5pm and 11pm news show.