Sarah Phinney

Sarah's Walking Club / WFTS Traffic Anchor at WFTS-TV
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Tampa, Florida, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Sarah's Walking Club / WFTS Traffic Anchor
      • Jun 2018 - Present

      - Award-winning traffic anchor for Good Morning Tampa Bay from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and fill-in news anchor - In July 2020, I pitched a series called "Sarah's Walking Club" to highlight parks and trails around the Tampa Bay area as people spend more time outside during the pandemic - New "Sarah's Walking Club" stories air every Friday on Good Morning Tampa Bay, I write and edit every single story in addition assisting in the shooting process- In November 2020, I created the "Sarah's Walking Club" Facebook group, in less than one year, the group has more 13,000 members - Segments that have resulted from the group include "Walker of the Week" and "Walking Club 101" - In March, I started issuing fitness challenges to members, so far we've done a daily time challenge, step challenge, calendar challenge and summer challenge, where I asked people to visit places I've featured on "Sarah's Walking Club" - In May, I started writing the "Sarah's Walking Club" newsletter, it blasts off to subscribers every Friday and includes a recap of the week's stories, links to popular posts in the group and ideas for weekend adventures- In August 2021, I edited a 30 minute "Sarah's Walking Club" special that aired on ABC Action News Streaming Now

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

      - Emmy Award-winning live reporter for Good Morning Cleveland tasked with breaking down complex information in a clear, concise and engaging manner - Fill-in anchor for Good Morning Cleveland- Responsible for researching, pitching, writing and editing stories- Use social media to promote stories and share critical breaking news updates with viewers - Emmy Award-winning live reporter for Good Morning Cleveland tasked with breaking down complex information in a clear, concise and engaging manner - Fill-in anchor for Good Morning Cleveland- Responsible for researching, pitching, writing and editing stories- Use social media to promote stories and share critical breaking news updates with viewers

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

      - Reporter for weekday and weekend morning broadcasts- Pitch and produce weekly feature stories - Post daily news stories to station website and personal social media accounts - Reporter for weekday and weekend morning broadcasts- Pitch and produce weekly feature stories - Post daily news stories to station website and personal social media accounts

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • May 2013 - Sep 2014

      - Reporter for weekday and weekend newscasts- Pitch, shoot, write and edit daily stories- Localize national stories that impact viewers in the Tri-State region - Reporter for weekday and weekend newscasts- Pitch, shoot, write and edit daily stories- Localize national stories that impact viewers in the Tri-State region

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Investigative Unit intern
      • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Education

  • Ball State University
    Bachelor's degree, Telecommunications/Journalism
    2009 - 2013

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