Professional Journalism Experience
June 13th, 2022 – December 24th, 2024
Gray Television – Sports Director WIBW 13 News – Topeka, KS
- Coordinate all Sports Coverage and Scheduling
- Anchoring/Shooting Sports Segments
- Production and Management of Kansas Prep Zone Segments
- Production and Management of The Drive, WIBW 13
- Production and Management of “The Coaches Show” Live on our OTT (Digital) Desk
- Management of WIBW Web and Social Media Postings for WIBW 13 Sports
- Supervision of Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
Aug 24th, 2020 – May 29th, 2022
Gray Television – News & Sports MMJ/Anchor WPTA ABC 21 / Fort Wayne’s NBC – Fort Wayne, IN
- News & Sports MMJ/Anchor for Morning, Dayside, Evening and Weekend Newscasts in 111th DMA
- Report for the Morning News (5:00 & 7:00 AM Broadcasts) – Extensive Live Shot Experience
- Write and Report News and Sports for Dayside, Evening and Weekend Broadcasts – Includes “Live” In-Studio Reporting and Breaking News
- Weekday/Weekend – Fill-in Anchor for both ABC 21 and Fort Wayne’s NBC
- Video Journalist Serving as a Reporter/Videographer for News and Sports
- Extensive Enterprise Reporting for News and Sports
- Produce Web Content for WPTA ABC 21 and Fort Wayne’s NBC Websites
- Produce/Anchor Sports Block for WPTA ABC 21 and Fort Wayne’s NBC
- Community Engagement and Social Networking
- Social Media Presence/Posting on Facebook and Twitter
- Feature Stories – WPTA ABC 21 “21 Country”
College Journalism Experience
Aug 22nd, 2016 – May 8th, 2020
WEIU-TV News Watch (PBS Affiliate) – Charleston, IL
- 3 Years as a News and Sports Anchor for a Nightly Live 30-Minute Newscast in 88th DMA
- Report and Write News and Sports for Air
- Video Journalist Serving as a Reporter/Videographer
- Sports Producer for Live 30-Minute Newscast
- Web Content Producer; Including Personal Twitter
- Assignment Editor
- Production: Director, Technical Director, Audio Management, Floor Manager, Camera Operator and Server Operator
- Train New Sports and News Volunteers on Various Positions
WEIU Hit-Mix 88.9 Radio – Charleston, IL
- On-Air Personality / Hosted a Sports Talk Show
- Radio Spot Producer
- On-Air Support for Annual EIU “Adopt a Watt” Fundraiser
- Radio News and Sports Reporting
- Live Remotes for EIU Events
- Board Operations Producer for WEIU Sporting Events
- Train New Volunteers on Board Operations
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Digital Network
- 2 Years as a Play by Play/Color Sportscaster for EIU Women’s Volleyball, Softball, Soccer and Men’s Baseball
The Daily Eastern News – Charleston, IL
- 4 Years as a Sportswriter for Women’s Golf, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Basketball, Baseball – Including 7 Feature Stories.
- Responsibilities Include; Generating Story Ideas, Reporting University News and Meeting with University Officials (Coaches) on a weekly basis
June 2018 – August 2018
NBC Sports Chicago – Chicago, IL
- Digital/Multi-Platform Intern – Sportswriter for NBC Sports Chicago’s Website
Skills
- Conversational Spanish
- AVID Technology Including; iNews, NewsCutter, AirSpeed, iNews ControlAir and AVID Deko
- Adobe InDesign, Premier and Audition
- Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- WordPress
- Grass Valley Technical Director Board and Ross Carbonite Switcher (WEIU-TV), Media Touch (Radio)
- JVC Dual Media Camera (WEIU-TV) and JVC 4K Video Camera (Journalism)
Education
Eastern Illinois University – Charleston, IL
- B.A. Journalism, Sports Media Relations – Extensive Coursework in Kinesiology
Professional Sports Coverage
- Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl’s in Arizona and Las Vegas and their Parades, including playoff football in Buffalo and in Kansas City
- NFL Draft in Kansas City
- ALDS Coverage for Kansas City Royals
- College Bowl Games – Sugar Bowl and Pop-Tarts Bowl
- Big 12 Championship for K-State Football
- March Madness for KU Men’s Basketball in Iowa and Utah
- WNIT Championship for KU Women’s Basketball
- Big 12 Tournament for Men’s Basketball
- MIAA Tournament Women’s Basketball
- NCAA Tournament Volleyball for KU
- Washburn and Emporia State University Coverage
- Indianapolis 500
- Fort Wayne Komets (Hockey) Fort Wayne TinCaps (Baseball) Fort Wayne MadAnts (Basketball), Fort Wayne FC (Soccer)
- Indiana Tech and University of Saint Francis Colleges Coverage
Broadcast Journalism Awards
- 2025 1st Place Recurring Program “The Drive” – Kansas Assoc. of Broadcasters
- 2023 1st Place Best Sportscast “Kansas Prep Zone” – Kansas Assoc. of Broadcasters
- 2022 Emmy Award Winner from the 53rd Central Great Lakes Chapter
- 2019 1st Place SINBA Award-TV from the INBA (lL News Broadcasters Assoc.) – Outstanding TV Sports Reporting
- 2019 Winner of the NATAS Mid-America Student Awards for Excellence – Entry C-08 Sports
- 2019 1st Place Student Silver Dome Award from the IBA (IL Broadcasters Assoc.) – Best Radio Sports Story
- 2019 2nd Place Award for Society of Collegiate Journalists – Television Sports Package
- 2019 3rd Place Student Silver Dome Award from the IBA (IL Broadcasters Assoc.) – Best TV Sports Package
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