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Experience

KET
Anchor/Reporter/producer
august 2021 - Current

-Produced town hall forums, live coverage of special events and in-depth interviews
-Collaborated with production, marketing and education departments to develop new shows
-Anchored and reported on live daily coverage of the Kentucky legislature

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reporter/field producer
june 2017 - august 2021

-Reported enterprise stories for KET’s nightly show focused on legislative coverage, special programs and weekly issue-based conversation shows
-Built relationships with government leaders, interest groups and community leaders
-Produced KET’s weekly news review show “Comment on Kentucky”
-Anchored nightly programs focused on the Kentucky legislature and live special events
-Received Emmy nomination for 2019 election coverage

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Associate producer
january 2016 - june 2017

-Created KET’s podcast network
-Conducted background research for programs focusing on public affairs issues
-Edited multi-camera programs for broadcast
-Shot and edited packages for KET’s interview-based programs

Midway Messenger
Reporter
August 2015 - december 2015

-Reported for the community newspaper and blog in Midway, Kentucky
-Conducted interviews, shot photographs and attended meetings relevant to the community

UK Student News Network
reporter/Producer/Anchor
january 2015 - june 2015

-Reported, anchored and produced live daily newscasts in the Lexington, Kentucky DMA
-Independently shot, edited and packaged stories for newscast
-Received AP Award for “Best Newscast”.

society for professional journalists
Director, Bluegrass Chapter
June 2020 - Current

-Created programming and helped maintain the Kentucky chapter of SPJ

Skills

Adobe Premier Pro, Audition and Photoshop | AVID Media Composer | Sony HD field cameras | Canon EOS Digital Cinema Cameras | Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras | Rundown Creator | CSS | HTML | WordPress | AP style | Script Writing | Social Media | Media Ethics

Education

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

School of Journalism and Telecommunications
B.S., Journalism, December 2015