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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS |
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Play-by-play skills in football, basketball, baseball, hockey and lacrosse. In-depth knowledge of sports, evidenced by being a contestant and winning the third season of the sports trivia game show, "ESPN's 2-Minute Drill." Proficient in AP NewsCenter, AP ENPS, Lexis-Nexis, PC and Macintosh platforms, linear editing, the Final Cut Pro 3 and Avid digital editing machines. Also experienced with the SAW radio editing machines and camera operation (DVC Pro, DV Cam, VX 1000 and 2000). Energetic person with excellent organizational and creative skills.
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EXPERIENCE |
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4/2007-present Delmarva Shorebirds/WTGM 960 AM Salisbury, MD
• Play-by-play for four innings (3-4, 6-7) of all Delmarva Shorebirds home baseball games
• Write game recaps after all Shorebirds home games which are sent to the Major League Baseball website (milb.com) and other media outlets
• Produce/run the engineering board at the WTGM radio station during Shorebirds road games
4/2006-4/2007 ESPN The Magazine New York, NY
• Cover college basketball events in the area and attend press conferences after the games
• Research and fact-check articles by staff writers to ensure full accuracy before going to print
• Conduct interviews for the magazine, as well as for ESPN Books (ex. ESPN Almanac)
2/2005-10/2005 ESPN, Inc. New York, NY
• Write and research sports questions for ESPN's "Stump the Schwab" television show
Fall 2003 WIXT-ABC NewsChannel 9 Syracuse, NY
• Edited highlights of collegiate and professional sports games for airing on the 11 o'clock newscast and assisted with writing scripts for the games
• Helped with reporting on Syracuse University basketball and Syracuse area high school football/ basketball games by interviewing athletes after games
• Updated the sports bottom-line ticker before airing during the sportscast
10/2003-5/2004 WJPZ 89.1 FM Syracuse, NY
• Deliver morning sports casts one day a week
• Produced and hosted Syracuse Orangewomen basketball games on the station.
8/2002- 5/2004 University Union Television Syracuse, NY
• Produced and edited packages for a sports television show at the television station
• Produced and anchored news for the daily 6 o'clock newscast one day a week
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| EDUCATION |
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8/2000-5/2004 S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse, NY
Syracuse University (B.S. - May 2004)
• Major: broadcast journalism; Minor: psychology
• Courses in radio and television reporting, anchoring, producing, editing, ethical issues in the media, race and gender in
the media, and communications law
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| AWARDS |
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• Syracuse University Chancellor Scholar
• Two-time member of The National Dean's List publication, 2000-2001, 2002-2003
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REFERENCES
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• Howie Schwab, Coordinating Producer, ESPN Productions, Inc.
• Craig Winston, Editorial Research Director, ESPN The Magazine
• Steve Infanti, Sports Director and anchor, WIXT-ABC NewsChannel 9
• John Nicholson, professor, reporter, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
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