Sean Gallagher

STAA Member
Location: Evans City, PA
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(949) 648-STAA
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Radio Demo
1. Basketball PBP 16:13
2. Basketball PBP 15:52
3. Football PBP 14:37
4. Football PBP 13:34
5. Monologue 16:08
6. Monologue 16:57
7. Monologue 17:12
8. Sports Update 1:36
9. Interview 12:10
TV Demo
1. Basketball Highlights 2:11
2. Football Highlights 5:54
3. Sports Anchor 4:36
4. Sports Reporter 5:01
5. Sideline Reporting 4:52
6. Season Recap 3:02

EDUCATION
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 2012
Bachelor of the Arts Degree: Communications/Journalism
Professional Emphasis: Electronic Media Minor: History Final GPA: 3.194

WORK EXPERIENCE

KDKA-AM 1020 NewsRadio, Pittsburgh, PA: Programming Intern May 2011-August 2011
  • Assisted in finding news stories for the evening show hosted by Robert Mangino. Pre-producing the show, calling sources, booking interviews. Screened calls and learned the work of a producer during the show.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Sports Director, Shippensburg University Television (SUTV) (2012)
  • Developed sports stories for the weekly newscasts
  • Reported and developed story packages
  • Appeared on-camera for commentary and other stories
  • Assisted sports anchor in writing the script for the sports segment
  • Edited and voiced-over highlights of Shippensburg sporting events
Sports Director, WSYC 88.7FM (2011-2012)
  • Coordinated and overlooked other members of sports department
  • Created and Managed Facebook and Twitter pages for department (WSYC Sports 88.7FM)
  • Reported and updated scores of Shippensburg Sports
  • Did play-by-play and color commentary for Shippensburg Football and Basketball games
Secretary, Kappa Sigma Fraternity (2009-2010)
  • Recorded meeting minutes and took attendance at all chapter meetings.
  • Reported new chapter pledges and initiates to Kappa Sigma National Headquarters
  • Responsible for completing and submission of chapter reports to Kappa Sigma National Headquarters
  • Responsible for supervision of six individuals each chairing various chapter committees
Public Relations Chair, Kappa Sigma Fraternity (2010-2011)
  • Promoted fraternity through social media (Facebook page, Twitter Page, YouTube) and advertising on campus.

BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE

On-Air Talent: WSYC 88.7 FM Shippensburg University Radio (2010-2012)
  • Hosted, produced a weekly sports radio talk show
  • Sportscasting: Radio Play-by-play announcer for Shippensburg Football and Basketball games
  • Co-hosted a Pregame and Postgame show for Shippensburg Basketball games
Shippensburg University Television (SUTV): Sports Anchor (2011-2012)
  • Anchored the sports segment for SUTV News
  • Wrote scripts for the sports segment of the SUTV News broadcast

SKILLS

  • General understanding of editing software (Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro)
  • Understanding of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr)
  • Experience with blog sites (Blogger, Wordpress)
  • Video/Audio Editing, Podcasting
  • General understanding of Adobe Dreamweaver, CSS 5, HTML 5, J Query Mobile

References

P.J. Kumanchik
Assistant Program Director/Executive Producer
Newsradio 1020 KDKA

Robert Mangino
Radio Talk Show Host
Newsradio 1020 KDKA

Dr. Ted Carlin
Professor, Shippensburg University
WSYC-FM Faculty Adviser

Michael Gardner, M.S.
Director of Broadcasting, Shippensburg University

Dr. Kim Garris
Assistant Professor, Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University Television Faculty Adviser