Experience:

 

SENIOR REPORTER/EDITOR • KUNR PUBLIC RADIO • Jan. 2017 – Sept.  2021

  • Assisted the news director in creating and implementing an overall strategy that led KUNR to become the most listened to station in the Truckee Meadows

  • Spearheaded KUNR’s comprehensive 2020 election coverage by drafting and executing a reporting strategy, making assignments, providing guidance and edits to colleagues 

  • Responsible for reporting on multiple beats across northern Nevada and eastern California, in addition to daily news and editorial responsibilities

  • Provided in-depth coverage and analysis of Nevada politics for local news and public affairs programming, often on a tight deadline

  • Worked with KUNR partners and collaborators such as the Mountain West News Bureau and The Nevada Independent to produce, share and schedule joint content 

  • Wrote and edited daily news reports and feature stories for local, regional and national audiences

  • Served as acting news director in the absence of the news director

  • Collaborated regularly with KUNR Leadership to address the station’s programming needs

  • Served as an editor for staff and helped mentor and manage developing journalists

  • Worked with KUNR’s Digital Team to produce daily content for web and social media

  • Wrote, produced and hosted one of KUNR’s first podcasts – Science Distilled

  • Filled in as a local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered

REPORTER • MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING • Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2016

  • Produced original features, superspots, wraps and interviews for broadcast  

  • Covered the Mississippi Legislature, providing updates and analysis from the Capitol  

  • Provided analysis and moderated panels on legislative and education issues for MPB TV’s @Issue

  • Served as a subject matter expert on Mississippi’s educational system both on a state and local level  

  • Provided spot news on important daily events  

  • Filled in as a local host for Morning Edition, Mississippi Edition, and All Things Considered

  • Worked with Digital Media Team to produce daily content for web and social media  

RADIO NEWS INTERN • TROY PUBLIC RADIO • Oct. 2011 – Aug. 2013

  • Local Weekend Edition host and weekday fill-in 

  • Co-Editor of Troy This Week  

  • Assisted operations manager with administrative tasks  

  • Produced, engineered and edited various programs for air  

  • Reported on daily news events around southeast Alabama

Education:

 

Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism

Troy University – May 2013

Skills:

 

Communication • Problem Solving • Team-Oriented • Self-Starting • Collaboration • News Writing • Storytelling • Editing • Hosting • Breaking News • Interviewing • Audio Production • Sound Editing • Radio Automation • Engineering

Awards:

 

2020 National PMJA Award – Best Multimedia Presentation (2nd) 

2020 Regional Murrow – Hard News

2019 AP TV & Radio – Best Reporter (2nd)

2017 AP TV & Radio – Best Reporter (2nd)

2016 Regional Murrow – Feature Reporting  

2016 Miss. AP Broadcasters – Documentary/Series  

2016 Miss. AP Broadcasters – Achievement  

2016 Miss. AP Broadcasters – Public Affairs Reporting

2015 Miss. AP Broadcasters –Documentary/Series