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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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WVU NEWS MAIN ANCHOR WVU
SEPTEMBER
DECEMBER 2016
o ANCHORS WVU NEWS SHOWS FROM OUR HIGH-TECH STUDIO
o CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS, FILM AND EDIT STORIES, AND WRITE SCRIPTS
o UTILIZES SOCIAL MEDIA TO INFORM PUBLIC
HER CAMPUS WVU EDITOR-IN CHIEF/SENIOR EDITOR - WVU
AUGUST 2014 PRESENT
o IN CHARGE OF GATHERING AND EDITTING ALL ARTICLES FOR THE WEBSITE.
o WRITES BLOGS FOR THE ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE, HERCAMPUSWVU.COM
o CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS ON CAMPUS FOR PROFILE PIECES
o ACTS AS A BRAND REPRESENTATIVE FOR HER CAMPUS
o ORGANIZES EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN FASHION SHOWS
o USES HER CAMPUS SOCIAL MEDIA ON A DAILY BASIS TO PROMOTE STORIES
WDTV - 5 NEWS WEEKEND REPORTER BRIDGEPORT, W.VA
MAY 2015 AUGUST 2015
o COVERED ALL GENERAL NEWS AND BREAKING NEWS ASSIGNMENTS
o REPORTED AND PRODUCED NEWS STORIES FOR 5 NEWS WEEKEND EDITION
o FRONTED NEWS STORIES LIVE IN THE STUDIO
o USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE STORIES DAILY
o UPDATED THE WEB WITH WEEKEND STORIES AND BREAKING NEWS ALERTS
WCHS-TV NEWS INTERN CHARLESTON, W.VA
JUNE
2014 AUGUST 2014
o UPDATED THE WEBSITE WITH BREAKING NEWS AS WELL AS WRITE DAILY STORIES FOR
THE WEBSITE
o CREATED SCRIPTS FOR ANCHORS
o SHOT AND EDITED PACKAGES
o WORKED WITH REPORTERS, ANCHORS, WEB TEAM, ASSIGNMENT DESK,
PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND EDITORS LEARNING AND IMITATING THE JOBS OF EACH.

ACTIVITIES

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RADIO-TEVLEVION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR WVU
SEPTEMBER 2014 APRIL 2016
o SERVED AS THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR, PROMOTING RTDNA ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
o ATTEND TELEVISION JOURNALISM EVENTS AND TRIPS
o FUNDRAISE FOR CLUB EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ALPHA PHI, BETA IOTA CHAPTER MEMBER WVU
2012-2016
o SERVED AS THE BIG SISTER CHAIR IN 2013, PLANNING EVENTS WITH NEWS MEMBERS
o ACTED AS A MEMBER OF THE RED DRESS GALA PLANNING TEAM WHERE WE RAISED
$27,000 FOR THE
ALPHA PHI FOUNDATION
MEMBER OF THE FIESTA FARM HORSE BACK RIDING TEAM PINCH, W.VA
2001-PRESENT
o UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION, ADULT EQUITATIOIN NATIONAL CHAMPION IN
2015
o ALL-AMERICAN UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION RIDER, 2013 AND 2015

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EDITING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO, FINAL CUT PRO, AVID NEWS CUTTER, PHOTOSHOP
REPORTING INTERVIEWING, SCRIPT WRITING, PRINT/WEB WRITING
CAMERA CANON VIXIA HF M500, JVC 3CCD

EDUCATION
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MORGANTOWN, W.VA
SPRING 2013-PRESENT
o MAJOR: TELEVISION JOURNALISM
o MINOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
o WVU GPA: 3.6
o DEANS LIST: SPRING 2014, SPRING 2015, FALL 2015 AND SPRING 2016
o RELEVANT COURSE WORK BROADCAST NEWS WRITING, TV EDITING, BEGINNING VIDEO
REPORTING, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS

REFERENCES______________________________________________________________
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GINA DAHLIA
o TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR & TELEVISION JOURNALISM CHAIR
o WVU REED COLLEGE OF MEDIA
o 304-376-1281
o GINA.DAHLIA@MAIL.WVU.EDU
ALLISON BASS
o ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM
o WVU REED COLLEGE OF MEDIA
o 617-571-5297
o ALISON.BASS@MAIL.WVU.EDU