Employment:
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NBC News Network - Intern
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A member of the NBC News Network team working on stories for the Nightly News with Lester Holt, Today Show and MSNBC focusing on the Midwest region. Pitched one of my ideas as a college student that ran as a story on Nightly News. (June 2017–August 2017)
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Fox Illinois WCCU - Reporter/MMJ/Fill-in Anchor
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Market: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur (March 2017–current)
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Pitched, wrote, shot and edited daily stories
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Led an award-winning series that focused on the opioid crisis in Central Illinois called "Addicted Illinois"
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Covered general assignment stories including crime, weather and community issues
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Reported on national stories - Aurora mass shooting near Chicago and the trial and covered the murder of
Illinois Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang -
Fill-in anchor in Champaign and Springfield
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WTHR (NBC Affiliate) - Reporter/MMJ
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Market: Indianapolis (March 2020–current)
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Pitched, wrote, shot and edited general news or special news assignments
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Responsible for turning multiple daily news stories for the 4pm, 5pm and 6pm shows
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Covered breaking news events quickly and accurately under challenging conditions while adhering to tight
deadlines -
Developed and maintained sources as a beat reporter focused on Marion County/Indianapolis - resulting in
exclusive stories -
Connected with thousands of followers on Twitter and Facebook
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Skills:
Education:
Columbia College Chicago
September 2014–December 2017
Major: Broadcast Journalism - Television
Honors Student/ Dean's List
GPA: 3.93
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BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE
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SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
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NEWS AND FEATURE WRITING
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EDITING STORIES
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SHOOTING VIDEO
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PROBLEM SOLVING
2010 - present
Honors:
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SPJ First Place | "Election Coverage" (2024) - Indiana's Society of Professional Journalists
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Emmy-Nominated | Human Interest Story - Single Shift (2024) - NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter
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Michigan High School Journalist of the Year (2014) - Journalism Education Association, editor-in-chief
2010 - present