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MULTIMEDIA SPORTS REPORTER
Summary
Multimedia sports journalist with knack for digital audience needs. Skilled beat reporter and award-winning storyteller. Proficient on-air talent, broadcast producer, video editor, photographer, blogger, social media/SEO manager. Excels at building sources and meeting deadlines.

Career Highlights
  • Covered Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath for six weeks -- part of Knight Ridder coverage team.
  • Penned college football recruiting journey of top Ohio prep standout.
  • ?Discovered, chronicled baseball legend ignored by history. 
  • Documented Alabama athletes' struggle to escape poverty, crime. 
Experience
06/2015 to Current
Multimedia Sports ReporterAL.com/The Birmingham News - Birmingham, AL
  • Sparked online conversation with unique content and curation.
  • Edited video packages with Adobe Premiere Pro and Videolicious.
  • Researched relevant hashtags and posted with articles on social media.
  • Built source list utilizing regular communication with coaches, athletes, etc.
08/2012 to 06/2015
Freelance Saints reporter and General Assignment ReporterBiloxi Sun Herald & Baton Rouge/New Orleans Advocate - New Orleans, La.
  • Created fan base by creating, posting online articles on social media platforms.  
  • Produced daily video from Saints press conferences, locker room interviews and in-season games.  
  • Served as regular guest on NBC-affiliate television news broadcast and Biloxi-based sports radio show. ??
04/2010 to 07/2012
Freelance writerMen's Fitness Magazine, Athlon Sports , PODER Magazine - New Orleans, La.
  • Assignments ranged from profiling A-list actor Matthew McConaughey and detailing the sometimes-deadly experience of Second Line parades. 
07/2008 to 02/2010
Titans / NFL ReporterThe Tennessean - Nashville, Tenn.
  • Penned daily coverage of Nashville's NFL franchise, from online articles and blogs to videos and social media content. 
08/2006 to 06/2008
Fresno State/College Basketball ReporterThe Fresno Bee - Fresno, Calif.
  • Covered Fresno State men's basketball program during two postseason campaigns. 
  • Produced and served as on-air talent for weekly Fresno State basketball podcast. 
09/2003 to 08/2006
College/High School Sports ReporterAkron Beacon Journal - Akron, Ohio
  • Covered Kent State football and men's basketball programs with mixture of in-depth reporting and analysis.
  • Served as sports enterprise reporter on numerous projects, including the lack of oversight with high school booster clubs earning six-figures of annual revenue. 
09/2002 to 08/2003
Sports Reporter FellowshipThe Miami Herald - Miami, Fla.
  • Broke national story on Univ. of Miami star Willie McGahee turning pro despite a devastating knee injury.
  • Profiled the decreasing number of African-Americans playing the sport of baseball on all levels.
01/2002 to 09/2002
Bengals/Reds ReporterCincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati, OhioCovered Cincinnati's NFL and Major League Baseball franchises for the city's largest newspaper. 
05/2000 to 12/2001
Prep Sports ReporterAustin American-Statesman - Austin, Texas
  • Covered high school sports in the nation's hotbed for college football talent. 
  • Assisted with coverage of Univ. of Texas football games. 
Education
2000
Bachelor of Arts: Mass CommunicationsSouthern University of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge - La.Mass Communications
Skills
Adobe Premiere Pro, Videolicious, Microsoft Office Suite, LexisNexis, numerous social media and live streaming platforms
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • AL.com/The Birmingham News
  • Biloxi Sun Herald & Baton Rouge/New Orleans Advocate
  • Men's Fitness Magazine, Athlon Sports , PODER Magazine
  • The Tennessean
  • The Fresno Bee
  • Akron Beacon Journal
  • The Miami Herald
  • Cincinnati Enquirer
  • Austin American-Statesman

School Attended

  • Southern University of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge

Job Titles Held:

  • Multimedia Sports Reporter
  • Freelance Saints reporter and General Assignment Reporter
  • Freelance writer
  • Titans / NFL Reporter
  • Fresno State/College Basketball Reporter
  • College/High School Sports Reporter
  • Sports Reporter Fellowship
  • Bengals/Reds Reporter
  • Prep Sports Reporter

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts : Mass Communications

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