EXPERIENCE 
KNWA/KFTA                                                 Fayetteville, Arkansas                                                              October 2009 – Present
General Assignment Reporter, Fill-in Anchor
   - Wrote and edited content for broadcast and online
   - Demonstrated on-air presence in live shots for breaking news, severe weather coverage, and general news
   - Shot, edited, and wrote content for broadcast
   - Developed contacts and managed Washington County beat, crime beat, and political beat
   - Conducted live and taped interviews
   - Maintained social media presence through Facebook updates and Twitter feeds
   - Wrote and edited VoSot's and Vo's for all newscasts
   - Researched and produced special projects, features and investigative reports
   - Regularly enterprised exclusive content 
   - Spearheaded efforts to utilize UStream video streaming for broadcasts
   - Filled in on anchor desk during early and late broadcasts

KUAF 91.3 Public Radio                        Fayetteville, Arkansas                                                          January 2008 – October 2009
Freelance News Reporter
   - Conducted audio interviews and edited magazine style radio news stories using natural sound and bytes
   - Enterprised local news stories each week for Ozarks at Large Program

KATV Channel 7                                     Little Rock, Arkansas                                                                           July – August 2009
Newsroom Intern
  - Pitched stories in morning meetings, conducted interviews, edited video, logged content for anchors

UATV Channel 14                                    Fayetteville, Arkansas                                                              August 2005 – May 2009
Student Television
  - Held News Director position, oversaw teams of producers, reported content, produced broadcasts

Al-Arabiya News Channel                     Washington, District of Columbia                                         September – December 2008
Newsroom Intern
  - Conducted interviews, shot-listed footage, performed research, and field produced national content

KHBS-KHOG 40/29                                    Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas                                                    March – August 2007
Production Intern
  - Operated cameras   nightly on 5, 6, and 10 newscasts; trained on live audio board operations.

The Brinkley Argus Newspaper            Brinkley, Arkansas                                                                 June 2004 – August 2007
Reporter/Columnist
  - Reported on general assignments including crime beat and features
  - Wrote weekly opinion-editorial columns


SKILLS                                                                                                                                                                  
- Editing in Avid, FinalCut Pro, Adobe Premiere                                           - Instruction in Adobe Creative Suite
- iNews, ENPS news system, Pathfire, Newspath                                        -  Basic knowledge of HTML           
- Facebook, Twitter, Brightkite, YouTube                                                     - Mac OS and Windows XP/Vista
                                                 

EDUCATION                                                                                                                                                                    
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville                                                                                                     August 2005 – May 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Middle East Studies, minor in Anthropology                                                Summa Cum Laude