Experience

Sports Director |WHSV-TV, Gray Television, Harrisonburg, VA
April 2014-Present

• Produced sports specials: “WHSV Sports Presents” (2015-2017), “Road To Frisco” (2017), “Return to Frisco” (2018)
• Generated story ideas, researched and gathered content and interviews, produced and presented stories in various ways
• Performed on-air responsibilities and anchor assignments, including live segments in the field and in the studio
• Promoted on-air content and produced original digital content for station’s social media platforms and website
• Worked with photographers, producers and managers to coordinate sports coverage across multiple platforms
• Shoots, edits and writes highlights of local sports events
• Led a team of photographers and reporters to produce and anchor weekly half-hour HS football show

Sports Desk Production Associate|NBC Olympics, Various Locations 
July-August 2012 (London, United Kingdom)
January-February 2014 (Sochi, Russian Federation)
July-August 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

• Gained valuable experience and knowledge in logistical and organizational protocol working on-site at an Olympics
• Field produced live shots, story segments, events and interviews
• Gathered information as part of a functioning 24-hour news operation for NBC News and Sports
• Logged and attended press conferences, interviews and b-roll
• Worked 84-hour work weeks, assisting producers, reporters and managers with producing stories for “Olympic Zone”

Sports Multimedia Journalist | WAOW-TV, Quincy Media, Wausau, WI
October 2012 – January 2012

• Provided audiences information from the field in various assignments across broadcast and digital platforms
• Produce, shoot, write and edit feature sports stories, including athlete profiles, on a weekly-basis
• Captured and edited video highlights of local games/events on a nightly basis
• Produce and anchor sportscasts on a weekly basis, served as a fill-in sports anchor
• Executive Producer of “Sports Express” (Fall 2013)

Education

B.S. Broadcast Digital Journalist |Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
August 2008 – August 2012