Professional Experience

Arizona Prep Spotlight

Multi-skilled Journalist - August 2018-Present

• Research, locate, produce, and edit high school sports feature stories throughout the state of Arizona for weekly on-air use on Fox Sports Arizona. 

• Build compelling graphics and narrate stories to enhance their relevance.

NAU-TV Flagstaff, AZ

Play-by-play announcer, color commentator, and sideline reporter - August 2015-December 2019

• Collaborate with a student run production crew to commentate live sporting events showcased on Fox Sports Arizona, Learfield, and Pluto TV. Assist in the production of live pregame, halftime, and postgame segments. Additionally, produce graphics for on-air use throughout the course of the live broadcast. 

• Serve as on-air talent for live television broadcasts, which requires the ability to identify in game trends and statistics that assist in telling a meaningful story. Host a halftime and postgame show through recapping important trends, dissecting highlights, and conducting interviews with key players as well as special guests. 

NAZ Today Flagstaff, AZ

Producer and Anchor - August 2015-May 2018

• Fulfill a weekly sports segment for NAZ Today, Northern Arizona’s only local news station. This includes identifying and developing relevant and timely stories; script writing and building graphics for on-air use; and delegating responsibilities amongst reporters to assist in the production of the sports block.

Multi-skilled Journalist - August 2015-May 2018

• Prepare sports feature stories and breaking news through executing interviews with players, coaches, and team personnel; filming live events with Digital-SLR cameras; and performing post production editing to complete the storytelling process.  

Personal

• Produce and edit Call of Duty League related packages for on demand viewing.

• Produce, co-host, and edit The Rotation With Zhack, a weekly esports podcast.

• 2018 SVG College Sports Media Awards finalist for Outstanding Live Game Production.

• Advanced knowledge of esports.

• Extremely passionate about video games and sports.

Skills

• On-air commentating, reporting, and hosting.

• Producing shows and segments for on-air use.

• Associated Press style writing.

• Video editing on Adobe Premiere.

• Advanced script writing on Ross Inception. (Similar to ENPS or iNews).

• Camera operation in the field.

• Outstanding people skills and communication with others.

Education

Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Minor in Creative Media and Film - Graduated May, 2018.

• 3.94 GPA. Consecutive Dean’s List Member.

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Campo Verde High School - Graduated May, 2014.

References

Mitch Strohman                                                                                                                       

General Manager of NAU-TV                                                                                                  

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Brian Rackham

Director of Media Innovation Center at NAU

(480) 280-7716

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Cynthia Catizone

Producer/Director at NAU-TV

(480) 459-1762