Reporter Reel
Reporter Reel
Reporter Reel
Resume
Experience
March 2023- Present
Weekend Morning Anchor
Multiskilled Journalist
May 2018 - February 2023
Weekend Evening Anchor
Multiskilled Journalist
Investigative Team
May 2014 - May 2017
Freelance Reporter
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WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)​​
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Anchor weekend morning shows and others as assigned, including wall-to-wall weather and breaking news on linear and streaming for more than 7 hours.​​
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Shoot and edit live and digital content as MSJ or with photographer.​​
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Accolades:
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Grew weekend morning audience by double and triple percentages.
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Emmy nominated for wall-to-wall reporting on officer ambush.
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Moderated political forum featuring state and local races.
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Emceed large-scale fundraisers and events with crowd sizes exceeding 3,000 people.
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Secured partnerships with Walmart and McDonalds to gift all teachers at my former high school for Thanksgiving. This school is within the DMA.
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Selected to participate in TEGNA’s Women’s Roundtable for Women’s History Month and attend IRE alongside TEGNA leadership.
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Selected by CNN to participate in the network’s NABJ training.
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WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC)​​
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Anchor weekend evening shows, 5 p.m. Friday newscast, and others as assigned.
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Shoot and edit live and digital content as a 'one man band.'
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Follow 'On Your Side' investigative story requests.
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Assist with reporting staff training, AP shows, and deploy photographers.
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Participate in community partnerships, events, and promotional appearances.
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Accolades:
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Winner of S.C. Broadcasters Association STAR award with team for coverage of nationally publicized Nathaniel Rowland Trial, after reporting live daily from the courthouse.
The Lancaster News​​ (Lancaster, SC)​
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Freelance reporter/photographer for local newspaper.​
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Accolades:
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Winner of a S.C. Press Association award for compelling storytelling on policing.
Education
Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2018
Bachelor's Degree
The University of South Carolina​​​
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Winner of two Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas student awards for news reporting and photography.
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Live-in advisor to USC’s Journalism and Mass Communication Community.
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Member of the president's student advisory board.