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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)​​

  • 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.​​

  • 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.

  • Emmy nominated for wall-to-wall reporting on officer ambush.

  • Moderated political forum featuring state and local races.

  • Emceed large-scale fundraisers and events with crowd sizes exceeding 3,000 people.

  • Secured partnerships with Walmart and McDonalds to gift all teachers at my former high school for Thanksgiving. This school is within the DMA.

  • Selected to participate in TEGNA’s Women’s Roundtable for Women’s History Month and attend IRE alongside TEGNA leadership.

  • Selected by CNN to participate in the network’s NABJ training.

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WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC)​​

  • Anchor weekend evening shows, 5 p.m. Friday newscast, and others as assigned.

  • Shoot and edit live and digital content as a 'one man band.'

  • Follow 'On Your Side' investigative story requests.

  • Assist with reporting staff training, AP shows, and deploy photographers.

  • Participate in community partnerships, events, and promotional appearances.

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Accolades:

  • 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)​

  • Freelance reporter/photographer for local newspaper.​

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Accolades:

  • 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​​​

  • Winner of two Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas student awards for news reporting and photography.

  • Live-in advisor to USC’s Journalism and Mass Communication Community.

  • Member of the president's student advisory board. 

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