Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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Education
Mississippi State University Starkville, MS
M.S. Broadcast Meteorology, 2007-May 2009

University of Mississippi Oxford, MS
B.A. Broadcast Journalism, 2003-2006
B.A. Theatre Arts, 2003-2006

Related Experience
2009-Present Meteorologist/Video Journalist, WMBF News, Myrtle Beach, SC
Morning meteorologist for WMBF’s popular weekend morning show
• Produce weather graphics and “tag-team” special hyper-local weather
forecasts during the week.
• Blog, tweet, and update forecasts for the internet and mobile devices
and other social networks
• Shoot, edit, write and front news stories on a weekly basis

2007-2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant, MSU Geosciences
• Instructed broadcast meteorology students on performance techniques
and television forecasting
• Produced weather graphics using Weather Central and 3-D LIVE
software for webcasts on a daily basis
• Managed websites that focus on weather in the Delta and Northeast
Mississippi

June 2006 Weather Intern, WTVA Channel 9
• Created weather graphics for the news
• Wrote forecast discussions for the WTVA website
2004-2006 Weather Anchor, NewsWatch Channel 99
• Prepared weather forecasts to be aired live
• Created graphics and maps.
• Recorded a 30-second radio spot for each show

2003-2006 Reporter/Anchor, NewsWatch Channel 99
Shot and edited video using Avid and Final Cut Pro non-linear
editing software
• Produced news packages on a daily basis
• Covered major events on the Ole Miss campus such as death of
Coach John Vaught and the unveiling of the James Meredith
statue and integration memorial