EXPERIENCE
August 2010 - Present • KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA •
Sports Producer
- Organize and Develop Weekly Sports Department Plans
- Produce, Write, Edit Sportscasts
- Cover/Work Closely with Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm & UW Huskies
- Produce Video Reports/Write Op-Ed Articles for www.kirotv.com
- Conduct Interviews/Field Produce
- Coordinate Staffing/Collection/Archiving of All Sports Material
- Supervise KIRO-TV Sports Internships
June 2007 - July 2010 • KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT •
Sports Director
- Produce, Write, Edit & Anchor Nightly Sportscasts
- Play-by-Play - University of Montana Football (Home & Away Games)
- Play-by-Play - Montana v. Montana State Basketball (Men & Women, Home & Away)
- Host Weekly UM Coach’s Shows (Football, Men’s & Women’s Basketball)
- Produce, Write & Anchor Half-Hour UM Football Season Preview Show
- Report on Local Sports Stories/Events (Shooting, Writing & Editing)
- Anchor & Report from Various Live Shots
- Supervise KPAX Sports Staff
2008 - 2009 • XXL Sports LLC, Missoula, MT •
Freelance Play-by-Play Announcer
- Play-by-Play - Altitude Big Sky Conference Games of the Week at UM
- Play-by-Play - 2009 Big Sky Conference Women’s Championship (on Altitude)
June 2006 - June 2007 • KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT •
Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
- Sideline Reporter for all University of Montana Home Football Games
- Produce, Write, Edit & Anchor Weekend Sportscasts
- Cover Breaking News & Report Breaking News from Various Live Shots
- Report from Various Live Shots for both Sports & News
June 2005 - June 2006 • KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT •
News Reporter
- Cover City Council / School Board Beat
- Enterprise Local News Stories & Features
- Cover Breaking News & Report Breaking News from Various Live Shots
April 2003 - June 2005 • KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT •
News Reporter
- “One-Man-Band” News Reporter for All of Northwest Montana
- Produce, Write, Edit & Anchor Nightly Flathead Valley Segment of KPAX Newscast
- Cover Breaking News & Enterprise Local News Stories & Features
Summer 2002 • FOX Sports Northwest Seattle, WA •
Intern
- Accompany & Assist Photogs/Reporters at Events/Games/Feature Shoots
- Assist During Live Telecasts in Any Way Needed
- Log Game Video for Archive/Editing Purposes
AWARDS
2009 Runner-Up - “Sportscaster of the Year”, Montana Broadcasters Association
2007 1st Place - “Sports Reporting”, Society of Professional Journalists (Region 10)
2007 Honorable Mention - “TV Sports Coverage”, MT Associated Press
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Arts - Journalism (Radio-Television), University of Montana, Missoula, MT