SportsRadio 610 KILT-AM                               October 2009 - Present
Houston, TX

Sports Reporter/Anchor

  • Report, anchor, and produce for sports radio station in the tenth largest market in the country.  Conducted numerous interviews with prominent sports personalities including Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Jones, and many others.  Currently hosts  a popular radio talk show.  Cover Houston area professional and college teams locker rooms, press conferences, practices, and games.  Developed relationships with athletes, team and media representatives, and other personalities.  Broadcast live sporting events including football play-by-play.  Maintain Facebook and Twitter pages for station.


Buckalew Media 96.1 KIOX-FM                 February 2009 - May 2009
Wharton, TX

    Sports/ News Director

  • Central player in starting up new station as Sports/News Director.  Hosted morning sports show.  Responsible for writing, broadcasting, interviews, and reporting on local sports.


Metro Networks                                           February 2009 - July 2009
Houston, TX

    Sports Flash Reporter/ Anchor

  • Started as fill-in sports flash updated reporter.  Promoted to weekend anchor in May 2009.  Provided sports flash, traffic, and weather updates for Sports Radio 610 KILT-AM.

Texas Lutheran University                 February 2006 - December 2008
Seguin, TX

    Student Sports Broadcaster

  • Radio broadcaster for schools sports including baseball, football, basketball, softball, soccer, and volleyball.  Gained confidence in ability to broadcast live events with knowledge and a love for sports.  Showed natural communication ability, attention to detail, and an emphasis on preparation and presentation.

New Braunfels Communications               June 2007 - December 2008
New Braunfels, TX

    Intern

  • Intern duties included remote broadcasts, election coverage, sports and news reporting.  Promoted to football broadcaster during internship.


Education

B.A.- Communication Studies

  • Texas Lutheran University - Seguin, TX (2008)


Skills

  • Computer proficient including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Editing sound using Scott, Audacity, Sony SoundEditor, CoolEdit, Soundforge, Vegas, and Goldwave.
  • Knowledge of sound levels and satisfactory signal strength for remote broadcasts
  • Use of Tieline, Marti, Access Unit, and phone line for sports broadcasts.
  • Social media updates including Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin.
  • Wordpress for working with blogs, podcasts, videos, polls, audio, and more.
  • Working with videos and uploading to Worldnow.com.