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abbeytall2 ResumeINDUSTRY RELATED EXPERIENCE

Multimedia Journalist, WLNE-TV ABC6, Providence, RI
June 2011 – Present
• Report, shoot, and edit enterprise stories for Providence’s ABC affiliate.

Event Coordinator/Videographer, Chef Louie Night
September 2010 – Present
• Promote and plan events for Boston Chef Louis DiBiccari
• Manage Chef Louie Night social media accounts
• Shoot culinary preparations live to tape then broadcast content on house televisions during the event

Freelance Correspondent, The Boston Globe
March 2011
• Produced, shot, wrote and edited multimedia content for The Boston Globe and boston.com.

Web Editor, Anchor/Producer, WERS 88.9 FM, Boston, MA
September 2007 – May 2011
• Created wersnews.com and trained the news team on the Moveable Type content management system

Videographer/Editor, BIGfish Communications, Brookline, MA
January 2011 – June 2011
• Shoot and edit video to play on multiple outlets including amazon.com
• Write and distribute press releases

Intern, WBZ-TV, Boston, MA
May 2010 – August 2010
• Pitched and produced stories for the special projects unit
• Contributed still photography to wbztv.com

Web Intern, WHDH-TV, Boston, MA
January 2009 – May 2009
• Managed and updated stories on whdh.com
• Wrote and produced news content under deadline

iReporter, CNN
December 2009 – May 2011
• Enterprised stories in the Boston area that received over 200, 000 views while featured on the CNN homepage

Intern, Office of Governor Deval Patrick, Boston, MA
May 2009 – August 2009
• Developed engaging content for mass.gov website redesign
• Researched and wrote area briefings that were key to the Governor’s town hall tour

Freelance Videographer, Broadway Across America, Boston, MA
October 2010 – March 2011
• Shot and edited viral videos, receiving hundreds of thousands of views

Executive Producer, Reporter, EIV News, Boston, MA
September 2007 – May 2011
• Trained a staff of 25 reporters to shoot, write and edit broadcast content
• Produced live newscasts every week that led the station to win 2 New England Emmy Awards

Secretary, Radio Television and Digital News Association
September 2008 – May 2011
• Volunteered at the National Murrow Awards in New York City
• One of two recipients of the President’s Scholarship

INDUSTRY RELATED SKILLS

Software: Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, ENPS, Office, iNews, Photoshop, Social Media
Production: ENG Shooting (MiniDV, DVCAM, P2), Chyron, Teleprompting

AWARDS

Broadcast Writing: New England Emmy Award 2011
Sports Reporting: New England Associated Press/RTDNA Award 2011
Feature Videography: New England Associated Press/RTDNA Award 2011
President’s Scholar: Radio Television Digital News Association 2011
Investigative Reporting: New England Associated Press/RTDNA Award 2010
Breaking News Reporting: New England Associated Press/RTDNA Award 2008
News Station of the Year: New England Associated Press/RTDNA Award 2009, 2010
Best College Newscast: New England Associated Press/RTDNA Award 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Best College Newscast: New England Emmy Award 2009, 2010

EDUCATION

Emerson College, Boston, MA
May 2011

Major: Broadcast Journalism; Minor: Political Communication; GPA: 3.8

Fellow, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
June 2010
• 1 of 32 college journalists in the country selected for a 2 week fellowship

The NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop
April 2010
• Only student selected to participate in the intensive workshop in San Marcos, TX