Storyteller & Photographer
December 2019 - Current
Freelance member of the Manley Films & Media production team assisting with a variety of on-set and post-production roles. The production home for telling stories of the Arizona arts community including The Phoenix Theatre Company, Ballet Arizona & Arizona Opera.
Other clients include the Fiesta Bowl Organization, Honeywell, Girl Scouts, Blue Cross Blue Shield & U-Haul.
Broadcast Associate & Editor
March 2018 - July 2019
Emmy-nominated Broadcast Associate and Video Editor working on Major League Baseball Network programming and MLB social media content. Duties included daily pitch meetings and working closely with hosts to visualize and ensure quality stories from idea to execution for live international telecasts.
Lead Broadcast Associate on the 2018 & 2019 MLB Draft Shows and worked on live coverage of the 2018 World Series, NLDS & All-Star Game as well as numerous MLB Network Showcase Games.
Broadcast Associate & Editor
March 2018 - July 2019
Freelance Broadcast Associate and Highlights Editor for NHL Network live programming including NHL Now, NHL Tonight & On The Fly.
Responsible for quick turnaround visual content for live show analysis and daily highlights for overnight programming. In constant communication with show producers and hosts to produce scripts and fact-checking.
Associate Producer
August 2016 - March 2018
Award-winning associate producer with the Phoenix NPR affiliate. Daily duties consisted of producing KJZZ’s Morning Edition and The Show, a long-form program examining the Phoenix community. Research, story pitching, pre-interviews, booking guests, fact-checking, writing scripts and ensuring sound quality for broadcast and digital use. Spot feature reporting with an eye for the arts & culture scene.
Photojournalist
October 2017 - March 2018
Freelance photojournalist covering the Phoenix arts and culture scene for Arizona’s source of independant news and culture.
Weekly pitches with an eye for downtown Phoenix city life.
Sports Reporter, Play-By-Play Broadcaster
2016 & 2017 Summers
Covered two seasons of Cape Cod League Baseball with the Falmouth Commodores.
Produced 2016 pre, post and in-game reports surrounding daily team storylines for the digital broadcast. Additionally, I photographed the team all summer for digital and social media use. The following season, I was the team play-by-play broadcaster, writer and social media manager.
Sports Director
June 2015 - June 2017
Award-winning Sports Director for Blaze Radio ASU, the student radio station for Arizona State University, the largest public university in the world. Named Best of College by The Princeton Review, MTV, Billboard and IBS.
Responsible for all sports programming. Managed a team of more than 100 student volunteers covering Arizona State athletics on a daily basis, creating sports talk shows, live game broadcasts, digital and audio reporting, photo coverage and social media activity.
PAC-12 NETWORKS
Play-By-Play Commentator
January - May 2017
Broadcaster of Arizona State athletics on Pac-12 Digital streams during the spring seasons.
Multimedia Journalist
January - May, 2016 & 2017
Sports and consumer reporter for the news division of Arizona PBS. Covered the 2017 Final Four, Spring Training and the Arizona State athletic department with my work appearing in Fox Sports Arizona, the Kansas City Star, Arizona Sports, the East Valley Tribune and Pac-12 Networks.
Receive honor from the Society of Professional Journalists for my reporting on the Final Four, Phoenix Mercury and Arizona State baseball.
ODD JOBS
2020 - Shipping & handling for D&L Press. Drove 15’ truck to and from Los Angeles.
2019 - Barback and food runner at Madd Hatter Hoboken for the NFL season
2019 - Van driver for film productions in New York City
2018 - Postmates delivery driver
2017 - Prep Cook at St. Francis for a couple months between freelance jobs.
2017 - Breakfast Cook at Coffee Obsession in Woods Hole
2016 - Drummer at Valley View Bible Church
2016 - Cashier at Dean’s Market
2014 - Team Lead with my younger sister at Chick-Fil-A
AWARDS
2019 SPORTS EMMYS NOMINEE - BEST OUTSTANDING STUDIO SHOW, DAILY - MLB TONIGHT
2018 BEST MORNING RADIO SHOW - ‘THE SHOW’ ON 91.5 KJZZ
2017 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS MARK OF EXCELLENCE - REGIONAL SPORTS PHOTOJOURNALISM
2017 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS MARK OF EXCELLENCE - REGIONAL SPORTS VIDEOGRAPHY
2017 BROADCAST EDUCATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - TV SPORTS FEATURE
2015 BILLBOARD FIVE BEST COLLEGE RADIO STATIONS - KASC 1330 AM
REFERENCES
EJ Hernandez, Manley Films, (602) 577-3631
Ian Theodoridis, MLB Network (267) 258-8131
Jon Hoban, 91.5 KJZZ, (215) 305-7656
Brett Kurland, Cronkite News, (602) 363-9240