Resume EXPERIENCE KGW (NBC affiliate) Portland, OR 2025 - Present Anchor Anchor of ‘The Story,’ lead reporter of ‘The Story’ Turned five PKGs a week (day turns) while solo anchoring each night News of the day with an in-depth focus on local politics Wrote and recorded daily social media reels Live interviews weekly Led a team of producers and editors to target an online, streaming audience Made editorial decisions Pitched and set up stories daily Contributed to creating weekly content plans Wrote and produced extended talkbacks with reporters KGW (NBC affiliate) Portland, OR 2022 - 2025 Reporter/Fill-in Anchor Lead dayside reporter, lead reporter of ‘The Story’ Covered the homeless and fentanyl crisis, crime, local politics and breaking news Four live shots a day including extended live talkbacks Main fill-in anchor Protest/riot coverage Presidential visits Election coverage Wildfire coverage Courts/trial coverage Work featured on The New York Times “The Daily” podcast Built a strong list of reputable sources that led to numerous exclusive, enterprise stories Housed two homeless women through my reporting Result and solution-based reporting Six Northwest Regional Emmy nominations WGME (CBS affiliate) Portland, ME 2020 - 2022 Reporter/Fill-in Anchor Lead dayside general assignment reporter Main morning anchor fill-in Turned two separate packages a day Three live shots a day Pitched three stories a day Breaking news Hurricane/tropical storm/blizzard coverage Won a New England Regional Emmy award for reporting (Hard News No Production Time Limit) Local lobster and fishing industry coverage PFAS impact to central Maine dairy farmer coverage Election coverage Vice presidential visits Housed a homeless teenage couple through my reporting Numerous exclusive and enterprise stories WGME (CBS affiliate) Portland, ME 2019 - 2020 News Assignment Editor The Portland Phoenix Newspaper, Portland, ME 2019 - 2020 Freelance Writer State 23 Media (Maine magazine, Maine Home+Design magazine, Old Port magazine) Portland, ME 2018-2019 Editorial Assistant, Social Media Specialist, Event Manager Wrote ‘48 Hours Maine’ travel stories, profiles and monthly columns Managed nine social media accounts Attended weekly editorial meetings Created and managed the event series ‘Diversity Maine: A business series on equality in the workplace’ Planned and managed monthly events and the magazine’s annual ’50 Mainers’ gala for 300+ influential people The Forecaster Newspaper, Portland, ME 2018 - 2019 Freelance Writer Washington Square News, New York City 2014 - 2018 Staff Writer AWARDS New England Regional Emmy Award Six Northwest Regional Emmy nominations NYU Theatre Studies Honors Certificate NYU Dean’s List & Honors Graduate EDUCATION NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Fine Arts MAJOR: Journalism - Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute MAJOR: Acting - Tisch School of the Arts
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