Resume EXPERIENCE WDCW/WDVM-TV Washington D.C. May 2022-Present Sports Director - Created "Game Night", a daily 30-minute local sports show - Produce and anchor Game Night - Produce and anchor a 30-minute soccer show (Loudoun United) Produce and anchor a 30-minute Washington Commanders show - Shooting, Editing (Non Linear), Writing - Web Producer: Creating and updating content for the website WEWS-TV Cleveland, OH 2018-April 2022 Sports Anchor/Reporter - Produce and Co-anchor a 30 minute Sports Program on Sunday nights WLWT-TV Cincinnati, OH 2016-2018 Sports Reporter - Produced and Co-anchored a 30 minute Sports Program on Sunday nights WLKY-TV Louisville, KY 2014-2016 Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter - Weekend Sports Anchor - Reporting on local colleges (Louisville, Kentucky & Indiana), professional and high school sporting events - Co Anchor of a High School Sports Show (High School Playbook) - Solo anchor 30 minute sports show every Saturday night (Sports Saturday) - Producing sports shows and sportscast during the news - Shooting, Editing (Non Linear), Writing - Web Producer: Creating and updating content for the website WYMT-TV Hazard, KY 2007-2014 Sports Director, Sports Reporter/Anchor - Reporting on local high school, professional and college sporting events, including the University of Kentucky - Host of a basketball coaches’ show (CBA team, E. KY Miners) - Morning Show Sports Anchor / 6pm & 11pm Anchor - Co Anchor of a High School Sports Show (Sports Overtime & Double Kwik Prep Zone Weekly Show) - Producing sports shows and sportscast during the news - Shooting and Editing Highlights / Montages (Linear and Non Linear) - Web Producer: Creating and updating content for the website Cold Pizza (ESPN) New York, NY 2006-2007 Production Assistant - Editing Highlights, video and montages for segments (Linear and non linear) for SportsCenter, NBA Fastbreak, ESPNews, Baseball Tonight - Took care of any other production tasks ask by the producer ESPN Briston, CT 2004-2006 Production Assistant - Editing Highlights, video and montages for segments (linear and non linear) for SportsCenter, NBA, Fastbreak, ESPNews, Baseball Tonight. - Took care of any other production tasks asked by the producer. EDUCATION Stonehill College, North Easton, MA BA in Communication New Hampton School New Hampton, NH SKILLS - Linear (DVC Pro and Beta) and non linear editing (New Edit, Final Cut, Avid & Adobe Premiere) Building fonts/graphics - Producing - Publishing articles to web - Shooting - ENPS - News AWARDS - 2004 Sports Emmy Award (SportsCenter) - 2009 Kentucky AP for Best Videography (First Place) - 2010 Kentucky AP for Best Sports Special (First Place)
Derek Forrest