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employment

2010 - present| Video Intern, Philly.com Sports

  • One-man-band reporter covering various stories including both breaking news and feature stories
  • Maintain and update sports coverage on Philly.com Sports Website

2006 - pres. | Founder & Blogger, Aaron and Dave Discuss Podcast

  • Took high school TV show to podcast and blog form at www.theADDshowonline.com
  • Written more than 150 articles
  • Interviews include Philadelphia Eagles play-by-play announcer Merril Reese, Philadelphia 76ers play-by- play announcer Marc Zumoff and Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler

2005 - pres. | Freelance Designer, Web

2009 | Production Assistant, "Kitchen Nightmares" on FOX

  • Assisted production staff in preparing set for filming
  • Constructed jib camera for exterior shooting

2008-2009 | Online Editor, The Temple News

  • Responsible for Temple University’s weekly newspaper online edition at www.temple-news.com
  • Overhauled and re-designed Web site in January 2009, including specialized section pages,integrated online advertising and featured photo slideshows
  • Instructed a staff of 24 on how to post online content, including multimedia
  • Implemented cutting-edge technology for college newspapers, including Web video, 2-D bar code integration and social networking integration through Facebook and Twitter

2008 | Intern, Comcast SportsNet

  • Worked with Philadelphia Flyers broadcast team
  • Contributed to production of two “Remember the Spectrum” features that aired during games
  • Logged video, entered logs into database and maintained video library
  • Established live-logging process that has since been adopted
  • Communicated with production crew at home and on the road

2008 | Producer/Director, “Race in the Race: Town Hall Forum” Broadcast

  • Produced, directed, designed a Web site, and created graphics for an online broadcast streamed live tothe Web including an in-house audience of 150 Temple students and a panel of more than 20 experts

education

2001 - 2005 | Diploma, Wissahickon High School Ambler, PA
2005 - pres. | B.A., Temple University Philadelphia, PA

  • Broadcast Journalism Major
  • Graduated: August 2009
  • School of Communications and Theater Dean's List — Fall 2007, Fall 2008

awards and honors

  • EPpy Award, Editor and Publisher Magazine, Best College Newspaper Web Site, 2009
  • Keystone Award, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, [tied 1st] Best Web Site, 2009
  • Online Pacemaker, Associated Collegiate Press, [finalist] Best Web Site, 2009
  • Excellence in Journalism Award, Temple University, TV/Radio piece, 2009
  • Ted Von Ziekursch Scholarship, Temple University, 2009

related courses

  • Writing For Journalism — Spring 2006
  • Intro to Tech Media — Fall 2006
  • Broadcast News Writing — Fall 2006
  • Computers + Applications — Spring 2007
  • Writing Workshop — Fall 2007
  • Audio/Visual Newsgathering — Fall 2007
  • TV News Reporting — Fall 2008
  • Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab — Fall 2008
  • Advanced Broadcast Journalism — Fall 2008
  • Newsroom Management — Spring 2009

knowledge of software


  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple iDVD
  • Apple iMovie
  • Apple LiveType
  • Audacity
  • Clickability
  • Firefox/Safari/Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Office
  • Wordpress

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