Resume

Education
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Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Master’s of Science, Journalism, 2005

University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor’s of Arts, American Studies, 2000

Journalism Experience
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KCRA 3 News - Sacramento, CA
DECEMBER 2007 TO PRESENT
NEWS PRODUCER
Produce the weekend morning edition of KCRA 3 Reports. Coordinate live reports on breaking news with reporters and photographers. Produce and write the Sacramento news updates for the Today Show. Write and publish local news stories and news links on kcra.com.

49 ABC News, KTKA - Topeka, Kansas
NOVEMBER 2005 TO NOVEMBER 2007
NEWS PRODUCER
Produced 49 News at 10:00 and Good Morning Kansas. Investigated, wrote and edited news stories. Managed live shots on spot news and features with reporters and photographers. Produced, edited and published award-winning webcast, “49 News Now.” Wrote and published breaking news stories on ktka.com. Produced breaking news updates on May 2007 severe weather and flood damage in Northeast Kansas. Produced live updates for the November 2006 Elections. Trained new producers and interns on writing and editing stories.

Illinois Channel – Washington, D.C.
JAN 2005 TO MARCH 2005
PRODUCER/REPORTER
Enterprised, wrote and produced stories on Illinois Congressmen and Senators in the nation’s capitol. Produced news segments on U.S. Senator Barack Obama, U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush and U.S. Congresswoman Melissa Bean.

WKYT-TV – Washington, D.C.
JAN 2005 TO MARCH 2005
DC CORRESPONDENT
Report on social and legislative issues for Lexington, Kentucky, CBS affiliate. Covered the 2005 Inauguration Ceremony and reactions on the 2005 State of the Union from Kentucky Congressmen and Senators.

Reuters TV – London, Great Britain
SEPT. 2004 TO DEC. 2004
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Investigated, produced, and edited TV news stories and features for the daily feeds of an international TV wire service. Field produced feature stories on London lifestyles and the British art scene. Interviews include actor Pierce Brosnan and Guardian political cartoonist Martin Rowson.

Northwestern News Network - Chicago, IL
JUNE 2004 TO AUG. 2004
PRODUCER/REPORTER
Worked as the Executive Producer for the Medill News Reports on WYCC, Chicago. Directed news reporters, edited news segments on AVID and organized camera crews. Produced and managed news crews for the weekly Headline News show for Evanston Public Television. Produced the weekly Northwestern News Reports for Evanston and Chicago Public Television. Field produced local stories on Chicago news, politics and culture.

Medill News Service - Chicago, IL
MARCH 2004 TO JUNE 2004
BUSINESS REPORTER
Reported on Illinois software companies and technology innovations for the Daily Herald and the Northwest Indiana Times. Produced and published business section for the Medill News Service web site.

KALX 90.7 FM Radio Station - Berkeley, CA
SEPTEMBER 1996 TO DECEMBER 2003
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
Coordinated the production of Public Affairs programming and served as an external liaison between the station and the Bay Area Community. Edited the writing and production of public service announcements. Trained staff on production studio equipment and interview techniques.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/CREATOR
Produced, edited, directed and managed the show production of KALX’s newsmagazine on life in the Bay Area, “On the Record”. Researched and edited stories. Developed and wrote show scripts. Past programs include: November 2002 Election Coverage, California AIDS Ride (July 2001), Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger (November 2002), Lecture by Noam Chomsky (May 2002), Speech by President Bill Clinton (February 2002), Lecture by poet Alice Walker (May 2002)

CNN - San Francisco, CA
MAY 1998 TO JULY 1998
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Researched and enterprised Northern California news stories and features. Calibrated audio levels for live interviews. Aided with lighting and camera set-up for interviews out in the field.

Technical Experience
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University of California, Berkeley
JULY 2000 TO DECEMBER 2003
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
Provided hardware and software support for business students and professors. Configured multimedia workstations. Upgraded operating systems and secured personal laptops for the wireless environment. Taught multimedia and web design workshops.

Skills
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Grassvalley NewsEdit, AVID Newscutter, AP ENPS Newscenter, Adobe Premiere 6.0, Adobe PhotoShop 7.0, Macromedia Flash MX, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, DigiDesign Pro Tools, nonlinear video editing, tape-to-tape editing, HTML/Web design

Memberships
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Asian-American Journalists Association

References and clips available upon request
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Kris Vera-Phillips @ December 2, 2006