Mandy Perkins 122 NW 25th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 386.214.4111
[email protected] OBJECTIVE I aim to represent a sports network as a broadcast journalist using my unique news reporting abilities shaped by extensive personal experience and rare perspective gained as an NCAA Division I student-athlete. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications University of Florida Outside concentration: Business Administration May 2013 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ESPN Radio March 2012- Present Broadcast journalist/ Contributing writer/ Radio co-host Gainesville, Florida •Engage in current sports news discussion live over the air weekly for ESPN radio Gainesville and write feature stories and columns covering SEC and University of Florida football and baseball for ESPNgo1.com. •Covered the 2012 ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards with guests including Manti Te’o, Johnny Manziel and Collin Klein. Conducted on-camera interviews with Jarvis Jones, Tyler Eifert along with other elite college football players. Live reported the event via Twitter. •Helped in hosting the 2013 Florida Letterman Awards alongside guest host Jenn Brown. •Covered the 2013 Under Armor All-America football training camp by interviewing the top college recruits in the country resulting in a feature piece that went viral across multiple recruiting discussion boards. •Assisted in covering the 2012 University of Florida Football Media Day. Wrote column on the press conference and interaction with the players and reported the event by radio broadcast. •Attended the ESPN College GameDay press conference for the 2012 Florida vs. South Carolina football game with speakers including Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. •Attended University of Florida head football coach Will Muschamp’s press conferences addressing the media •Cover SEC and University of Florida baseball by writing weekend game series previews and game stories requiring same-day deadlines.