ASHLYN GRACE BROTHERS 3540 Earnhardt Dr. | Fayetteville, AR, 72704 | (479)966-6960 |
[email protected] PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Award-winning student television broadcaster skilled at transforming complex topics into accessible, engaging & informative news stories. Accomplished interviewer with voice over, writing, editing, producing, & television experience. Sixth generation resident of Northwest Arkansas with extensive knowledge of the local community. Experience on-set of professional television productions with a broad understanding of the industry & of appropriate etiquette when working with talent & crew. Would like to continue journalistic endeavors by fulfilling an MMJ or reporter position. EXPERIENCE University of Arkansas Student Television’s Nightly News, Fayetteville, Arkansas Senior Staff Station Manager, August 2019 – Present In charge of UATV, including hiring a staff of 10, allocating a budget, speaking on behalf of & representing student media, producing newscasts & confirming sources, programming, troubleshooting technology, selecting content for nightly newscasts, defusing situations, handling discrepancies & writing/enforcing the media handbook. Senior Staff Volunteer Coordinator, December 2018 – May 2019 Produce newscasts with the senior staff team, write & edit nightly news content, arrange meetings with volunteers who are interested in being a part of UATV, coordinating with journalism professors & speaking to classes on behalf of UATV, working with volunteers, introducing volunteers & showing them how to do carry out their job, run teleprompter, cameras, audio, playback & graphics. Anchor, August 2018 – Present Present news stories over student ran, live television broadcast. Introduce reporters, analyze select stories, interview guest speakers & front packages. Make sure everyone understands their role & feels valued in their position. General Assignment Reporter, August 2019 – Present Front packages & live VOSOTs, covering features, spot news, & hard news from various locations across NWA.