Anika Hope Henanger

637 University Place, Evanston, IL 60201 [email protected] (352) 514-6244 linkedin.com/in/anikahenanger

EXPERIENCE September 2017 – Present ABC 7 Chicago WLS-TV, News Planning, Chicago, IL • Research, contact sources, and develop stories on deadline as an intern; ensure potential of reporter assignments • Assist News Planning Producer with breaking news and feature segments; help reporters in field

Dateline NBC News, New York, NY Summer 2017 • Research stories for potential criminal justice Dateline episodes and compile breaking news updates as an intern • Create detailed story packets and visual rundowns for potential Dateline episodes to present to NBC executives • Examine trial transcripts to provide producers with summaries and details about court cases

Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly, New York, NY • Assists on shoots with Megyn Kelly and correspondents , , Dennis Murphy and Andrea Canning • Pitches new story ideas for future Sunday episodes; log and transcribe interviews/b-roll for producers as an intern

Northwestern News Network, Evanston, IL 2015 – Present Associate Producer March 2017 – Present • Build weekly newscasts rundown; write teases, headlines, readers; edit scripts; coordinate and schedule in-studio guests • Help run control room and time live show; design graphics, including lower-thirds and over-the-shoulder images Anchor and Reporter 2016 – Present • Anchor bi-weekly Emmy-winning live news cast; pitch, report, shoot, edit, and track packages, VO’s, and VSOT’s weekly • Write scripts, teases and tags; develop OTS graphics; formalize show rundown; operate studio cameras, teleprompter, tapes Assignment Editor Spring 2017 • Find, research, pitch and coordinate coverage of breaking news; support reporters in contacting sources; manage equipment • Maintain constant communication between producers and reporters to ensure completed packages on deadline

Medill Justice Project, Multimedia Investigative Reporter, Evanston, IL September – December 2016 • Investigated potential wrongful murder conviction as part of a team to publish a two-part feature, podcast, and short film • Reported in the field, traveling out-of-state to conduct interviews with the accused, attorney, witness & forensic pathologists • Analyzed court documents, medical records, trial transcripts & interrogation video to compile findings for strategy meetings

WNUR News 89.3 FM, Evanston, IL June 2016 – Present Executive Producer March 2017 – Present • Communicate feedback to casts, train producers, handle station management & conflict resolution, execute director projects Anchor and Producer June 2016 – Present • Hand-pick stories, write scripts, direct anchors, control soundboard, integrate commercials & co-host weekly live newscast Executive Social Media Director June 2016 – Present • Manage all social media accounts, creating & posting content for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat on set schedule • Break news through digital platforms, craft promotional content; live-streamed election analysis reaching over 1,300 viewers Election Show Producer and Anchor June – November 2016 • Coordinated 7 hours of live coverage for 2016 presidential, Senate and Ill. House races, developed hourly rundowns • Recruited, trained & mobilized team of reporters; oversaw planning, production & editing of pre-reported audio stories • Co-anchored 2-hour segment; on-air interviewed field reporters across Chicago, the White House & Clinton headquarters

The Daily Northwestern, Videographer, Evanston, IL January – June 2016 • Launched paper’s first digital video division; reported and produced enterprise digital packages on a weekly basis for online WCJB TV-20 ABC, Gainesville, FL July 2015 • Facilitated filming and interviewing for newscasts, as an intern, alongside reporter Steph Bacharro for package aired on TV20 Medill News Service Global, Reporter, Qatar; Israel; Palestine March 2016 – Present • Filmed and interviewed abroad to produce 7 reports on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and migrant workers’ rights in Qatar

Immigrant Connect Chicago, Health Care Beat Reporter, Chicago, IL March – June 2016 • Assembled 3 in-depth pieces: Hearst Enterprise Report Winner “Perfect storm: Threat to health care for elderly Hispanics” SKILLS and HONORS Technical: Avid: iNews, MediaCentral; Adobe: Premiere, Audition, Bridge, Photoshop, Prelude; Rundown Creator; HTML; DV Camera; Media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Periscope, Tumblr, Skype, Buzz Sumo, Hootsuite, Sound Cloud, LexisNexis Honors: NU Society of Professional Journalists President; National Quest Bridge Scholar for leadership as first-gen. college student

EDUCATION Medill School of Journalism, , Evanston, IL Bachelor of Science in Journalism; Psychology Minor | GPA: 3.89 | Dean’s List: 6 of 7 quarters expected June 2018