Femi Redwood

ANCHOR + CORRESPONDENT Reel: femiredwood.me/video ​ Direct contact: [email protected] ​ Agent contact: Traci Wilkes Smith · (p) 212-213-2542 · (c) 201-207-9101 · [email protected] ​

Experience

WINS Radio, , NY - Freelance Anchor/Feature Reporter 1010 ​ SEPTEM​ BER 2020 - PRESENT

● Freelance anchor and feature reporter for ’s most listened to local news station ● Writes 30 minute newscasts including breaking, political, business, and entertainment news

VICE News, , NY - Freelance Correspondent ​ DECEMBER 2019 - JUNE 2020

● Wrote and anchored national news of the day for social media and TV cut-ins ● Researched and pitched impactful stories about LGBTQ people, women, and Black communities ● Reported on issues often overlooked, such as how college shutdowns over coronavirus hurt students whose families struggle with homelessness

WEYI/WSMH, Flint, MI- Anchor/Reporter ​ NOVEMBER 2017 - NOVEMBER 2019

● Anchored the weekend evening broadcasts ● Regularly broke news, enterprised and investigated stories, including a multi-plaintiff lawsuit against the city for sexual harassment and racial discrimination ● Consistently obtained exclusives, including an interview with the state attorney general after her office dropped the Flint water crisis charges

News 12 Networks, Greater New York City - General Assignment Reporter ​ SEPTEMBER 2015 - OCTOBER 2017

● Covered breaking news, crime, and features in , Westchester, and ● Integrated NPPA style into storytelling

Fios 1 News, Rye Brook, NY - Multimedia Journalist ​ JANUARY 2014 - AUGUST 2015

● Wrote, shot, and edited two stories per day a multimedia reporter ● Teamed up with a photographer for dynamic and active liveshots

WPHL, , PA - Multimedia Journalist ​ JANUARY 2012 - JANUARY 2014

● Wrote shot and edited stories for the morning news show ● Covered news you can use including business and lifestyle

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Education

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS - B.S. Mass Communications ​ ​

Leadership

● Board member of NLGJA: The National Association of LGBTQ Journalists ● Co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists LGBTQ Task Force