Anthony Vitale Permanent Address: [email protected] 18 Eisenhower Road, Peabody, MA 01960 (978) 944-1593
EDUCATION Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts | September 2010 - May 2015 Communications Studies, Concentration in Media Studies (Minors: Journalism, Media Production) Grade Point Average: 3.728 Magna Cum Laude
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WEEI Sports Radio | Part Time Producer and Board Operator | Brighton, Massachusetts | January 2015 - present • Associate Producer for “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria” • Run and control audio board during live, fast paced radio programs • Cut and edit relevant audio using Newsboss Audio Editor and Wide Orbit • Work with producers and talent, assisting them through production of the show • Collect all relevant sound bites and news for the next day’s slate of shows (overnight shift)
Red Sox Radio Broadcast Intern April 2014 - September 2014 • Assist Red Sox Hall of Fame Inductee Joe Castiglione and ESPN’s Dave O’Brien in broadcast booth (Fenway Park) • Collect lineups and relevant information from Red Sox clubhouse daily • Feed broadcasters with statistics and facts throughout each game • Assist Red Sox players with post game interviews after each Boston win • Attend post game press conferences and speak with players before and after each game
Freelance Statistics Assistant June 2015 - present • Assist on-air talent with various statistics throughout a sports broadcast • Give producers and graphics coordinators in production truck any relevant information
Major League Baseball | Datacaster/Stringer for MLB.com Gameday | Boston, Massachusetts | March 2015 - present • Track each pitch, play and event of select Boston Red Sox home games to large, live audience • Work with MLB appointed official scorer to confirm scoring of each game • Monitor all substitutions, mound visits and other non-pitch events • Work for Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball at various locations
GoNU XStream | On-Air Talent | Boston, Massachusetts | August 2013 - present • Perform play-by-play, color commentary and field reporting for Northeastern University Athletics • Teams covered include men’s and women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s baseball and women’s ice hockey • Collect relevant statistics about both the home and visiting teams, using that information in the broadcast • Work with game-day operations team to get information on team happenings, injuries and other outside information
WHDH/Channel 7 News | Sports Department Intern | Boston, Massachusetts | September 2014 - December 2014 • Assist photographers with player interviews in locker rooms after games and practice (Bruins, Celtics, Patriots) • Transcribe player and coach interviews and log relevant games using iNews • Work with producers and writers for nightly news production
ADDITIONAL JOBS • Freelance reporter for Bulletin Newspapers. Cover and write articles for local sports games and government meetings • Helped start and develop a video production department for Dedham Health and Athletic Complex. Produced videos for Comcast Xfinity On Demand (July 2013 - December 2013) • Production Assistant for Powderhouse Productions, a reality television production company (July 2012 - July 2014) • Started a video production team for Futures Collegiate Baseball League team, North Shore Navigators (Summer 2013)
SKILLS AND INTERESTS • Sports Director for NUTV, student run video production club. Lead meetings, produced videos and directed various shoots. Videos include in-studio sports news show, highlight packages, and creative shorts (Fall 2011 - present) • Software Experience: Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Newsboss Audio Editor, ProTools • Interests: Sports, video production, snowboarding, road racing, sports writing, comedy writing, graphic design • Activities: 2014 and 2015 Campus Movie Fest winner, 2012 Mayor of Huntington Ave Finalist, 2012 Spartan Race