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UNIVERSITY OF at Chapel Hill CONTACT & CONNECT MAY 2019 Bachelors of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic (704) 661-2464 Bachelors of Arts in Political Science [email protected] GPA 3.90 www.emilywakeman.com WORK EXPERIENCE TWITTER @emily_wakeman_ INSTAGRAM: @emilywakeman ANCHOR & REPORTER FACEBOOK: @emilywakeman CAROLINA WEEK | Chapel Hill, N.C. | OCT 2017 - MAY 2019 LINKEDIN: emilywakeman § Anchored Carolina Week, the 30-minute, weekly live newscast produced by UNC-CH students for the greater Triangle area (Jan 2018- May 2019) HONORS § Pitched stories, researched/investigated campus events, conducted interviews, shot footage, and wrote scripts for weekly PKGS, VOs, and VO/SOTs (Oct 2017- May 2019) -Honors Carolina Program -UNC Chapel Hill Dean’s List: COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATE INTERN (Fall 2015-May 2019) FOX CHANNEL | Washington D.C. | JUN 2018 - AUG 2018 -Sharoky Fellowship § Booked interviews, conducted research for segments, and wrote readers/intros/teases for -Eugene Roberts Scholar America’s News Headquarters -Stembler Scholar § Assisted in interviewing legislators and transcribing soundbites during breaking news -Hearst Competition while shadowing the Chief Congressional Correspondent and White House Correspondent News UNC-CH Nomination ALTANTA, G.A. | JUN 2017 – AUG 2017 -SPJ Student Journalism § Wrote and edited scripts, logged interviews, cut video for packages, and assisted in Award UNC-CH Nomination writing articles for FoxNews.com § Assisted with interviews/on-site coverage of breaking news in Southeast region SKILLS NIGHTSIDE/ SPECIAL PROJECTS INTERN

-Adobe Premiere Pro WBTV NEWS | Charlotte, N.C. | May 2017 -Adobe Audition § Assigned to the Nightside/Special Projects Reporter, assisting her in interviews and -iNews production -WordPress § Wrote, produced, and edited independent packages for the stories covered -Social Media Platforms § Assisted in writing online articles of breaking news for WBTV.com (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube) PRESS INTERN OF RT HON TOM BRAKE MP HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT | London, U.K. | SEP 2017 - DEC 2017 § Wrote and published press releases and official statements of Tom Brake MP on policy stances, developing legislation on Brexit, and events he attended § Responded to casework for a constituency of 60,000+ citizens § Retrieved ambassadors and VIP visitors for my MP and took notes during meetings § Conducted research on upcoming policy debates and attended committee hearings

REPORTER The Daily | Chapel Hill, N.C. | JAN 2016 - DEC 2016 • Worked for University Desk, writing articles about breaking news and events on campus • Attended events, conducted interviews, and wrote stories each week within a 24-hour deadline