HILARY LANE (732) 614-0399 • [email protected]
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
HILARY LANE (732) 614-0399 • [email protected] BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE: News 12 NJ - Freelance Reporter, Edison, NJ 09 /2018 - Present • Write stories, cover breaking news, and file live reports for News 12 daytime and nighttime programming. • Work collaboratively to brainstorm and pitch longer form stories and program ideas. CBS News, New York, NY; Correspondent August 2018- February 2020 • Freelance Correspondent at CBS Newspath • Consistently featured on Network programming including CBS Morning News, CBS Weekend News, and CBSN. • Provides live shots and content for 200+ affiliates across the country • Covered the biggest stories of the year including Hurricane Michael, Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, and the death of former President George H.W. Bush WUSA 9 (CBS), WASHINGTON, DC; /MMJ/ Fill-in Anchor August 2016- July 2018 ● Report live breaking news for 2.5 hour morning show. ● Regularly contribute exclusive, enterprised, investigative stories to the Special Assignments Unit. ○ Superintendent in MD’s second-largest school district resigned after exclusive report exposing secret pay raises. ○ School officials are increasing pest patrol services after exclusive story about unsanitary cafeteria conditions and inspection failures in local public schools. ○ Virginia State Senator introducing legislation to ensure safe drinking water after investigative report into contaminated water concerns around a multi-billion dollar energy plant. WFMZ (IND), Allentown, PA; News Reporter October 2014- August 2016 ● Lead reporter on multiple national stories in coverage area including: Deadly Amtrak train derailment, Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia, violent protests in Philadelphia, NORAD blimp escaping military base and crashing in central Pennsylvania, missing autistic boy found dead in local canal, and 3-year-old beaten to death by mother and boyfriend. ● Report live for 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm broadcasts. ● Exclusive investigative report into dangerous lead levels at local schools has resulted in hundreds of schools across the state now testing for lead. WKBW (ABC), Buffalo, NY; Multimedia Journalist March 2013 – September 2014 ● Worked as a One-Man-Band, writing, shooting, editing and reporting packages daily. ● Responsible for enterprising stories, pitching ideas, and writing and updating daily web scripts. ● Provide live coverage of breaking news WKTV (NBC), Utica, NY; General Assignment Reporter August 2011 – February 2013 ● Turned multiple packages per day and provided live shots for daily newscasts. ● Enterprised stories, pitched ideas, and produced/updated web scripts. ● Fill-in anchor and producer. UWIRE (Formerly Palestra.net); Reporter, Producer and Editor September 2008 – May 2009 ● Original packages featured on FoxNews.com. ● Researched, conducted interviews, wrote, reported, and edited original content. AWARDS: ● Emmy Award Winner (2018, Hard Feature) ● Three-time Emmy nominee: Investigative (2016), Environmental Impact (2016), Human Interest (2017) ● Best Reporter/Anchor ( 2017, PA Associated Press) ● Best Investigative Story (2017, PA Associated Press) ● Best Human Interest Story (2017, PA Association of Broadcasters) INTERNSHIPS: ● NBC Universal- MSNBC (2011), Hearst Corporation (2010), Fox News- Fox Business (2009) EDUCATION: ● Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse, NY; B.S., May 2011. Major – Broadcast Journalism; Graduated Cum Laude ● Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; September 2007 - May 2009. Major – Journalism and Media Studies and Psychology .