Elliott Polakoff c/o Napoli Management Group 8844 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 100 Beverly Hills, California 90211 310.385.8222

CAREER SUMMARY

Elliott Polakoff is a sports reporter/anchor at WFSB in Hartford. An unrelenting work ethic has made him a major asset to the newsroom. He shoots, edits, and does anything else to tell a great story. He’s followed a different path, and is ready for the next step!

EDUCATION

Syracuse University S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications University of Michigan Syracuse, New York Ann Arbor, Michigan Master of Science: Broadcast Digital Journalism Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies Emphasis: Sports Communication Double Minor: Spanish/Socio-Cultural Anthropology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Radio Anchor October 2019 to Present ESPN SportsCenter, Bristol, Provides SportsCenter updates for ESPN radio affiliates and digital operations across the world. Produces, edits, and anchors segments about the top stories of the day in sports.

Sports Anchor/Host/MMJ September 2018 to Present WFSB -TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT Shoots, edits, produces, and anchors top-rated weekday/weekend sportscasts in addition to hosting longer- form Sports Sunday and Friday Night Frenzy shows. Serves as sports multi-media journalist shooting and editing sports stories across the Northeast. Extensive experience covering local professional teams (, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins) and local collegiate teams (UConn Huskies, , Hartford Hawks). Regularly produces unique digital content for https://www.wfsb.com/sports/ and posts to social media platforms.

Sports Director August 2016 to August 2018 KSN/KSAS -TV, Wichita, KS Led two-person sports department and coordinated schedules, traveling, and sports coverage. Shot, produced, edited, and anchored weekday sportscasts; in addition, produced and hosted longer-form sports specials and Friday Football Fever high school football show. Conceptualized ‘Elliott’s Answer’ segment that incorporates social media engagement about local sports topics. Extensive experience covering local professional teams (Kansas City Chiefs, KC Royals, Oklahoma).

Sports Anchor/Host/MMJ September 2013 to August 2016 WHBF/KLJB- TV, Rock Island, IL Shot, produced, edited, and anchored weekday/weekend sportscasts; in addition, served as sports multi- media journalist enterprising daily stories. Produced and co-hosted FOX 18’s Sports Sunday, a 30-minute live sports show featuring live interviews, highlights, and other special segments devoted to local area sports.

Production Assistant February 2012 to June 2012 KPIX- TV, San Francisco, CA Pitched story ideas to producers; assisted daily in gathering information for news stories.

Represented by Mike Isenberg 310.492.44 88 / [email protected]