ASHLYN GRACE BROTHERS 3540 Earnhardt Dr. | Fayetteville, AR, 72704 | (479)966-6960 | [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Award-winning student television broadcaster skilled at transforming complex topics into accessible, engaging & informative news stories. Accomplished interviewer with voice over, writing, editing, producing, & television experience. Sixth generation resident of Northwest with extensive knowledge of the local community. Experience on-set of professional television productions with a broad understanding of the industry & of appropriate etiquette when working with talent & crew. Would like to continue journalistic endeavors by fulfilling an MMJ or reporter position.

EXPERIENCE Student Television’s Nightly News, Fayetteville, Arkansas Senior Staff Station Manager, August 2019 – Present In charge of UATV, including hiring a staff of 10, allocating a budget, speaking on behalf of & representing student media, producing newscasts & confirming sources, programming, troubleshooting technology, selecting content for nightly newscasts, defusing situations, handling discrepancies & writing/enforcing the media handbook. Senior Staff Volunteer Coordinator, December 2018 – May 2019 Produce newscasts with the senior staff team, write & edit nightly news content, arrange meetings with volunteers who are interested in being a part of UATV, coordinating with journalism professors & speaking to classes on behalf of UATV, working with volunteers, introducing volunteers & showing them how to do carry out their job, run teleprompter, cameras, audio, playback & graphics. Anchor, August 2018 – Present Present news stories over student ran, live television broadcast. Introduce reporters, analyze select stories, interview guest speakers & front packages. Make sure everyone understands their role & feels valued in their position. General Assignment Reporter, August 2019 – Present Front packages & live VOSOTs, covering features, spot news, & hard news from various locations across NWA. Interview, write, shoot, edit & voice own material. Sports Anchor & Commentator, August 2018 – Present Present sports stories pertaining to the . Attend press conferences & conduct interviews. Watch & analyze sports plays & statistics. Shoot games, practices & sports packages. Write, edit & front prepared material on UATV’s live broadcast Tuesday nights. Production Crew, August 2017 – Present Assist in the control room with audio, playback, graphics & teleprompter. Operate cameras on the floor during the live broadcasts. Edit material & export using Adobe Premiere Software. World News Anchor, August 2017 – May 2018 Presented world news stori es during UATV’s live broadcast. Interviewed unique individuals within the community. Meteorologist, August 2017 – May 2018 Researched & applied said research to three weather reports every week. Built graphics & analyzed data. Reported using a green screen & weather animation.

Razorback Reels (UATV), Fayetteville, Arkansas Anchor, Entertainment Beat Reporter & Producer, August 2018 – Present Write scripts & produce content for weekly broadcasts. Delegate powers to volunteers. Conduct meetings & answer any questions from participants. Shoot packages & conduct weekly interviews. Seek out talent in & network. Deliver personal commentaries, as well as information going on in mass media & within the entertainment industry. Create packages & front them live, as well as live VOSOTs.

Campus Radio (KXUA), Fayetteville, Arkansas Story Contributor & Talent, August 2018 – Present Conduct interviews, write scripts, voice over content, & edit, all for feature stories that air on Friday’s campus radio broadcasts. Front packages on live radio & help build shows. Summer Intern (KATV), Little Rock, Arkansas News, Sports & Entertainment Intern, June 2019 – August 2019 Researched, shadowed reporters, stacked rundowns, wrote radio stories, wrote VOs & VOSOTs, shot broll, went live on the entertainment show, contributed packages, carried equipment, operated cameras & built a reel.

ESPNU Campus Connection, Fayetteville, Arkansas Student Broadcaster, October 2017 Shadow Instant Replay facilitators & observe their tactics. Listen carefully to instructions & carried out obligations & duties, accordingly. Interact with sports analysts & ask questions.

SEC Nation/Network, Fayetteville, Arkansas Sideline Reporter Lighting Technician, November 2018 Lit up the talent & interviewee’s face for sideline reports. Deliver ed information to crew members & kept a healthy pace following Cole Cubelic around.

NBC’s Sunday Night Football, , Runner A1, October 2018 Conducted administrative work & answered phone calls or any questions crew members might have. Studied the area & knew what is within close proximity to facilities. Fetched & carried items, delivering those important materials from point A to point B in a fast & efficient manner. Engaged with members of the crew, while building a set from the ground up. Organized information & put together detailed reports.

KNWA-TV / FOX 24 (KFTA-TV), Fayetteville, Arkansas Digital Content Producer, July 2018 – October 2018 Produced cohesive web stories from news releases to push to the website. Created, managed & updated multimedia content for social media, digital platforms, live streams & interactive mediums. Performed web analytics & studied trends in data. Communicated with local authorities & businesses for research purposes & fact checking. Pushed stories & alerted people during breaking news outbreaks. Clipped video & built graphics for web stories. Production Assistant, December 2017 – July 2018 Instructed talent on directions for the newscast. Organized information & delivered show rundowns to production, sports & the newsroom. Operated multiple cameras, giving talent direct cues during live shows. Scrolled teleprompter, ran graphics & controlled the audio board. Intern, Pigtrail Nation, June 2016 – August 2017 Provided assistance during games & press conferences. Carried & set up equipment. Assisted in writing scripts & communicating with the sister station in Little Rock. Managed social media accounts & conducted Facebook Live.

Puck It: Razorback Hockey Show (UATV), Fayetteville, Arkansas Host & Feature Reporter, August 2017 – May 2018 Conducted interviews with hockey team & shot practices with a Canon 5D Mark III. Pieced together stories using footage & editing software. Fronted packages in studio & tagged out.

Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Springdale, Arkansas NWA/DG ARPreps Spotlight Student Reporter, August 2015 – May 2017 Wrote, voiced, fronted, & edited high school athlete feature packages. Conducted interviews with coaches, athletes, fans, administrators & parents.

EDUCATION University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Bachelor of Arts: Broadcast Journalism, Projected Graduation 2020

AWARDS AND HONORS National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Mid-America Chapter ▪ Walter Cronkite Scholarship Recipient, 2017 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Mid-America Chapter ▪ Student Television Award- Pillar of Excellence, 2019: Best Newscast (Anchor) ▪ Student Television Award- Pillar of Excellence, 2017: Best Sports Program- WCSN, On-Air Talent ▪ Student Television Award- Pillar of Excellence, 2017: Best Sports- Live Event Program-WCSN, On-Air Talent ▪ Student Television Award- Pillar of Excellence, 2017: Best Long Form Fiction- The Studio / HBHS, Actress ▪ Student Television Honorable Mention, 2017: Craft- Talent; News: General Assignment- Serious News “Kyler Williams”- On-Air Talent; News: General Assignment- Light News “#250K”- On-Air Talent; Public Service “Say Yes To Life”- On-Air Talent; Newscast- Har-Ber Wildcat News- On-Air Talent ▪ Student Television Award- Pillar of Excellence, 2016: Best Sports Story- “Broken But Not Beaten”, Reporter National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, National ▪ National Student Production Award Nominations 2017 for Best Sports Program- WCSN; Best Sports Live Event- WCSN; Best Sports: Tribute to Kyler Williams- WCSN; Best Long Form Fiction: The Studio- HBHS Arkansas Broadcasters Association ▪ UARK Arkansas Broadcasters Association Full-ride Scholarship, 2019 Arkansas Scholastic Press Association ▪ Broadcast On-Air Talent of the Year, 2017 ▪ Superior Broadcast Sports Package Award, 2017 and 2016 ▪ Superior Broadcast & On-Site Broadcast Human Interest Package Award, 2016 ▪ Superior Carry-In Sports Challenge Award, 2016 Spring Creek Festival ▪ Anchor 1st Place, 2016 & 2015 ▪ News Challenge 1st Place; Sports Story 1st Place; Action Sports 1st Place, 2016 Har-Ber High School Television Program ▪ On-Air Talent of the Year & Best TV Reporter, 2017 and 2016 ▪ Best News Story, 2017 and 2016

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ▪ Zeta Tau Alpha- Epsilon Chapter: Member at University of Arkansas, 2017-2018 ▪ Lead Hogs at University of Arkansas, 2017 ▪ Global Greeks at University of Arkansas, 2017 ▪ Vice President Senior Class at Har-Ber High School, 2016-2017 ▪ Vice President of National Honor Society at HBHS, 2016-2017 ▪ Lighthouse select 18-member, audition-based performance singing group, 2016-2017 ▪ Historian of Har-Ber Choir Council for Camerata Select Choir, 2016-2017 ▪ Senior & Junior Class Council at Har-Ber High School, 2015-2017

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Anchoring, Reporting, Editing, Writing, Public Speaking, Producing, Film-Making, Reporting Live, Voice Over, Transcribing, Logging Stats, Transcoding, Hard Working, Problem Solving, Awareness, Initiative, Team Work, Adaptability, Mentoring, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Organizing, Social Media, Photography, Hosting, Familiar with Premier Pro Software and Canon Mark III, Professionally Trained in Performing, Excellent Communication and Listening Skills

MISCELLANCEOUS OTHER CREDITS DeLaurentiis Productions, Burbank, California Actor, August 2013 – November 2013 Participated in travel commercials portraying a younger sister. Worked with adults & learned good communication skills with individuals of all ages. Oakley Commercial, Malibu, California Actor, August 2012 Modeled & acted in promotional videos & commercials to increase market value of the product. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, Burbank, California Actor, October 2011 Communicated on camera with Jay Leno to provide a worldwide audience with a sense of comedic relief. The Second City- Hollywood, Hollywood, California Actor, August 2011 – November 2011 Learned the art of comedy & improvisation through intensive training with professional comedic actors. Performed comedy routines for a large audience. GradeGov Commercial, Springdale, Arkansas Actor, August 2008 Acted in a commercial about politicians to promote public policies & inspire younger generations to vote.