Kate Capodanno (908) 249-3678 • [email protected]

EXPERIENCE MMJ/Weekend Anchor, WDBJ (May 2019 – Present) • Reported, shot, and edited two or more stories as day turns using Edius, iNews & AP ENPS • Pitched ideas, produced creative standups and set-up live shots for evening newscasts • Solo anchored half-hour newscasts that aired at 6 p.m., 10 p.m. & 11 p.m. on the weekends • Wrote and produced Spanish news brief that aired on Facebook each night on the weekends

MMJ/Weekend Anchor, WITN (June 2017 – May 2019) • Reported, shot, and edited VOs, VO/SOTs and packages as day turns using Edius & AP ENPS • Pitched ideas, produced creative standups and live shots for noon, 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. newscasts • Solo anchored half-hour newscasts that aired at 6 p.m. & 11 p.m. on the weekends • Wrote VO/SOTs, RDRs and teases for 6 p.m. & 11 p.m. newscasts

Producing Intern, NewsChannel 9 WSYR (Jan. 2017 – May 2017) • Line produced 10 p.m. news brief for ABC affiliate using AP ENPS • Found sound bites and wrote VOs, VO/SOTs, and RDRs for the 6 p.m. & 11 p.m. newscasts

Producer/Reporter, CitrusTV Noticias (Sept. 2013 – May 2017) • Produced two-minute news brief and entertainment block with AP ENPS • Wrote/reported in Spanish, and produced packages with Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro

Producer/Reporter, Mornings on the Hill (Jan. 2017 – May 2017) • Line produced live morning newscast that aired on campus cable • Reported, shot, and edited packages with Adobe Premiere Pro for 10 a.m. live broadcast

Lead Video Producer, The NewsHouse (Jan. 2016 – May 2017) • Organized and edited exclusive multi-cam interviews with University Lectures Series’ speakers • Produced videos, wrote articles, and composed social media teasers using Final Cut Pro

Participant, NPPA News Video Workshop in Norman, Oklahoma (Mar. 2017) • Attended lectures, refined my visual and written storytelling

Digital Sponsorship Integration Specialist, NBC Sports (July 2016 – Aug. 2016) • Managed digital streams of 2016 Rio Olympics and inserted sponsorship campaigns • Created digital markers of memorable moments during the events to help viewers find content

Staff Writer, (Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2015) • Contacted sources, attended events, and wrote hard news and feature articles

Communications Intern, Fundación Multitudes (Mar. 2015 – July 2015) • Translated documents from both Spanish to English and English to Spanish • Called local politicians to advocate citizen participation and transparency in Chile’s government

SKILLS • Edius • AP ENPS • Final Cut Pro X • Proficient Spanish • Adobe Premiere Pro • Facebook Live, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat • Audacity • Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

EDUCATION (May 2017) • S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; College of Arts and Sciences • Bachelor of Arts: Broadcast and Digital Journalism; Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture • GPA: 3.8, Dean’s List all semesters

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile • Semester abroad