Mandy Perkins 122 NW 25th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 386.214.4111 [email protected] OBJECTIVE I aim to represent a sports network as a broadcast journalist using my unique news reporting abilities shaped by extensive personal experience and rare perspective gained as an NCAA Division I student-athlete. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications University of Florida Outside concentration: Business Administration May 2013 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ESPN Radio March 2012- Present Broadcast journalist/ Contributing writer/ Radio co-host Gainesville, Florida •Engage in current sports news discussion live over the air weekly for ESPN radio Gainesville and write feature stories and columns covering SEC and University of Florida football and baseball for ESPNgo1.com. •Covered the 2012 ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards with guests including Manti Te’o, Johnny Manziel and Collin Klein. Conducted on-camera interviews with Jarvis Jones, Tyler Eifert along with other elite college football players. Live reported the event via Twitter. •Helped in hosting the 2013 Florida Letterman Awards alongside guest host Jenn Brown. •Covered the 2013 Under Armor All-America football training camp by interviewing the top college recruits in the country resulting in a feature piece that went viral across multiple recruiting discussion boards. •Assisted in covering the 2012 University of Florida Football Media Day. Wrote column on the press conference and interaction with the players and reported the event by radio broadcast. •Attended the ESPN College GameDay press conference for the 2012 Florida vs. South Carolina football game with speakers including Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. •Attended University of Florida head football coach Will Muschamp’s press conferences addressing the media •Cover SEC and University of Florida baseball by writing weekend game series previews and game stories requiring same-day deadlines. Live report regular and post-season games via Twitter. •Cover University of Florida football by writing weekend game previews and game stories requiring same-day deadlines FOX Sports July 2012- Present •Covered the 2012 Friday Night Lights Showcase held at Ben Griffin Stadium featuring the top Gainesville, Florida college football prospects for the 2012 and 2013 recruiting classes. ProspectWire June 2012- Present Contributing Writer Gainesville/ Sarasota, Florida •Write feature articles on high school baseball teams and individual players for Prospectwire.com, one of the top high school baseball websites in the southeastern United States. •Report on over 3,000+ high school level baseball players in summer tournaments. ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS University of Florida Track Team member August 2009 – Present 2013 Distance Medley Relay Southeastern Conference Champion Member of 2011 Indoor Southeastern Conference Champion team Member of 2012 Outdoor Southeastern Conference Champion team 2011 NCAA Regional qualifier 2011 Indoor Southeastern Conference scorer University of Florida Cross Country Team member August 2009- Present Member of 2009, 2010, 2012 Southeastern Conference Champion team 2011 All- Regional Cross Country Honors 2010, 2011, 2012 NCAA Regional qualifier 2011 NCAA Regional scorer Other Affiliations: National Broadcasting Society member Student-Athlete Association Committee member Florida Letterman Awards board member Gator Grind member Goodwill Gators volunteer Fellowship of Christian Athletes member Athletes in Action member AWARDS AND HONORS Academic: International Baccalaureate Diploma Summa Cum Laude, Spruce Creek High School (2009) Principal’s Award of Excellence, Spruce Creek High School (2009) Oxbridge Academic program diploma recipient First All-Volusia County Honors member for the piano and violin 2010-2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2011-2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012-2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll SKILLS Camera, editing and computer experience: Final Cut Pro, iMovie editing software abilities Advanced operating skill of complex professional video cameras Efficient research and data collecting skills Social media proficiency in Twitter, Instagram, and FaceBook Foreign language experience: Conversational in Spanish Knowledge of basic French Knowledge of basic American Sign Language References available upon request .