ASHLYN BROTHERS MMJ / REPORTER CONTACT PROFILE Ashlyn Brothers is a multimedia journalist with News On 6—the CBS affiliate in Tulsa, OK. 479-966-6960 Brothers pitches stories, writes, shoots, edits, and reports daily. She has ample live shot experience covering a variety of topics. Brothers started her career amid the COVID-19 @Ashlyn Brothers News On 6 pandemic which devastated communities worldwide and has since appeared in every newscast and worked every shift at her station. [email protected] ashlyngracebrothers.com EDUCATION EXPERIENCE University of Arkansas, News On 6 (KOTV), Tulsa, Oklahoma Fayetteville, AR General Assignment Reporter/MMJ, July 1 – TBD Oklahoma’s Own’s multimedia journalist. Conducts interviews, writes, shoots, edits & 2017-2020 fronts stories live. Creates packages and vosots daily. Does social media/digital hits. Bachelor of Arts: Broadcast Journalism Writes daily web copy and teases. University of Arkansas Student Television’s Nightly News, Fayetteville, Arkansas Senior Staff Station Manager, August 2019 – May 2020 Representative & leader of UATV. Oversight of news content & production. Hires staff of 10. Allocates a monthly budget. Coordinates with other Student Media outlets to achieve media convergence. Programmer & troubleshooter. Enforces media handbook. Meets with advisors & financial personnel. Anchor, August 2018 – May 2020 Anchors newscasts during UATV’s student-ran, live television broadcasts. Conducts in- studio interviews. General Assignment Reporter/MMJ, August 2019 – May 2020 Fronts packages & live VOSOTs. Covers features, spot news, hard news & breaking news across Northwest Arkansas. Interviews, writes, shoots, edits, voices & conducts her own live shots. Sports Anchor, Reporter, Commentator, August 2018 – May 2020 Presents Arkansas Razorback sports stories. Attends press conferences & conducts interviews. Shoots games, practices & sports packages. Writes sports scripts for sports block. Production Crew, August 2017 – May 2020 Runs audio, playback, graphics & teleprompter. Technical Directs & booths newscasts. Operates cameras on the floor. Edits material VOs & VOSOTs. Senior Staff Volunteer Coordinator, December 2018 – May 2019 Produced newscasts with Senior Staff. Coordinated with journalism professors & spoke to classes on behalf of UATV. Taught volunteers how to operate equipment during newscasts. World News Anchor, August 2017 – May 2018 Reported international news during the World News Block on UATV 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 Produces content for weekly broadcasts. Shoots entertainment packages & conducts interviews. Discovers local talent & networks. Delivers commentaries regarding events within mass media & the entertainment industry. Channel 7 News (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. Campus Radio (KXUA), Fayetteville, Arkansas Story Contributor & Talent, August 2018 – December 2018 Conducted interviews, wrote scripts, voiced content & edited feature stories that aired on campus radio. Lemke Journalism Project, Fayetteville, Arkansas LJP Broadcast Mentor, February 2, 2019 – March 2, 2019 Mentored underprivileged high school students interested in pursuing broadcast journalism. Recruited students to come to the University of Arkansas. Produced a newscast using the content students created. SEC Nation/Network, Fayetteville, Arkansas Sideline Reporter Lighting Technician, November 2018 Lit up Cole Cubelic & interviewee’s faces for sideline reports. Delivered information to crew members. NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Houston, Texas Runner A1, October 2018 Conducted administrative work & answered phone calls or questions crew members had. Delivered documents & equipment. Helped build the set. KNWA-TV / FOX 24 (KFTA-TV), Fayetteville, Arkansas Digital Content Producer, July 2018 – October 2018 Produced web stories from news releases to push to the website. Created, managed & updated multimedia content for social media, digital platforms, live streams & interactive mediums. 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 Operated three cameras during nightly newscasts. Scrolled teleprompter, ran graphics & controlled the audio board. Intern, Pigtrail Nation, June 2016 – August 2017 Carried & set up equipment. Helped write scripts & communicate with the sister station in Little Rock. Managed social media accounts & conducted Facebook Lives during games & press conferences. Puck It: Razorback Hockey Show (UATV), Fayetteville, Arkansas Host & Feature Reporter, August 2017 – May 2018 Conducted interviews with hockey team, created feature stories & shot practices. Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Springdale, Arkansas NWA/DG ARPreps Spotlight Student Reporter, August 2015 – May 2017 Wrote, voiced, edited & fronted high school athlete feature packages. Conducted interviews with coaches, athletes & community members. GUEST AWARDS AND HONORS APPEARANCES Edward R. Murrow Awards, Regional ◦ DANCING WITH THE • Overall Excellence: KOTV Newsroom PRYOR STARS CELEBRITY • Newscast: News On 6 at 10 • Documentary: Missing Not Forgotten JUDGE • Continuing Coverage: Tulsa Fallen Officer ◦ TULSA PRIDE PARADE Society of Professional Journalists ◦ TULSA STATE FAIR • MOE Best All-Around TV Newscast Regional Recipient, 2020 Broadcast Education Association • National TV Hard News Reporting 1st Place Recipient, 2020 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mid- America Chapter • Walter Cronkite Scholarship Recipient, 2017 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mid- America Chapter • Student Television Award- Pillar of Excellence, 2019: Best Newscast- UATV, 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 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 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 and 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 TRAINED IN MISCELLANCEOUS OTHER CREDITS ◦ INEWS True Detective, Fayetteville, Arkansas Production Assistant, May 2018 ◦ AVID Assisted talent & wrangled extras. Ran errands for the director. ◦ SOCIAL MEDIA ◦ LIVE REPORTING DeLaurentiis Productions, Burbank, California Actor, August 2013 – November 2013 ◦ WEB STORIES Acted in travel commercials portraying a mischievous sibling. ◦ ADOBE PREMIERE PRO ◦ CANON 5D MARK III Oakley Commercial, Malibu, California Actor, August 2012 ◦ PANASONIC 4K Modeled & acted in promotional videos & commercials to increase market value. PROFESSIONAL ◦ GO PRO The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, Burbank, California Actor, October 2011 Acted in a Halloween skit on camera with Jay Leno in front of a live studio audience. Interviewee for a web extra proceeding the bit. 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 exercise their constitutional right. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE INVOLVEMENT • VICE PRESIDENT SENIOR CLASS AT HAR-BER HIGH ◦ BATTLECREEK CHURCH SCHOOL, 2016-2017 ◦ THE CREEK • VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AT HBHS, 2016-2017 ◦ HOPE IS OXYGEN • LIGHTHOUSE SELECT 18-MEMBER, AUDITION-BASED PERFORMANCE SINGING GROUP, 2016-2017 • JUNIOR & SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL AT HAR-BER HIGH REFERENCES SCHOOL, 2015-2017 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST .