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Summary

What can I say? After being at abc27 for only 2 years, i have already reached some of my goals. I started as a tape editor, and after three promotions I now have my own show Monday-Friday.

 

Next up: Management?

 

I absolutely love every aspect of this field and whether it be producing a show, anchoring a segment, or simply running an audio board, I know not only could I do the task well, but also I would enjoy every minute of it. I got into this profession because I love people and audio/visual technology, and there is nothing more rewarding to me then helping people tell their stories anyway I can.

 

I am proficient with Final Cut Pro, ENPS, Microsoft Office, Contribute, PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Twitter, Avid, Logic, Audacity, Audition, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, WordPress, SoundSlides, Logic and basic Flash and HTML.

 

 

Work History

WHTM-TV

Harrisburg, PA, United States
Jun 2009 - Present
Producer, Assignment Editor 

-Part of Twitter and Facebook team responsible for better integrating social media into the newsroom

-Write, Research, and Format stories for a variety of newscasts.

-Produce the 11pm Newscast Monday-Friday
-Regularly demonstrate news judgement by picking stories for a show and arranging them in a logical and newsworthy order. Build and create Deko graphics.
-Execute and time live show.
-Organize crews, and develop story ideas for weekend newscasts
-Created Sunday's 11:30pm newscast from the ground up, including new weekly segments, "Saving With Sense," "The Week Ahead," and "Sunday Night House Call"

-Promoted from Tape Editor to Associate Producer, to Producer, to Weekend Assignment Editor/Producer, to 11pm Producer

Jim Cotter Productions

Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2008 - Feb 2009
Freelance Producer, Editor 

-Researched, wrote, filmed and edited segments for WHYY-TV program “Creative Campus”

-Filmed and edited concert performances of “Symphony in C” and several other 3-camera shoots for independent television production company

-Responsible for lighting all interviews in a typical network news magazine style

WRTI

Philadelphia, PA
Jul 2008 - Feb 2009
Production Assistant 

-Research for host and reporter interviews. Extensive audio editing and post-production for weekly arts magazine show, Creatively Speaking.

WHYY's It's Our City

Philadelphia, PA
Aug 2008 - Dec 2008
Reporter, Producer, Intern 

-Reported and produced packages on Philadelphia events and stories for the It’s Our City blog

-Local news outlets often posted blog entries on their websites

Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab

Philadelphia, PA
Aug 2008 - Dec 2008
Multimedia Journalist 

-Produced, reported, and shot stories in Fairhill, one of Philadelphia’s most blighted neighborhoods

-Edited and wrote text stories to accompany broadcast pieces on the website Designed the Fairhill pages of the website.

Temple Update

Philadelphia, PA
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
Producer, Editor, Webmaster, Anchor, Reporter 

-Produced shows, packages, and a variety of segments for weekly 30 minute live newscast

-Implemented ideas to bring show up to date, including: starting and heading the show’s first YouTube channel, integrating more VO/SOTs into the show and making better use of the show’s on-camera newsroom.

-Regularly directed talent; was in charge of all aspects of newscast

-Filmed, edited and reported on stories, as well as VOs.

-Anchored the newscast.

Talk Radio News Service

Denver, CO
Aug 2008 - Aug 2008
Intern Reporter (DNC - Washington Center) 

 

-Reported on events outside the Democratic National Convention for the TRNS blog. Stories consisted of text, photographs and video or audio

-Correspondent for talk radio news programs

Education

2007 - 2008
Bachelor's, Broadcast Journalism
Producer, Webmaster, Editor, and Anchor/Reporter for weekly campus newscast. Recognized for my published television work during my senior year of college. Received all expenses paid scholarship to the Washington Seminar's program at the Democratic National Convention.

2004 - 2006
Communications, Theater
Won several speaker awards while on the Speech and Debate Team. Was also elected team secretary.

Skills

Non-linear editing

(Advanced)
3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Final Cut Pro, Avid, Audacity, Audition, Logic, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, SoundSlides


 

Linear Editing

(Rockstar)
<1 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Filming, Shooting

(Advanced)
1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Studio Cameras, a variety of prosumer cameras, flip cameras, digital cameras

Web Design

(Intermediate)
1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Contribute, Dreamweaver, Basic HTML, WordPress

Show Production

(Expert)
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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ENPS

Graphics

(Intermediate)
1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used 1-2 years ago)
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DEKO, Photoshop

Twitter

(Rockstar)
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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http://twitter.com/arichcrick

Awards and Honors

Temple University, Best Published Television Work, 2008

Gold Key Awards for print writing and layout, 2003, 2004

Richard L. Burns Honor Scholarship

Several speaker awards during involvement in speech and debate team

 

Recent Newscast


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