Experience

 

-Reporter/Anchor, KCBD NewsChannel 11, Lubbock

Covered all Texas Tech sports, High School football, baseball and basketball. I also anchored the Saturday night News and filled in at anchor for Daybreak Saturday and Sunday as well as the 1-hour Sunday night show.                                                                                                July 2013- Present

 

-News Reporter, KTXS, Abilene

I served as a weekend news reporter for KTXS in Abilene. I would shoot, edit and front my own packages Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.                                                                                                                                                                                                       May 2012- August 2012

-Sports Director of the JMC Network and The Optimist

I attended all home and most away football, baseball and basketball games and create highlight package of each. I have covered game in professional venues such as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington and Minute Maid Park in Houston.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           August 2012- May 2013

-Host of Ken Collums Show

Each week of football season I hosted, produced and edited a 30-minute ACU football show starring the head football coach. I wrote the script shot all video content for the show including a 5-minute long highlight package of the game with my voiceover, producing a 5-minute long sportscast hosted by two ACU reporters, and a minute and a half long feature of a select player or coach.                                                                                                                                                                                                     August 2012- November 2012

-Abilene Reporter Newspaper

Beat writer for Abilene Wylie football, doing a live stream of the game and writing brief game recaps for all high school football teams in the region.                                                                                                                                                                               August 2011- November 2011

ucation

ACU Class 2013                                                                                                                                            

Graduate from Abilene Christian University with a bachelor degree in convergence journalism with an emphasis in television broadcasting. 

 

Skills

• Strong editing skills (Adobe Premier, EDIUS, Final Cut systems)

• Strong producing skills (reporting and anchoring)

• Writing for the web

• Comfortable behind and in front of a camera; shooting and conducting interviews

• Strong LIVE reporting skills

• Experienced behind the desk (anchor and host)

• Extremely hard working and driven

• Works well in teams

• Listens well

• Follows instructions

• Takes initiative

• Thrives in leadership roles

• Thorough understanding of sports

• Diligent