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Professional Experience
- KIMT-TV Mason City, IA Oct. 2010 - Present
EVENING ANCHOR / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Anchored and produced 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts without a co-anchor for eight months in 2015 – 2016
- Produced team coverage of the 2016 Iowa Caucus on site in Des Moines and appeared live in every newscast from the scene over a 26-hour period
- Created, host, and produce Eye on Politics, a weekly political special
- Created, anchor, and produce #trendingat10, a popular segment that runs each weeknight in the 10 p.m. newscast
- Chosen to represent KIMT in a multi-day investigative reporting conference in Chicago
- Co-hosted live coverage of the North Iowa Band Festival Parade
- Recipient of IBNA 1st place awards for In-Depth / Series and Best Newscast
- Recipient of Emmy Award for Best Newscast
- Promoted to Executive Producer: July, 2011
- Process Expanded Media requests and court filings for all media in an eight-county area
- KFGO- AM Fargo, ND 2008 – Oct. 2010
ANCHOR / REPORTER / PRODUCER
- Wrote and presented on-air news updates every 30 minutes
- Interacted with main host on-air
- Performed duties from 5:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Sundays while anchoring Saturday and Sunday evening newscasts on television
- KVLY / KXJB-TV Fargo, ND Jan. 2006 – Oct. 2010
ANCHOR / REPORTER / PRODUCER / ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
- Promoted to Weekend Anchor: October, 2007
- Featured reporter in 10pm newscasts
- Reported one-man-band
- 12 News Brooklyn Park, MN Oct. 2003 - Jan. 2006
ANCHOR / REPORTER / PRODUCER / ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
- Anchored and produced daily newscast, often on location
- Produced and anchored multiple news specials per year
- Ran morning meetings and assigned reporters to daily news stories
- Prepared online content daily
- KEYC-TV Mankato, MN June 2001 - Oct. 2003
REPORTER / ANCHOR / PRODUCER / PHOTOGRAPHER
- Promoted to Weekend Anchor: June, 2002
- Created, shot, produced, and edited weekly franchise: CityWatch
- WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN Summers: 1999, 2000
INTERN
- Dimension Unit Intern: assisted in investigative stories by working undercover, contacting sources, and assisting reporters
- KNSI-AM St. Cloud, MN 1999 - 2001
ON-AIR REPORTER
- Wrote and presented on-air news updates every 30 minutes during early weekend morning and occasional afternoon shifts
- Reported on city council meetings
Political Specialty
- 2012: U.S. House District 4 (Steve King v. Christie Vilsack)
- 2012: Iowa State Senate District 26 (Mary Jo Wilhelm v. Merlin Bartz)
- 2011: Mason City City Council
- 2010: Iowa House District 13 (Sharon Steckman v. Brian Randall)
Degree Received
- St. John’s University Collegeville, MN
- Bachelor of Arts, Communication: May, 2001
Service / Speaking
- Charlie Brown Preschool and Child Care
- Elected President of the Board: January, 2015
- Emcee: North Iowa Chamber Ag Breakfast 2016
- Emcee: Golden Apple Awards Banquet 2015
- Host: North Iowa Band Festival Parade 2011 - 2013
