A WORKING HISTORY News Anchor | Writer | Talk Show Host
Working in a leading Canadian newsroom demanded immediate, accurate and compelling news delivery on-air and online every time. That is my true value, a proven history of creative content creation and curation for radio, T.V, web and social.
WORK EXPERIENCE
News Anchor & Talk Show Host
Global News Radio AM 980 CKNW - Vancouver, BC-
Nov 2015 to Nov 2017
NEWS ANCHOR | REPORTER
Researching, writing and performing the news is much more than just storytelling. Major market newsrooms demand you get the story first before your competitors and that it’s up on web and social as quick and accurate as it is read on-air. This means being extremely proficient with social media and web content creation and curation. Being a news anchor also means advising and assigning reporters to cover and chase stories and then vetting those stories before aired or published.
TALK SHOW HOST
Vancouver Real Estate Today was an Investigative real estate talk show focusing on the (million-dollar-tear-down) Vancouver Real Estate market. I also chatted with celebrity guests while growing the show’s ratings significantly, moving from a 3.5% share of the marketplace to a 9% share.
News Anchor & Talk Show Host
Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation CFOS - Owen Sound, ON-
July 2007 to October 2015
NEWS ANCHOR | REPORTER
Being a news anchor in a medium sized market involves reporting, writing, posting and reading the news for four stations that cover an enormous territory. This prepared me for a major market job, as it demanded I excel as a journalist while also learning how to create and curate web and social content.
TALK SHOW HOST
"The Real Estate Talk Show" covered Southern Georgian Bay, Owen Sound and Orillia. It was an in-depth show focusing on new local developments and new ways of investing in real estate.
T.V. Host
Rogers Communications - Owen Sound, ON-
2011 to August 2015
T.V. HOST | COLOUR COMMENTATOR
This television hosting position was for the Ontario Hockey League. Interviewing our country's best hockey prospects and calling OHL games was an incredibly exciting experience.
News Reporter
Corus Entertainment - Hamilton, ON-
2006 to 2007
NEWS REPORTER
My start in journalism came here over a decade ago. I began covering Hamilton City Council as a junior beat reporter. Soon thereafter I was tasked with the police and court beats. This opportunity to learn in a major market set me up for the rest of my career.
DIGITAL
Audio: Adobe Audition-Burli-Newsroom
Visual: Adobe Premiere - Avid
Web: Wordpress (several other content management systems)
Social:Tweetdeck - Hootsuite - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Broadcast Journalism, Print & Communications (Advanced Diploma) Mohawk College - Hamilton, ON
-News Writing -Canadian Law, Canadian Press Style
-Public Relations and Communications
General Arts & Science Georgian College - Barrie, ON
-Humanities
-Social Sciences