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Kirstin Garriss
http://kirstingarriss.weebly.com/
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
NBC News Washington, December 2011 – Present
Desk Assistant
• Managing the network assignment desk as the Overnight Desk Editor for the weekends and holidays and managing the MSNBC Dayside desk
• Utilizing editorial and production skills in the following positions: Production Assistant: The Daily Rundown, Andrea Mitchell Reports and Weekend Nightly News, Weekend White House Producer, MSNBC Producer and Field Producer
• Working on the assignment desk with editors/producers, logging events/interviews and coordinating feeds in intake
• Worked as a researcher for NBC News/TV One Convention/Election Night and field producer for NBC Inaugural Coverage
• Producing, shooting and editing web packages for Nightly News and WRC’s The Scene and contributing to First Read
National Public Radio, June 2011 – October 2011
Summer 2011 Talk of the Nation Intern and Editorial Assistant - Temporary Employee
• Ran scripts for two-hour live show, maintained show email and Twitter accounts (only as an intern)
• Produced, which included researching topics and appropriate guest(s), pre-interviewing guest(s), booking guest(s) and studio(s), writing host introductions and question lines, for 17- and 30-minutes segments (as intern and an EA)
• Screened calls for both show segments during live broadcast (only as an EA) and contributed posts for the TOTN blog
National Association of Black Journalists Convention Student Projects, August 2011
Student Reporter, NABJ Television News Broadcast
• Wrote and reported two packages during NABJ TV’s newscasts and contributed web text for packages for NABJ Monitor
• Reported live during the NABJ Election Results Press Conference
WTVD ABC 11, December 2010 – April 2011
Investigative Unit Intern
• Conducted in-depth research, logged interviews and conducted phone interviews for investigative projects
• Researched information about local agencies and developing potential story ideas from the tipline and Internet
Carolina Week, August 2010 – April 2011, UNC-CH’s student-run, award-winning semiweekly television news program Reporter and Crew Member (experience as camera operator, floor director, runner, prompter)
• Shot, edited and wrote all general assignment stories and material (Packages/VO/SOTS/FSGs) and developed sources in the university community for stories
• Packages included university-based events, science (health genes and coal production) and NCAA investigation coverage
CNN – Washington, D.C. Bureau, May 2010 – August 2010
Newsroom Intern
• Assisted producers with research, logging tapes, pulling sound bites, and writing practice wire stories
• Worked in different sectors: media operations, desk beats (White House and Pentagon), live studio and in the field
• Researched and pitched story to the D.C. Bureau producers; aired July 18 and 19, 2010 (http://bit.ly/awYHwc)
UNC News Services - Carolina News Studio, May 2009 – July 2009
Multimedia/Broadcast Intern
• Handled technical operations during interviews in the high-definition in the Carolina News Studio
• Shot, produced and edited a final project about the Project Uplift program at UNC (http://bit.ly/L30MmK)
Black Ink Magazine, August 2008 – April 2011, Official publication of the Black Student Movement
2009 – 2011 Editor-in-Chief and Writer
• Created story topics, edited stories, oversaw Black Ink executive board and staff and assisted with the layout design
• Managed $2500+ budget for printing, facilitate advertising committee, maintain the magazine’s public image on campus and reviewed and edited content for Black Ink’s blog (www.uncblackink.wordpress.com)
SKILLS
· Final Cut Pro and AVID News Cutter non-linear editing software, iNews
· Social Media – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogs (Blogspot, Weebly and Wordpress)
· Microsoft Office Programs – Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher
REFERENCES
Ken Smith, WRAL News Anchor, (919) 821-8607, ksmith@wral.com
Karen Moon, Special Projects Editor/Producer - Chancellor-Univ. Advancement, (919) 962-8595, karen_moon@unc.edu
Kerri Forrest, Senior Producer for TV One Specials/Adjunct Professor, (202) 294-8480, kerriforrest@msn.com
Ken Strickland, Bureau Chief, NBC News Washington, (202) 885–4476, ken.strickland@nbcuni.com
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, Electronic Communication Sequence
Minor, American History and Concentration in Spanish for the Professions
http://kirstingarriss.weebly.com/
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
NBC News Washington, December 2011 – Present
Desk Assistant
• Managing the network assignment desk as the Overnight Desk Editor for the weekends and holidays and managing the MSNBC Dayside desk
• Utilizing editorial and production skills in the following positions: Production Assistant: The Daily Rundown, Andrea Mitchell Reports and Weekend Nightly News, Weekend White House Producer, MSNBC Producer and Field Producer
• Working on the assignment desk with editors/producers, logging events/interviews and coordinating feeds in intake
• Worked as a researcher for NBC News/TV One Convention/Election Night and field producer for NBC Inaugural Coverage
• Producing, shooting and editing web packages for Nightly News and WRC’s The Scene and contributing to First Read
National Public Radio, June 2011 – October 2011
Summer 2011 Talk of the Nation Intern and Editorial Assistant - Temporary Employee
• Ran scripts for two-hour live show, maintained show email and Twitter accounts (only as an intern)
• Produced, which included researching topics and appropriate guest(s), pre-interviewing guest(s), booking guest(s) and studio(s), writing host introductions and question lines, for 17- and 30-minutes segments (as intern and an EA)
• Screened calls for both show segments during live broadcast (only as an EA) and contributed posts for the TOTN blog
National Association of Black Journalists Convention Student Projects, August 2011
Student Reporter, NABJ Television News Broadcast
• Wrote and reported two packages during NABJ TV’s newscasts and contributed web text for packages for NABJ Monitor
• Reported live during the NABJ Election Results Press Conference
WTVD ABC 11, December 2010 – April 2011
Investigative Unit Intern
• Conducted in-depth research, logged interviews and conducted phone interviews for investigative projects
• Researched information about local agencies and developing potential story ideas from the tipline and Internet
Carolina Week, August 2010 – April 2011, UNC-CH’s student-run, award-winning semiweekly television news program Reporter and Crew Member (experience as camera operator, floor director, runner, prompter)
• Shot, edited and wrote all general assignment stories and material (Packages/VO/SOTS/FSGs) and developed sources in the university community for stories
• Packages included university-based events, science (health genes and coal production) and NCAA investigation coverage
CNN – Washington, D.C. Bureau, May 2010 – August 2010
Newsroom Intern
• Assisted producers with research, logging tapes, pulling sound bites, and writing practice wire stories
• Worked in different sectors: media operations, desk beats (White House and Pentagon), live studio and in the field
• Researched and pitched story to the D.C. Bureau producers; aired July 18 and 19, 2010 (http://bit.ly/awYHwc)
UNC News Services - Carolina News Studio, May 2009 – July 2009
Multimedia/Broadcast Intern
• Handled technical operations during interviews in the high-definition in the Carolina News Studio
• Shot, produced and edited a final project about the Project Uplift program at UNC (http://bit.ly/L30MmK)
Black Ink Magazine, August 2008 – April 2011, Official publication of the Black Student Movement
2009 – 2011 Editor-in-Chief and Writer
• Created story topics, edited stories, oversaw Black Ink executive board and staff and assisted with the layout design
• Managed $2500+ budget for printing, facilitate advertising committee, maintain the magazine’s public image on campus and reviewed and edited content for Black Ink’s blog (www.uncblackink.wordpress.com)
SKILLS
· Final Cut Pro and AVID News Cutter non-linear editing software, iNews
· Social Media – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogs (Blogspot, Weebly and Wordpress)
· Microsoft Office Programs – Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher
REFERENCES
Ken Smith, WRAL News Anchor, (919) 821-8607, ksmith@wral.com
Karen Moon, Special Projects Editor/Producer - Chancellor-Univ. Advancement, (919) 962-8595, karen_moon@unc.edu
Kerri Forrest, Senior Producer for TV One Specials/Adjunct Professor, (202) 294-8480, kerriforrest@msn.com
Ken Strickland, Bureau Chief, NBC News Washington, (202) 885–4476, ken.strickland@nbcuni.com
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, Electronic Communication Sequence
Minor, American History and Concentration in Spanish for the Professions
