Sports Anchor/Reporter
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Amanda McCall Sports Anchor/Reporter
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OBJECTIVE: A challenging position in Sports Broadcasting / Communications with the opportunities for upward career movement. EXPERIENCE: Full-Time Employee WOWK Sports Director/ Anchor (CBS affiliate) 2010-Present Full- Time Employee WBOY Sports Reporter (NBC affiliate) 2008-2010 Full- Time Employee WBOY News Reporter (NBC affiliate) 2006-2008 • First female sports director in the state of West Virginia; currently one of nine in the country • Anchors a minimum of five times during the weekly newscasts at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. • Manages, produces, shoots and writes for a sixty-four (64) market sports department • Manages and generates web content for sports website • First female sports reporter to cast a vote each week for the WV statewide high school football polls • Ability to one man band covering college football / basketball road games • Television host of weekly sports show, The Sports Zone, including shooting, editing, and the calling of highlights for high school football • Covered the Pittsburgh Steelers road to Super Bowl XLV • Covered PGA Events such as the Greenbrier Classic • Covered the NCAA Final Four with the WVU Mountaineers in Indianapolis, IN • Hosted an hour long Final Four show that consisted of live interviews with WVU Head Coach Bob Huggins and individual players • Ability to go live on location with or without scripts including in depth specials • Covered numerous sporting events for West Virginia University football, men’s and women’s basketball that includes trips to the NCAA tournament • Reported stories on former football coach Rich Rodriguez, former basketball coach John Beilein, and current basketball coach Bob Huggins • Has the capability of going live at various sporting events including interviews with coaches and players. • Provided coverage of local high school scholar athletes; had to shoot, write and edit Athlete of the Week packages (total of thirty-six) in one season • Capable of editing and writing stories on all topics directly related to sports • Able to operate camera for field, newsroom, or live shots • Hardworking and capable of uncovering sports related stories • Established a professional network of contacts within the sports and work related field, well received and respected • Shows consistency in producing innovative ideas and stories in the newsroom and in the field • Shows cooperation within the work environment, team player Internship at WDTV (CBS affiliate), Sports Department 2005-2006 Bridgeport, WV • Covered the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field. Press box seating / access, post game locker room interviews with players and press conference with Steelers head coach, Bill Cowher. • Covered WVU football team including various player and coaches’ interviews, press box and sideline access with full coverage of press conferences. • Covered local high school football and assisted with the production of The Fifth Quarter, a Friday night talk show to recap the high school games of the night. WVU Radio Station, U-92 • Member of the Sports Staff at U-92 2003-2006 • Color and Play by Play analyst for WVU Women’s Basketball 2004-2006 • Broadcasted Women’s Big East Basketball Tournament 2006 o Hartford, CT • Covered NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2006 o Auburn Hills, MI o Atlanta Regional - Atlanta, GA • Covered WVU football including various player / coaches’ 2004-2006 Interviews and also covering press conferences • Assistant Executive Producer for WVU Women’s Basketball 2004-2005 • Covered the PGA 84 Lumber Classic at Nemacolin Woodlands 2005 Resort and participated in the press conference with Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson • Appeared numerous times on WVU sports talk show, The Sports Page • Sideline reporter for WVU Hockey games • Color commentator for WVU Baseball games • Wrote and reported sportscasts every week providing the latest news in sports, both locally and nationally • Experience in writing sports updates during various sporting events such as intermission, halftime or inning updates • Experience in working with Pro Tools digital program and audio production. WVU News Sports Anchor • Capsule class for Broadcast News sequence in the WVU School of Journalism • Attended classes on Final Cut Pro and how to edit stories using this program EDUCATION: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 2002-2006 • Overall GPA 3.85 • 4.0 GPA in WVU School of Journalism • President’s List or the Dean’s List, every semester 2002-2006 • Recipient of the Sasser Journalism Scholarship 2005 & 2006 REFERENCES AVAIALBLE UPON REQUEST |
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