Bethany Tucker bethanyanntucker1[at]gmail[dot]com
EXPERIENCE WDBJ-7 (DMA 66) Roanoke, VA
CBS November 2011 - present
Associate Producer
KSBY-TV & KSBY.com (DMA 120) San Luis Obispo, CA NBC July 2008 - November 2011
6pm Newscast Producer March 2011 - November 2011
5pm Newscast Producer February 2010 - March 2011 Daybreak Producer July 2008 - August 2009 - Selecting stories, stacking rundowns - Writing scripts for headlines, teases, news updates and stories to air in
newscasts - Working with newscast directors, video editors, graphic artists, reporters
and anchors to organize and oversee all aspects of newscast development - Responsible for accurate timing and running teleprompter during live broadcasts Content Producer August 2009 - November 2011
- Translating copy from broadcast style to print for website posting - Maintaining a "continuous news" stream by posting stories to the website as they break - Posting newscast video to the website - All newscast producing responsibilities listed above
Valley View News Northridge, CA California State University, Northridge August 2007 - December 2007 Producer, Anchor, Writer, Editor - Produced, filmed and edited news video for weekly 30-minute newscasts to air on the Los Angeles City Channel
KCSN News Radio 88.5FM Northridge, CA California State University, Northridge September 2006 - May 2007 Producer, Writer, Editor - Performed phone interviews - Wrote and edited copy for broadcast
EMPLOYMENT Creative Visions Foundation West Hollywood, CA HISTORY Intern January 2008 - June 2008 - Produced, wrote and edited promotional reels for the foundation's creative activist programs
MySpace.com - Fox Interactive Media Beverly Hills, CA MySpaceTV Intern January 2008 - May 2008 - Prepared weekly video chart reports from MySpaceTV and its top competitors - Researched the Internet for original media content to feature or bring to MySpace
CSU Northridge Office of Residential Life Northridge, CA Resident Advisor August 2006 - August 2007
EDUCATION California State University, Northridge Northridge, CA Bachelor of the Arts, Broadcast Journalism May 2008 Minor in Sociology
AWARDS APTRA Mark Twain Award 2008 Best Coverage of a Live News Event - Class 2
SKILLS Video Editing - Proficient in non-linear video editing in Final Cut, linear tape-to-tape video editing, and sound byte editing in Short/Cut Computers - Proficient in iNews, ENPS, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel - Typing speed: 90 words per minute
ACTIVITIES Radio and Television News Directors Association Northridge, CA California State University, Northridge May 2007 - June 2008 - President December 2007 - June 2008
References available on request.
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