CHARLES SWANIGON

**** *** ****, ******** *****, Texas 76118, 817-***-****,

acdtqa@r.postjobfree.com

My objective is to secure a position with a strong company that will

utilize and develop my skills as a communicator.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Broadcast and Public Relations

University of Texas at Arlington, 2013

Associates of Applied Science, Radio and Television Broadcasting

Tarrant County College, 2011

EXPERIENCE

News Intern KCBI Arlington, Texas

01/2014 - present

. Produce weekend fun segment detailing economical family friendly

events throughout the metroplex that weekend.

. Writing news headlines for the hosts to discuss on air.

. Posting traffic updates online via twitter.

Web Content Producer - Dept of Communications Arlington,

Texas 01/2014-present

. Creating web-ready content for YouTube and the city's website.

. Content writing and editing, including call-to-action statements,

headlines, releases and page titles.

Camera Operator - Colleyville Middle School Athletics

Colleyville,Texas 08/2013-11/2013

. Maintain and compose camera angles throughout the given athletic

event.

Color Commentator PennySports.com

Arlington,Texas 08/2013-present

. Assist the play-by-play commentator by providing additional facts and

details, drawing on my experiences as a player to provide unique

insight into the game.

News Reporter UTA Television News

Arlington, Texas 08/12-12/2013

. Pitch, write and produce weekly news stories and PSAs.

. Edit PKGs, VOs, and VOSOTs from raw video for newscasts.

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News Reporter UTA Radio News and Sports Arlington,

Texas 01/12-12/13

College Broadcast Association's 2013 winner for best radio newscast.

. Pitch and write PSAs and liners.

. Contact sources for stories, interview them and edit the audio into

wraps for newscasts.

Disc Jockey UTA Radio Indy Rock format

Arlington, Texas 01/13-12/13

. Play the station's playlist while interacting with listeners and

promoting station events.

. Operate control board.

Play-by-Play/Color Commentator and Board Operator UTA Radio Sports

Arlington, Texas 01/12-12/13

. Provide accurate and timely play-by-play information for listeners to

follow the game

. Provide additional facts and details, drawing on my experiences as a

player to provide insight into the game.

. Regulate timing of programs and plays PSAs and holds.

. Regulate the timing of programs and play PSAs, while giving the talent

continual time updates.

. Produce PSAs and write liners.

. Monitors and provide weather, traffic, and enter music and news

reports into automation equipment.

. Assist with remote appearances.

Public Relations/Marketing Intern- Directions Home Fort Worth,

Texas 01/13-05/13

. Write news releases and features

. Create content for the newsletter's editorial calendar .

Promotions Intern-Salem Communications/KLTY 94.9 Irving, Texas

05/13-08/13

. Assist with station event promotions and help maintain promo

inventory.

Public Relations/Marketing Intern- Blendtec Arlington.

Texas 05/13-08/13

. Formed a group and collectively write strategic plans and pitch cause

partnerships.

Reporter-Special Olympics Arlington, Texas

06/ 2012, 13

. Take photographs and interview athletes about their events and write

stories about them.

News Intern-Cumulus Media Company/ WBAP News Radio

Arlington, Texas 01/11-05/11

. Interview, edit, and write wraps from raw audio for newscasts.

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Reporter-Tarrant County College Newspaper the Collegian Hurst, Texas

08/09- 12/10

. Identify, research, write and edit a wide range of stories about the

campus, its faculty, staff and student body.

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

. Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Audition, Soundbooth,

Illustrator and InDesign

. Avid Media Composer, iNews, Interplay

. NewsBoss

. Tieline

. WideOrbit Automation

. VoxPro

. Total Traffic

LINKS

. http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=U

. http://myarlingtontx.com/author/charles-swanigon/

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