High School Operator

Alexa Woell

Teaching Assistant for RTV **** "Writing for the Electronic Media."

Duties include the supervision of two writing labs

and the grading of story assignments.

Fall of 2000 through presentClassic 89/WUFT-FM, University of Florida's NPR Affiliate

Part-time Morning Edition host and long-form feature reporter.

Fall of 2000 through presentNorth Florida Journal, WUFT-TV, University of Florida's PBS Affiliate

Part-time reporter/ segment producer of introductory packages

for the half hour public affairs show.

Spring of 2001 through presentWMKY Radio, Morehead State's NPR Affiliate

Duties as a spot news and long-form feature reporter,

producer (acquired digital editing skills using the "Fast Editor" program),

announcer (ATC and Weekend Edition host), and board operator.

Fall of 1996 - May of 2000

Host of "Health Matters", a one-hour, live talk show

produced monthly in conjunction with the Fleming County Hospital.

April of 2000 - July of 2000WLEX-TV/ 18 ACTION NEWS, NBC Affiliate, Lexington, KY

News internship which included story gathering in the field,

writing VO/SOTS, operating the teleprompter and other duties.

Fall of 1999 - May of 2000Fox 56/WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY

Productions internship which included producing promos,

going on commercial shoots, voicing-over commercials,

and digital editing using the Mac Video Cube.

Summer 1999NewsCenter, MSU's weekly cable news show

Internship duties included producing news packages, editing,

anchoring, and working as director, camera operator, floor director,

assistant director, VTR operator, etc. during the live production of the show.

Fall of 1998 - May of 2000MSU's Upward Bound Program

Instructor for the six-week summer component of the program.

Taught "Introductory German", "Broadcast Journalism", and "Electronic Media".

June - July of 2000Computer Lab

Work-study position, duties included supervising the lab

and helping students with computer-related problems.

Summer of 1996 - May of 2000KET/Star Channel at MSU

Camera Operator during a live production.

NAHLS/NAAAS National Conference in Houston, TX

Helped organize the conference in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Presented research paper "The Confederate Flag: A Symbol Of Racism

Or A Symbol Of Southern Pride?"

at 1999 conference

(which was published in conference proceedings).

And presented research paper at 2000 conference titled

"Race Relations in the Media: Taking a Closer Look at Lifetime's Any Day Now".

*Financed part of my college education through academic scholarships and working

an average of 20 hours per week.

*Had various part-time jobs all through high school, which include working in a law office,

being a secretary's aid for a stock company,waitress, sales person, and others.

Working towards a Master's degree in Telecommunications.

Expected graduation date: May 2002Fluent in both English and German.

BA-Electronic Media with Emphasis in News

Graduated "magna cum laude", May 2000

GPA: 3.7Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaSix week study tour with classes in introductory Chinese

and Chinese culture.

Summer '98Otto-Pankok Gymnasium, Muelheim/Ruhr, GermanyAbitur (Germany's college-bound high school diploma),

June 1995

*I also spent one year as a foreign exchange student at a U.S. high school

and attended an American Elementary School in Tunis, Tunisia.

Most Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Dept. of Communications, spring 2000

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Mass Media, spring 2000

Associated Press 1998 Student Competition, 1st place Human Interest Feature/Radio

Recipient of the 1999 Kentucky Broadcasters Association Scholarship

"Most Improved Award", NewsCenter, fall 1998

Dean's List student

USAA All American Scholar

Included in the 1998 edition of "The National Dean's List"

Selected as "Alumni Leader of Tomorrow", MSU Alumni Association, May 2000

Marshall at 1997 fall commencement

Contribute features to Florida Public Radio

Sold feature story to the High Plains News Service which broadcasts in 28 states

Submitted stories to the AP, the Kentucky News Network, and Kentucky Public Radio for publication

Contributive Writer for the college newspaper "The Trail Blazer"

Attended AP/RTNDA 1999 Broadcast News Conference at Ball State

Attended Associated Press 1998 Broadcast Seminar

Attended Kentucky Broadcasters Association' s annual convention for the last three years

Served as a judge for German at MSU's Foreign Language Festival for 5 years

Gamma Beta Phi Honors Society, member, spring of 1997 - spring of 2000

Lambda Pi Eta Honors Society, President fall of 1999, Vice President '98 - '99

Cosmopolitan Club, member '96-'00, offices held: member at large and secretary

Youth for Understanding International Exchange, Alumni

Can edit both video and audio digitally (Mac Video Cube and Fast Edit)

Familiar with standard Windows applications as well as PageMaker

Can write basic html

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