Catherine Stone Stacke
*******@***.*** LinkedIn: Catherine Stacke Twitter: @catherinestacke
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University August 2011-May 16, 2015
Dallas, TX
Major: Convergence Journalism
Minor: English
GPA: 3.2/4.0
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ABC7 WLS Chicago May 2014-August 2014
Reporting intern for hearing impaired special interest journalist Karen Meyer, a 23-year veteran of the business.
Scheduled and was present for all of Meyer’s interviews
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Logged all of Meyer’s tapes, and transcribed all interviews
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Researched possible interview topics daily
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Oversaw the production of all of her news packages three times per week
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KTXD-47 January 2014- April 2014
Production and Newswriting Intern at “The Broadcast” Morning Show
Composed two introductions, tags, and teases for daily stories per week
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Collaborated with producers to develop broadcast story segments
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Ensured that the show met all of the specific requests of the on-air guests
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SMU Daily Update January 2013-Present
Crew Member
Wrote, edited and produced SMU’s news broadcasts twice per week using AVID iNews, Final Cut Pro 7 and
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Sony NX5U cameras
Maintained a 6AM Crew Call
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Held positions, such as anchor, producer, director, audio, server, still store & teleprompter
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SMU Daily Campus January 2013- Present
Contributing Writer
Responsible for interviewing, writing and researching stories for SMU’s student run newspaper
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Arranged for stories to be published in both print and on SMU’s multi-platform website
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Consistently met timely deadlines for story production
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Happ Inn Bar & Grill June 2013-August 2013
Hostess
Balanced excellent customer service and efficient professionalism in a fast paced restaurant environment
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Demonstrated boundless people skills in combination with managing reservations by phone, online and in
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person.
SKILLS
Production: Final Cut Pro 7 & X, AVID iNews, Audio Board, Server, Teleprompter, Stillstore. Knowledgeable with
both studio cameras and Sony NX5U.
Computer: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)
Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WordPress CMS
RELEVANT CURRICULUM & EXPERIENCE
Ethics of Convergent Media Fashion Journalism Broadcast I
History of Journalism Meteorology Basic Audio & Video Production
Digital Journalism Editorial Writing & Editing
Communication Law Reporting I & II