Mary A. Shea

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Waterford, VA ***97

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EXPERIENCE

Freelance Journalist, October 2001 - Present

WRITER/EDITOR – Write and edit copy for various media outlets, businesses and non-profit organizations

National Public Radio, Washington, DC, April 2000 – September 2001

ONLINE EDITOR, WRITER - Wrote and edited stories for NPR’s website, added audio links to show pages, monitored wires for breaking news

Voice Of America, USIA, Washington, DC, December 1999 – April 2000

COPY EDITOR, NEWS DESK - Wrote and edited news copy, anchored updates

ABC Newswire, Washington, DC, May 1997 – November 1999

MANAGING EDITOR - Wrote national headlines and hourly news summaries for radio and TV affiliates across the US, edited state-by-state reports for stations and websites

Associated Press, Washington, DC, August 1996 – May 1997

NATIONAL EDITOR, ANCHOR, WRITER - Wrote AP Newsminutes, edited wire stories, anchored newscasts, prepared Morning Show Prep for stations across the country

States News Service/ABC News, Washington, DC, May 1995 – August 1996

SENIOR EDITOR, BROADCAST DESK – Built network of correspondents in 50 states for ABC Newswire, edited news summaries, critiqued correspondents

KRLD-AM/Texas State Network, Dallas, TX, June 1993 – May 1995

ANCHOR/REPORTER – Provided award winning, live coverage of Oklahoma City bombing, wrote and anchored news updates

KTOK-AM, Oklahoma City, OK, April 1992 – June 1993

REPORTER/ANCHOR – Covered police/courthouse beat, anchored newscasts

Voice of America, USIA, Washington, DC, September 1989 – April 1992

NEWSWRITER/ANCHOR – Wrote international news stories, hosted sports show

US House of Representatives, Washington, DC, April - September 1989

PRESS ASSISTANT – Assisted in the production of press releases, monitored legislation

The Population Institute, Washington, DC, July 1988 – April 1989

MEDIA COORDINATOR – Scheduled media interviews, wrote press releases

KVRO-FM, Stillwater, OK, May 1987 – June 1988

NEWS DIRECTOR –Anchored newscasts, covered city council meetings and school board meetings

EDUCATION BA, Radio/TV/Film-News and Public Affairs, 1987, Oklahoma State University