John Pirsos

201-***-**** ad13lg@r.postjobfree.com Knoxville, TN

Experience

WVLT, Knoxville, TN, August 2022 – Present, Reporter, Anchor

Franchise stories and developing contacts to deliver new content daily.

Work with public relations specialists and media contacts to set up stories, and report accurate information.

Shoot, write, and edit news stories for multiple shows a day under tight deadlines and pressure.

Analyze data for hard news stories covering all aspects of city, state, and federal government, investigative stories, election nights, drug abuse rates, etc.

Deliver live reports covering the latest and most urgent community news.

Manage time wisely to meet multiple daily deadlines, and coordinate upcoming stories.

WWNY, Watertown, NY, September 2020 – August 2022, Weekend Anchor, Reporter

Reported on a variety of topics relating to city, state, and federal government, politics, the COVID-19 pandemic, jobs, and homelessness.

Built and maintained community relationships to report daily news stories.

Managed and communicated live breaking news in crisis and emergency situations.

Shot, wrote, and edited news stories for multiple shows a day.

Produced and anchored newscasts to deliver the most important news to northern New York State.

NYIT, Old Westbury, NY, August 2018 – May 2020, Graduate Assistant

Handled internal communications to promote all school athletic programs.

Coordinated interviews and built relationships with coaches and student athletes for digital stories.

Set up online stream broadcasts and maintained technology for sporting events.

Wrote speeches and served as Master of Ceremonies for fundraising events.

Wrote and produced web content and videos covering sports news, video highlights, and athlete interviews.

Recruited interns through outreach to local schools.

89.5 FM WSOU, South Orange, NJ, September 2014 – May 2018, Assistant Sports Director

Performed live broadcasting and reporting of Seton Hall University’s athletic programs and news updates in locations across the U.S.

Coordinated and hosted live talk shows from popular local venues to highlight station sponsors and interact with its followers.

Wrote web news content and recap articles within tight deadlines.

Problem solved and troubleshooted broadcast technology failures.

News 12 New Jersey, Edison, NJ, June 2016 – August 2016, Intern

Shot and edited video for feature stories and sports highlights.

Coordinated and set up interviews through Sports Director to deliver news content.

Wrote newscast story content.

Education

New York Institute of Technology, M.A. in Communication Arts, May 2020

Seton Hall University, B.A. in Broadcasting and Interactive Media, May 2018

Awards

Media Advocacy Award for Knoxville’s Metro Drug Coalition’s Community Champion Awards (2023)

1st Place for Best Sports Story at the Syracuse Press Club Awards (2022)

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