Mike Mickle

563-***-**** • ad32f8@r.postjobfree.com • Bettendorf, IA 52722

Diligent content creator. Expertise includes creative writing in short form and long form projects. Award winning documentary producer, magazine publisher and social media planner offering 18 years of expertise in media management, client relationship building and project management through Mickle Communications and QC Family Focus Magazine. Accustomed to engaging with clients to assess needs. Most recently, successful in enabling operational improvements while overseeing a team of 30 employees in television news. Summary

Skills • Team leadership

• Talent development

• Producing quality content

08/2003 - Current

Owner/Publisher, Mickle Communications, Bettendorf, IA 10/2017 - 04/2021

News Director, Nexstar, Rock Island, IL

01/2011 - 08/2015

News Director, Independent News Network, Davenport, IA Led a team of anchors and producers while producing and broadcasting newscasts for television stations across the United States.

Worked with reporters in the various INN markets to help them in gathering local news for their viewers.

12/1990 - 04/2007

News Anchor/Reporter, KWQC, Davenport, IA

Experience

Oversee project execution, progress, workmanship and team performance to drive on-time completion of deliverables.

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• Produce Award-Winning Documentaries, commercials and social media videos.

• Publish the only monthly family magazine in our area. Directed team members in development of 40 hours of newscasts each week. Increased digital page views by triple digits. Doubled our 5pm and 6pm news ratings and saw significant increase in viewers among all newscasts.

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Took a #3 station and changed the perception of the station within the community. We became the leader in breaking news and also provided more local stories than our competition.

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• Produced long form programming.

Developed connections with police, city leaders and other organizations providing important sources for news stories.

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During my time there, I anchored numerous newscasts, including weekends, morning, noon and 5pm. I also served on boards and committees for various non-profit agencies

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