Cory H.Zalewski
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Wall, NJ 07719 www.coryzalewski.weebly.com
Work Experience
National Basketball Association Production Trainee Secaucus, NJ……January 12-Present
•Responsible for the live logging of nationally televised and NBA games along with the logging of field shoots, low angle tapes and productions within NBA Entertainment.
WRKC Broadcaster Wilkes-Barre, PA…………………………………..December 09-May 11
•Sports Broadcaster for King’s College Radio Monarch Basketball and Football while
conducting play-by-play announcing, including pre and post game interviews.
•Wrote all pre and post game materials.
•Recorded promotional material and voice-overs each week along with pre game interviews for broadcast.
WRKC Sports Director Wilkes-Barre, PA…………………………….....May 10-May 11
•In charge of all media development of weekly sporting events including football, baseball and basketball.
•Managed other announcers and coordinated within the athletic department in support of live broadcast stories and events.
Intern: WCBS News Radio 880 New York, NY……………………May 10-Aug 10
•Desk Assistant: Performed a variety of tasks in the WCBS newsroom including cutting and editing sound for the New York Yankees, writing stories for the WCBS website, shadowing and assisting reporters on stories in New York City, and working with the Sports Director on editing daily sports news.
Education
KING’S COLLEGE, Wilkes-Barre, PA Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications
Core Competencies
•Strong written and verbal communication skills.
•Highly knowledgeable in language and nuances of sports media output.
•Extremely coachable, flexible and motivated.
•Passion for Basketball, Football and Baseball
Awards & Honors
•Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association:
Associated Press Award: Best Sports Play-By-Play 2011
•Intercollegiate Broadcasting System: Finalist -Best Sports Play-By-Play 2012
•Psi Epsilon chapter of Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, King’s College
•Deans List, Kings College
•DePrizio Award, King’s College
•Published Piece in The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre PA, talking about my internship experience: March 11, 2011
Activities
•King’s College Varsity Football Team: 07-09
•Three-Sport Varsity High School Athlete: Baseball, Basketball, Football
Skills
•Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Audition, Adobe InDesign CS, Windows Movie Maker, PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro, New Media Platforms, Blogging, Website Management.