Blake Abbe's Resume

Blake Abbe

Cell: 254-***-****

ObjectiveTo find a job that is challenging and constructive towards my future

Employment

**/****-*/**** **** 93.3 FM Dallas, Texas

Afternoon Drive Producer & Sidekick/ Pugs and Kelly

· Responsible for technical production

· Booked guests and developed contacts

· Produce promos

· Keep show on time with clock system

· Edit any audio to be aired on the show

· Had an on-air presence and had my own segments during the show

01/2008-7/2008 KDBN 93.3 FM Dallas, Texas

Morning Show Producer/Cindy Scull and Robert Miguel

· Did all Impersonations heard on the show

· Delivered interesting bits out on the street

· Ran board and gathered content for each show

· Booked guests and communicated with PR Agents

· Produced promos for the show

· Archived each show

· Familiar with Pro Tools and Adobe

· Familiar with ENCO Playback System

· Very detail oriented

· Overseer of the operations in and around the show

09/2007-1/2008 93.3 The Bone/1310 The Ticket Dallas, Texas

Promotions Assistant

· Built rapport for the station by communicating with the listeners

· Set up before doors would open at live events e.g. concerts

· Stocked and cleaned station vehicles for preparation

· Pass along messages to talent concerning giveaways and events

· Basically the utility man on a baseball team

05/2007-07/2007 Laredo Broncos Laredo, Texas

Road Play-by-Play radio broadcaster and Media Relations

· Play-by-Play voice of the Laredo Broncos Professional Baseball Club on the road

· Created game notes everyday for the night’s game

· Wrote press releases for the local newspaper and United League staff

· Sold ads to local businesses

· Used audio program Cool Edit Pro to edit baseball highlights

· Communicated with manager and players on a daily basis to relay messages to GM

07/2007-8/2007 KRLD 1080 AM Dallas, Texas

Sports Department Intern

· Edit Texas Rangers highlights using Burli to be used on air

· Screen calls for Rangers Replay

· Edit interviews for use on air

09/2006-8/2007 North Texas Television Denton, Texas Sports Director

· Write sports stories for newscast to deliver on air

· Directed Live UNT Basketball games

· Produced and anchored North Texas Sportszone (30 min Highlight Show)

· Play by Play for UNT Men’s Basketball

· Ran VTR and audio for live basketball

· Wrote, produced, and anchored a 30 min. NFL Draft Show (co-hosts Mickey Spagnola and George Dunham)

· 5 min sit down interview with Avery Johnson (Head Coach for Dallas Mavericks)

· 1 on 1 interview with Evander Holyfield

· Learned Premiere Pro

· Learned VTR

· Learned camera use and shooting of live games

9/2006-8/2007 KNTU-88.1 FM Denton, Texas

Radio Personality and Production Assistant

· Radio Personality on the Green Guys (UNT Pregame Show for all sports)

· Edited audio to use for newscasts

· Conducted interviews with athletes

09/2005-3/2006 NT Daily Denton, Texas

Sports Writer

· In depth coverage of UNT Sports

· Provide Story ideas

01/2005-5/2005 KCEN-TV NBC 6 Eddy, Texas

Sports Intern

· Edited and cut video for newscast

· Assisted in writing some of the show

· Wrote and produced my own show

01/2005-5/2005 Highland Herald Waco, Texas

Editor-In-Chief

· Responsible for the organization and total production of the newspaper

· Assigned stories

· Wrote stories

· Photographed for articles

EducationMay/2004 Connally High School Waco, Texas

High School Diploma

· Journalism Department Scholarship

· Member of Quill and Scroll

· Member of National Honor Society

· American Bank Scholarship (MCC)

Fall/2004 University of North Texas Denton, Texas

· Overall GPA: 3.25

Spring/2005 McLennan Community College Waco, Texas

· Overall GPA: 3.73

Fall/2005-8/2007 University of North Texas Denton, Texas

· Overall GPA: 3.3

· Degree: BA in Electronic News Media

Languages

References

English and enough to communicate in Spanish.

Bill Mercer (Sports Broadcasting Professor, Known 1 year)

Contact number: 972-***-****

Jose Melendez (Laredo Broncos General Manager, Known 1 year)

Contact number: 956-***-****

Dr. Alan Albarron (RTVF Department Head, Known 2 years)

Contact email address: ********@***.***

Norm Hitzges (Co-host on Sportszone’s NFL Draft Special, Known 1 year)

Contact number: 214-***-****

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