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Resume

Experience

March 2023- Aug. 2025

Weekend Morning Anchor

Multiskilled Journalist

May 2018 - February 2023

Weekend Evening Anchor

Multiskilled Journalist

Investigative Team

May 2014 - May 2017

Freelance Reporter

WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)​​

  • Anchor weekend morning shows and others as assigned, including wall-to-wall weather and breaking news on linear and streaming.

  • Shoot and edit live and digital content as MSJ or with photographer.​​​

Accolades:

  • Grew weekend morning audience by double-and-triple percentages.

  • Emmy-nominated for wall-to-wall reporting on officer ambush.

  • Moderated political forum featuring state and local races.

  • Emceed large-scale fundraisers and events with crowd sizes exceeding 3,000 people.

  • Secured partnerships with Walmart and McDonalds to gift all teachers at high school in DMA.

WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC)​​

  • Anchor weekend evening shows, 5 p.m. Friday newscast, and others as assigned.

  • Shoot and edit live and digital content as a 'one man band.'

  • Follow 'On Your Side' investigative story requests.

  • Assist with reporting staff training, AP shows, and deploy photographers.

  • Participate in community partnerships, events, and promotional appearances.

Accolades:

  • Winner of S.C. Broadcasters Association STAR award with team for coverage of nationally publicized Nathaniel Rowland Trial, after reporting live daily from the courthouse.

The Lancaster News​​ (Lancaster, SC)​

  • Freelance reporter/photographer for local newspaper.

Accolades:

  • Winner of a S.C. Press Association award for compelling storytelling on policing.

Education

Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2018

B.A. | Journalism & Mass Communications

May 2026 - Aug. 2026

Digital Marketing Strategy

The University of South Carolina​​

  • Winner of two Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas student awards for news reporting and photography.

  • Live-in advisor to USC’s Journalism and Mass Communication Community.

  • Member president's student advisory board. 

Harvard Business School Online​​

  • Developed data-driven digital marketing strategies to reach, convert, and retain target audiences through paid, owned, and earned media.

  • Applied customer lifetime value, attribution, budget allocation, and audience segmentation to optimize marketing performance.

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