Hello! Thank you for taking the time to look through my website. I am currently looking to get back into the news world. For the past 2 years, I worked with TEGNA as a Producer-in-Residence and Morning Producer in Waco, Texas for KCEN-TV. I graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in Converged Broadcast Media, a B.A. in Political Science, and a certificate in TV News Producing. I am at the beginning of my career in the news industry, and I am learning as much as I can from every opportunity presented to me.
Morning Producer at KCEN - July 2021 to March 2023
I began my journalism journey with TEGNA in July of 2021. Before ever arriving at the station, I was able to learn from some of the top leaders in the company. For two weeks, my fellow PIR’s and I were trained in ethical journalism, social media, conversational writing, and more.
Once I arrived at KCEN in Temple, I worked with our dayside producer for a few weeks. I was quickly moved to our morning show, Texas Today, where I stayed for the next 2 years. I worked this show through a number of software changes, breaking news stories, amazing live shots, and so much more. In April of 2022, our Executive Producer took another position, which left me and another producer to step up and maintain the show. It’s important to note, that neither one of us had worked in the news industry for a full year at this point. We proudly maintained the show on our own for three-and-half months before the Executive Producer position was filled.
The new Executive Producer pushed me to work harder than ever before. I built creative openings, bettered my writing style, learned new ways to look at a show, and so much more. I love news, but due to some life changes, I left the station in March of 2023.
ntTV Volunteer - 2019 to 2021
I was a dedicated volunteer with North Texas Television, the award-winning student-run on-campus station, starting in the fall of 2019. There I worked with ntTV as a Talent, Lead Editor, Technical Director, nightly news Director, Producer, Spanish Director, Digital Producer, and Executive Producer of the Spanish news show. I also worked on multiple special project programs, such as election coverage shows.
In the Spring of 2020, I co-produced a show that won a Lonestar Emmy for college newscasts. Once COVID-19 hit the United States, and we were quarantined, I quickly adapted to our digital format and became one of our first ‘online report’ producers.
However, my true experience came from being the Executive Producer of our Spanish news show, Noticias. The position allowed me to learn how to independently develop a show from start to finish. I oversaw the show to its execution and managed any changes or updates that occurred. In the Spring of 2021, I took the initiative to create a production binder. With this binder, I held weekly meetings that further advanced the skillset of my team and allowed for a smooth transition for the next Executive Producer.
