David Kline

801 Cottoncreek Dr APT 2007 Arlington, Texas 76011 817-217-2132 david.kline@mavs.uta.edu

TWITTER: @DK_Report WEBSITE: daviddkline.weebly.com


OBJECTIVE: To work at your television news station using my skills and experience as an associate
producer.

WORK EXPERIENCE

UTA NEWS, Arlington, TX
Producer, September 2014 present
Produced UTA Spotlight, a weekly five minute segment for the City of Arlington reviewing current events
at UTA.
Involved in pre- and post-production, including writing the script for the anchors, supervising the
videographer to ensure quality, editing video and completion of the package.

UTA RADIO, Arlington, TX
Advanced DJ, January 2014 present
Hosted The Pit, a weekly music show on college radio, with duties including production, air checks,
interviewing guests, board operations, reading liners and announcing.

THE SHORTHORN, Arlington, TX
Reporter, March 2013 October 2013
Reported on and wrote more than 90 news and sports stories for publication, describing the background and
details of events.
Duties included covering breaking news, editing, writing, photography, videography, social media,
interviewing sources, collecting information, meeting deadlines and adhering to the publications style and
guidelines.

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, TX
Freelance Sports Reporter, August 2013 present
Conducted play-by-play coverage of more than 20 high school football games and wrote short game stories
to accompany them.

CUMULUS MEDIA-WBAP NEWS RADIO 820 AM, Dallas, TX
News Intern, June 2014 August 2014
Wrote more than 40 stories of varying length for broadcast during internship.
Edited audio for stories from conference calls and interviews to be used on-air.

U.S. ARMY, Fort Hood, TX
Team Leader, May 2001 March 2009
Responsible for the care and training of up to 4 soldiers in combat and non-combat operations.
Charged with the care of equipment totaling more than $2 million dollars without losing accountability at
any time.


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Communication-Broadcasting (Journalism), December 2014
University of Texas at Arlington-Arlington, TX
Current GPA: 3.88
Founding Member of the Theta-Omega Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and have held leadership
positions within the chapter.
Member of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and have held leadership positions within the student
chapter

Associate in Arts-English, December 2012
Navarro College-Midlothian, TX
Graduated with honors, completing all coursework with a 4.0 GPA (Summa Cum Laude)


ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND AWARDS
Competent with all MS applications and most Adobe applications such as Audition, Premiere, Photoshop,
InDesign, and Bridge.
Awarded First Place in the category of First Person Experience in Digital Media from the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association in 2013.
Attended and graduated from the Ted Scripps Leadership Institute in February 2014.
Recognized on the Dean's List during every semester attended in college.


REFERENCES
Dr. Andrew Clark-Associate Communications Professor at University of Texas Arlington
EMAIL: amclark@uta.edu MORE INFORMATION: http://www.uta.edu/profiles/andrew-clark
Lance Liguez-Communication Lecturer and UTA Radio Advisor at University of Texas Arlington
EMAIL: liguez@uta.edu MORE INFORMATION: http://www.uta.edu/profiles/lance-liguez
Beth Francesco Currie-Director of Student Publications at University of Texas Arlington
EMAIL: bfrances@uta.edu PHONE: 817-272-3188
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.uta.edu/profiles/beth-francesco
Marcus Murphree-SportsDayHS Digital Editor at The Dallas Morning News
EMAIL: mmurphree@dallasnews.com PHONE: 214-977-5666
Freda Ross-Finley-Assistant News Director at Cumulus Media
EMAIL: freda.ross-finley@cumulus.com PHONE: 214-765-5296