Abby Acone

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Northwest Public Television (KWSU/KTNW TV PBS) September 2010 December 2011 Bellevue Production Assistant: wrote scripts and proposals; acted as a crew member for WSU shoots; maintained social networking sites; logged and transcribed footage; created a programming report; acted as talent for promos; promoted to production assistant and intern-trainer for spring 2011-present. Belleuve KIRO TV News (CBS) May 2011 August 2011 News Intern and Production Assistant: wrote, tracked and edited packages for practice; observed and networked with reporters; acted as a Social Media Producer for Seafairs live Twitter feed; assisted with the intern meeting; conducted/logged interviews and made phone calls; used Spanish to obtain information. Bellevue, WA 98007 abbyacone@gmail.com

COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE
Cable 8 News August 2011 May 2012 Producer/Anchor/Reporter: produce 15 and 30 minute nightly newscasts; write news stories; shoot, write, edit and report packages; anchor, do weather and sports; selected for the Teaching Assistant position. WSU KUGR Radio January 2011 May 2011 Radio Host and Reporter: conducted interviews; wrote and edited radio news packages; checked local beats; wrote newscasts under deadline pressure; presented 5-minute news segments twice weekly; co-hosted a student talk show. Cable 8 Productions September 2009 May 2010 Host and Production Assistant: co-hosted a cooking show; gained field reporting experience; wrote scripts, generated story ideas and gained in-studio experience; performed various interviews and field reporting on the WSU campus. Also performed master control duties. OTHER JOB EXPERIENCE WSU Writing Center August 2009 June 2010 Tutor/Writing Fellow: supported student writers in open center; trained interns; taught one-credit writing course to native and non-native English speakers; received the Gold Stanley P. Williams tutoring award.

EDUCATION
The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication Washington State University Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Broadcast News emphasis) and Spanish May 2012

AWARDS and HONORS Winner, 2012 Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Society of Professional Journalists 1st place winner, in Television Breaking News Reporting for Bicycle-Bus Accident 2nd place in Television - Feature Photography for Horse Treadmill 3rd place, in Television Feature Reporting for Horse Treadmill Multi-Scholarship Recipient Barbara Groce Reilly and Earl F. Reilly, Jr. Glenn A. Johnson Communication Jay and Retha Inghram Rockey Jessemey/McCarty Family SPECIALIZED SKILLS Languages: Spanish Ron and Louise Carter Washington State Broadcasters Scholarship University Achievement Award Writing Fellow Award Broadcast: Avid News Cutter, iNews, XDCams, Adobe Audition 3.0 Other: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wordpress, MS Office.

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REFERENCES
Glenn A. Johnson Mayor of Pullman, WA Broadcast News Professor The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication Jake Milstein Managing Editor KIRO 7 Todd Mokhtari News Director KIRO 7 Marvin Marcelo General Manager, Northwest Public Radio and Television Associate Professor The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication Kari Watkins Senior Producer Northwest Public Television