Darshan Patel print. broadcast. web.

experience KCRG Cedar Rapids, IowaProducer Sept. 2014-present• Produce First News and Early Morning News (4:30-5:30 a.m.)• Advance previous day stories for morning viewers• Write cut-ins and promos; update social media and Web

ABC News New YorkDigital production intern May 2014-Aug. 2014• Wrote VOs and VOSOTs for ABCNews.com• Created lower thirds and full screens for digital reports• Assisted with FIFA World Cup specialty show

WPGU 107.1 Champaign, Ill.Illini Drive producer Aug. 2013-May 2014• Controlled audio boards during sports-talk specialty show• Managed show’s online and social media presence• Previously: social and digital media coordinator

The Daily Illini Champaign, Ill.Editor-in-chief March 2013-March 2014• Supervised 200+ employees at award-winning student newspaper• Oversaw day-to-day content for print, online and on-air• Redesigned website and launched mobile site over summer• Previously: administration reporter and assistant sports editor

WICD Champaign, Ill.Production intern May 2013-Aug. 2013• Wrote local and national stories in broadcast format• Collaborated with show producer on structure of newscast

I-Elect Urbana, Ill.Executive producer Aug. 2012-Nov. 2012• Managed all aspects of live three-hour show on election night• Worked with hourly producers and anchors to create rundown• Handled technical facets of Ustream software and Flash graphics

Editor-in-chief Aug. 2012-Nov. 2012• Managed a staff of 40-plus in production of 12-page magazine• Helped lead reporters localize national issues for students

WGN Radio 720 ChicagoNews intern May 2012-Aug. 2012• Interviewed newsmakers and Chicago Tribune reporters• Wrote scripts and edited audio for newscasts every half-hour• Processed audio feeds from multiple sources, including WGN

Northwest Herald Crystal Lake, Ill.Sports and Web intern May 2012-Aug. 2012• Covered local sporting events, including Major League Baseball• Produced interactive graphics for data-driven stories• Used Google Fusion as powerful tool for creating charts and maps

phone email

1345 Sierra Drive NE, Apt. 3

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

(847) 312-0156

drshnpatel@me.com

educationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of science in broadcast journalism ‘14• Graduated with 3.8 GPA, high honors

skills• WritingandeditingwithAPstyle• Socialmedia: Blogger, Facebook, Flicker,

Google+, LinkedIn, Storify, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube

• Software: Adobe Creative Suite CS6, ENPS, EZNews, Final Cut Pro, iNews, Microsoft Office 2013, NewsBoss and Sony Vegas Pro

• Web: basic HTML, Visual Basic for Applications, SQL and content management systems, including BLOX, Drupal, Gryphon, Roxen and WordPress

awardsOnlinenewssite—Pacemakerwinnerin2014fromAssociatedCollegiatePressforDailyIllini.comOnlinenewssite—2ndplacein2014fromIllinoisCollegePressAssociationforDailyIllini.com

All-aroundstudentnewspaper—Finalistin2014fromSocietyofProfessionalJournalistsforTheDailyIllini

Televisionbreakingnewsreporting—2ndplacein2013fromSocietyofProfessionalJournalistsforelectionnightcoverage

In-depthreporting—2ndplacein2013fromtheIllinoisCollegePressAssociationforadministrationcoverage

Investigativereporting—JohnTrebilcockawardwinnerin2012fromIlliniMediaforadministrationcoverage

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