RESUME: Audio Sample
OBJECTIVE
Position of Voiceover Talent
WORK HISTORY:
2006 Present
On Air Announcer/Audio/Graphic Arts Specialist, Bethel AME Church
~ Providing opening and closing announcements for local church on Sunday morning radio broadcast (7:00, KJLH 102.3 FM).
~ Providing information to listeners regarding church and community events.
~ Creating graphics and artwork for CDs DVDs and cassette tapes of church services and events.
~ Editing and dubbing CDs, DVDs, and cassette tapes of church services and events.
1998-Present
Associate Editor, Turnaround News Magazine
~ Edited stories to be printed, managing and advising staff and freelance writers.
~ Coverage of various events and programs (Vigils of Track Star Florence Griffith Joyner and Singer Aaliyah, Image Awards, African Marketplace Festival).
~ Wrote articles, captions, headlines, and interviewed subjects for local publication (Film Director Gordon Parks, TV News Anchor Pat Harvey, Actor Richard Roundtree, Actresses Angela Bassett and Gwyneth Paltrow).
1994 Present
Studio Host/Producer, Sports Review & Preview
~ Hosting and producing local sports news television program.
~ Reporting sports news and stories, interviewing in studio guests (NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, NFL star Edgerrin James, UCLA Head Coach Karl Dorrell, USC Head Coach Pete Carroll, MLB star Shawn Green).
~ Composing and editing B roll footage for program, writing news copy and scripts.
1991-1994
Sports Editor/Proofreader, Los Angeles Sentinel
~ Wrote articles for local newspaper covering a variety of events, topics, and celebrities.
~ Interviewed celebrities, news figures, and private citizens (Boxers Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Mayor Tom Bradley, Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Raiders' Read Coach Art Shell, Lakers' Nick Van Exel).
~ Edited and proofread stories to be printed.
1986-1990
News Anchor, LA Headlines
~ Anchored local television news program.
~ Composed and edited B roll footage for program, wrote news copy.
~ Reported local and national news stories, interviewed in studio guests (Reverend Jesse Jackson, Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis, Educator Jaime Escelante).
EDUCATION:
BA Journalism California State University, Los Angeles
AWARDS RECENED:
Named among Outstanding Young Men of America, 1984
Named Most Versatile Journalist of 19196 by West Coast Scribes
