News Experience
Additional Experience
- WFAA Channel 8 (Dallas, TX - April 2018 - Current)
Multi-Media Journalist
Part of a team launching a new long-form show at WFAA
Turn daily stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the 4, 5, 6 pm newscasts
Shoot, write, edit, and go on air; on-call for breaking news and severe weather
Experience working in the Fort Worth bureau
Experience working on the morning show with frequent live shots - KWTV News 9 (Oklahoma City, OK - March 2016 to March 2018)
MMJ, Reporter
Traveled to Haiti as a solo-journalist in January 2018 (Emmy Award Winning)
Senior MMJ at the station, responsible for training other multi-media journalists in the company
Shoot, write, edit packages in multiple shows per day; deliver live, in-studio or with creative stand-ups
On-call reporter with experience in tornado coverage, severe weather and breaking news - KWQC TV 6 News/NBC (Davenport, IA - March 2014 - February 2016)
MMJ, Reporter, Anchor
Shoot, edit, write stories - daily turns - bi-state in Iowa and Illinois; daily live shots or in-studio
Cover breaking news stories, specialize in crime, court, severe weather, enterprise
Shoot Friday night local sports, team cover special sporting events like John Deere Classic
Anchor weekend morning show, fill-in anchor for all other shows - KTVE/NBC-10 and KARD/FOX-14 (West Monroe, LA - October 2013 - February 2014)
Morning Producer, MMJ, Reporter, Fill-In Anchor
Cover stories throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas
Produce, write, stack stories for 3-hour morning show
Fill-in anchor morning and weekend show - FOX/KTVU-2 (Oakland, CA - June 2012 - October 2013)
Overnight Assignment Editor
Promoted from Intern to Assignment Editor in November 2012
Collect story ideas, incident, event details; beat calls; scanner ear
- Conversational in Taiwanese Mandarin
- 2019 Texas Associated Press Awards for Feature (Serious) category
- 2019 Heartland Emmy Award recipient for Video Journalist craft category on the story in Haiti
- 2019 Lone Star Emmy Award recipient for Human Interest Feature category
- 2019 RTDNA/RTDNF Michele Clark Fellowship recipient for promising young minority journalist
- Asian-American Journalist Association
Co-President of the Texas Chapter
2017 Speaker: Jazz Up Your Live Shots and Stand Ups
2018 Speaker: MMJ Life - Surviving and Thriving
2019 Speaker (upcoming): Audio Editing like a Pro - National Press Photographer's Association
2019 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - News Feature - Honorable Mention - Freeze Frames of Elena Shoemaker
2019 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - Team Edit - Honorable Mention - Fighting Fires and Cancer
2017 NPPA News Video Workshop Participant
Winner of multiple NPPA Quarterly Clip Award
Invited to be a faculty member for 2020 NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop - 2019 IRE Conference Speaker: Let's Face It - Diverse Newsrooms Do Better Journalism
- Ohlone College (Fremont, CA - December 2012)
Certificate in Broadcasting: Live Television Production - Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA - December 2011)
Leavey School of Business, Bachelor of Science Commerce
Marketing and Communication, Degree Honor: Cum Laude
Honors and Awards: SCU Preferred Scholarship, Leavey Scholars Program, Dean's List, Comm Honors Society
Additional Experience
- ONTV News Channel 28 (Fremont, CA - August 2011 to December 2012)
Student Multi-Media Journalist
Experience with Avid, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Chyron, Autocue
Shoot, write, edit packages, produce shows, and go live for Tri-City newscast - ABC-7/KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA - March 2011 to September 2011)
Market Research Intern
Analyze data with Nielsen Answers and Scarborough
Manage Nielsen's Grabix projects, providing feedback to improve viewer ratings
Work with sales and cross-functional teams to create presentations for clients - Salesforce.com (San Mateo and San Francisco, CA - November 2011 - October 2013)
Event Marketing Manager and Data Analyst
Organize and host webinars
Speak, present, organize customer facing events
Find relevant news to share on social media sites
