SPORTS MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Sports Anchor/MSJ, WTHR, Indianapolis, IN April 2023 - Present
• Lead sports department at top-rated station (NBC Indianapolis) in DMA #25
• Manage scheduling, logistics, and direction of sports department
• Anchor, report, shoot, produce, write, and create graphics for daily on-air product
• Cover Colts, Pacers, Fever, Indy 500, IU, & Purdue athletics
• Establish relationships with each organization translating to exclusive content
• Coverage opportunities include two College Football Playoff National Championships, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, NBA Finals, U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, Indianapolis 500, NCAA Tournament Final Four/National Championship, WNBA Playoffs, two WNBA All-Star games, NBA All-Star game, NFL Combine & NFL Draft
• Appeared twice on Today Show's Friday Morning Lights segments in front of national audience
• Acted as sideline reporter for Indiana Fever broadcasts aired on WTHR for regional and national audience
• Appeared on Peacock as part of Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade coverage
• Garner over 20M pageviews (and counting) across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok in past calendar year alone
• Conceptualized and hosted several 30-minute sports-centric specials on air revolving around Fever, Indy 500, IU Football, etc.
• Spearhead several on-air segments translating to sponsorships netting profit for WTHR
• Oversee growth and development of WTHR+ digital sports platform translating to 7.7M minutes watched in 2025 alone
• Facilitated 1-on-1 interviews with Caitlin Clark, Mark Cuban, Tyrese Haliburton, Curt Cignetti, Adam Silver, Cheryl Miller, and Anthony Richardson among others
• Led coverage of Bourbon Street Attack in New Orleans while covering the Sugar Bowl in January 2025
Sports Anchor/MMJ, WCTV, Tallahassee, FL June 2021 - March 2023
• Acted as Weekend Sports Anchor and weekday Anchor/Reporter for market’s dominant #1 station
• Anchored, reported, shot, produced, wrote, and created graphics for sportscasts covering Florida State, FAMU, VSU as well as Florida and Georgia High School athletics
• Created content for broadcast, digital, and web while growing presence on social media to better connect with viewers
• Implemented station’s first-ever Friday Night High School basketball show
News/Sports MMJ & Anchor, WTHI-TV News 10, Terre Haute, IN June 2019 – May 2021
· Covered Indiana State University and Wabash Valley high school athletics
· Acted as lead sports reporter for Friday night football and basketball sportscasts
· Conducted post-game interviews with coaches & players while developing packages for ISU athletics
· Regularly filled-in as Sports Anchor for both weekday and weekend sportscasts
On-Field Football Game Emcee, Indiana University Football, Bloomington, IN September 2019 – December 2019
· Led sponsored on-field events on stadium big screen during timeouts of Indiana Hoosier football games
· Engaged with fans on the big screen while carrying out specific needs of sponsors
Sports Television Intern, CNN, Turner Broadcasting System, Atlanta, GA January 2018 – May 2018
· Worked with CNN International’s World Sport show and Bleacher Report
· Assisted sports newsgathering by providing event coverage, logging interviews, and cutting game highlights
· Researched and pitched story ideas in production meetings translating into on-air stories
· Enhanced on-air presence by writing scripts and creating professional television reel with sports anchors
Sports Radio Personality, Exquisite Conglomerate Communications, Chicago, IL June 2017 – January 2018
· Hosted own Sports Talk Podcast on the Exquisite Podcast Radio Network
· Broadcasted to an average audience of 10,000 weekly listeners
· Exercised entrepreneurial skillset by approaching and obtaining companies to sponsor the podcast
Sports Talk Radio Intern, Emmis Communications – 1070AM The Fan, Indianapolis, IN May 2016 – August 2016
· Engaged in sports-related banter on a Live ESPN radio affiliate with professional hosts
· Assisted in all aspects of radio sports talk show production, research, and podcast production
· Uploaded interviews, podcasts, and article content onto the official website and SoundCloud
· Wrote scripts and recorded SportsCenter Updates to personally deliver on Live radio
REFERENCES
Dave Calabro, Former Sports Director, WTHR - NBC Indianapolis
(317) 501-0282
Scott Hums, Vice President - Central News Desk, TEGNA (Former News Director at WTHR)
(317) 677-4056
Matt Whisner, Former Chief Photojournalist, WTHR - NBC Indianapolis
(317) 432-5616
EDUCATION
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN August 2015 – May 2019
• Bachelor of Arts, Communication – Sports Broadcast Journalism