Timothy W.

ODonnell
(972) 358-1117 timodonnellou@gmail.com www.timodonnell.weebly.com
MEDIA EXPERIENCE

KXXV-TV (Waco, TX; DMA 87) Aug 2014-Present

Sports Director/Anchor
Department director and lead anchor for local ABC affiliate television station in
Waco, TX.
Work closely with collegiate athletics programs such as: Baylor University,
University of Texas and Texas A&M University.
Coverage of professional sports teams in major cities such as Dallas, Houston and
San Antonio.
Anchor, write & produce daily sports segment of the 6:00 and 10:00 newscast
during weekdays.
On location coverage during the Baylor Football teams 2015 Cotton Bowl in
Dallas.
On location coverage of the 2015 Baylor Mens Basketball team during the Big 12
Championship in Kansas City, MO and the NCAA Tournament in Jacksonville, FL.
KXXV-TV (Waco, TX; DMA 87) Aug 2013-Aug 2014
Sports Reporter/Anchor
Sports Reporter 3 days a week; Anchor & produce weekend newscasts at both 6:00
and 10:00
Work closely with collegiate athletics programs such as: Baylor University,
University of Texas and Texas A&M University.
Coverage of professional sports teams in major cities such as Dallas, Houston and
San Antonio.
On location coverage of the 2014 Baylor Mens Basketball team during the NCAA
Tournament Sweet 16 in Anaheim, CA.
On location coverage of the 2014 Baylor Womens Basketball Team Big 12
Tournament Championship in Oklahoma City.
KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City, OK; DMA 44) Jan 2013-May 2013
Sports Intern
Assist in the daily duties of preparing for the sports segments of both the 5:30 and
10:00 newscasts and 10:30 Sunday Special, including editing video, writing
scripts, logging games, and tracking down statistics and information for anchors.
Work closely with collegiate athletics programs such as: the University of
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
Work closely with the communications department for the Oklahoma City Thunder
organization.
Sooner Sports Pad (Norman, OK) Jan 2013-May 2013
Co-Host
Co-Host & Producer for Fox Sports Sooner Sports Pad television show, filmed in
front of a live audience.
Work with the University of Oklahoma athletics department to work with players
and coaches.
OU Nightly News (Norman, OK) Jan 2011-May 2013
Sports Anchor/Reporter/Producer
Lead Sports Anchor for the University of Oklahomas daily student-led newscast

Work with the University of Oklahoma athletics department to work with players
and coaches.
Produce report and anchor my own segment of the newscast

ESPN College Gameday

Oct 2012
Student Ambassador
Worked with ESPNs College Gameday while show was in Norman, Oklahoma.
Worked with talent from the show, as well as guest student-athletes and coaches.
Produced video for College Gameday highlighting behind the scenes:

KTVT-TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth; DMA 5)

May 2012-August 2012
Sports Intern
Assisted in daily duties, including editing video, writing scripts and tracking down
information and statistics for sports portion of newscast
Worked closely with multiple professional sports teams including the: Dallas
Cowboys, Texas Rangers and Dallas Mavericks
TECHNOLOGY
MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Final Cut
AVID
AP ENPS AutoCue Q-Series
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Oklahoma, 2013
Plano West Senior High School (Plano, TX), 2009

REFERENCES
Christian Steckel
Reporter
Fox Sports
ctsteckel@gmail.com
(214) 240-2202
Nick Kopach
Director of Events & Tours
Dallas Cowboys Organization
nkopach@dallascowboys.net
(972) 834-4425

Lee Small
Director of Marketing
Wildcats Oil Tools
leesmall1@yahoo.com
(315) 657-6446
Bryan Keating
Sports Director
KOCO-TV
bkeating@hearst.com
(405) 478-3000