TAMRA MARIE JOHNSON

tamra.john@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
WXMI FOX 17 News
http://www.fox17online.com/
Technicians Operator/News Assistant, Grand Rapids, MI Feb. 2010-Present
• Operate studio cameras during four hour morning show
• Operate teleprompter for live newscast
• Cover and write VO/SOT scripts for newscast
• Assist producers in writing news stories
Focal Point News/WKAR
www.focalpoint.cas.msu.edu
Anchor/Reporter, East Lansing, MI Jan. 2009- Present
• Anchor weekly newscast for WKAR- Focal Point News
• Research newsworthy story ideas
• Write, shoot, and edit weekly story packages for weekly WKAR news program
WOLV TV
www.wolv.org
Anchor/ Producer/ Writer/ Reporter, Ann Arbor, MI Sept.2005-Aug. 2008
• Anchor weekly show
• Co-produce weekly news and entertainment show
• Gather story ideas and write show scripts
• Schedule and conduct out of studio interviews
• Assign stories and deadlines to five campus reporters
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Master of Arts in Journalism: Broadcast/Multimedia Journalism
Expected Date of Completion: December, 2010

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Communication, August 2008
GPA: 3.3/4.0
INTERNSHIPS
News Intern May 2009-Sept. 2009
www.wlaj.com
WLAJ- ABC 3 News
Lansing, MI
• Shoot and write daily VO/SOT for newscast.
• Refined format of station website helping boost online viewership by 59 percent.
• Shadow and assist reporters
News/Special Projects Intern May 2007-Aug. 2007
www.wxyz.com
WXYZ- Channel 7 News
Southfield, MI
• Assisted reporters in researching and gathering information for stories through data collection, undercover camera work, and
utilization of FOIA.
• Worked closely with station writers editing anchor scripts.
• Acted as fill-in reporter on weekend assignments, conducting interviews and obtaining eyewitness reports in the field.
• Assisted weekend assignment editor in locating newsworthy story content and relaying information to reporters, helping build and
maintain quick and accurate newsgathering techniques.
SKILLS
Business: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Video Editing: Linear, Non-Linear (AVID, Final Cut Pro, iMovie)