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Clara Goodwin
2106 26th St. S. #112 Great Falls, MT 59405 ⧫ 208-422-7159 ⧫ claralgoodwin@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Driven sports reporter/anchor with experience in a professional newsroom. Expertise in enterprise reporting, anchoring, sidelining, sports analysis, videography, producing, editing, and social media management. Self-motivated and goal-oriented team member with a passion to go beyond the highlights and tell the stories of local athletes and community members.
BROADCAST + PRODUCTION
KFBB ABC/Fox Montana, Sports Director November 2017-present
- Manage and mentor three other members of our sports department
- Responsible for department scheduling, content, and coverage of local/regional sports
- Anchored/produced up to 15 sportscasts per week, including a 15 minute Friday Night Sports show
- Managed sports website and social media accounts
SWX Montana, Sideline Reporter September 2016-present
- Sideline reporter for local games aired live in their entirety
- Responsible for finding storylines relevant to games and accurately reporting them to live audience
- Produced/hosted halftime shows and live halftime interviews
KFBB ABC/Fox Montana, Weekend Sports Anchor/Sports Reporter September 2016-November 2017
- Anchored/produced six regional shows each weekend
- One-man-band reporter responsible for engaging with the community and tell compelling stories
- Numerous live shots, feature packages, etc.
ElevenNews, Anchor/Producer/Reporter August 2014-April 2016
- Filmed, interviewed, wrote scripts, and edited videos for a daily award-winning student news show that airs in the entire state of Utah
- Positions included main anchor/host, senior reporter, and executive producer
- Worked as a one-man-band and enterprise reporter/producer creating packages, VO/SOTs, feature stories, hard news stories, highlights, voiceovers, readers, etc.
KSL SportsBeat, Intern January 2016-April 2016
- Assisted sports reporters and photographers on stories, live shots, and packages
- Participated in stories and produced sports segments that aired in Salt Lake City
BYUradio, Radio Host/Producer August 2015-December 2015
- Launched a brand new show for BYUradio focusing on the children and literature
- Hosted segments, conducted interviews, and produced final shows to air nationally
AV Productions, Media Production Technician July 2012-July 2013
- Operated a camera for BYU sporting/campus events that broadcasted live to the JumboTron
- Worked in a control room managing audio, lighting, replays, teleprompting, and directing
SKILLS + AWARDS
- Proficient in: Avid Newscutter, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, ENPS, iNews, Adobe Audition, Microsoft Office, ENG camera work, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest, Periscope, Hootsuite, Google Analytics, TweetDeck, and NUVI
- Awarded honorable mention nationally by the BEA for Outstanding Sports Host/Anchor
- Awarded with the Talent Scholarship for BYU’s broadcasting department
- Awarded spot on the Dean’s List for outstanding academics
- Awarded the Owen S. Rich KBYU Pioneer Fellowship for outstanding broadcast student
- Finalist for Television Sports Reporting in the SPJ Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
- Fluent in Spanish
- Trained/mentored new reporters how to film, interview, write, voice, edit, produce, etc.
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT August 2012-April 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Communications Major: Broadcast Journalism GPA: 3.69/3.93