Chris McDaniel's Resume
Chris McDaniel's Resume
Chris McDaniel's Resume
Christopher McDaniel
Experience
2010-Current KBIA-FM Columbia, MO Reporter, KBIA Conceptualize story ideas with producers, anchors, and peers. Interview sources for stories that would air in the morning and afternoon newscasts. Collect natural sound using a Marantz audio recorder. Edit audio using Adobe Audition. Write both the newscast and online story. 2011 WFPL-FM Louisville, KY
Reporter, WFPL Served as a reporter for the largest city in Kentucky, a market that reaches over 1.3 million people. Created long-form content for publication over the radio and web. Developed stories for a daily deadline. 2010 Missouri DNR Jefferson City, MO
Communications Intern, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Brought the Missouri State Parks Web Site into the 21st Century by: o Shooting current video and pictures of the State Parks. o Interviewing employees and visitors of the State Parks. o Editing video together into a compelling story of a State Park using Final Cut Pro. 2010 KOMU-TV Columbia, MO
Reporter, KOMU Conceptualized story ideas with producers. Interviewed sources for stories that would air on the 5, 6, and 10 P.M. newscasts. Shot footage in High-Definition to be broadcast to half a million people. Edited footage and interviews together using Avid. Wrote both the newscast and online story. 2010 KOMU-TV Columbia, MO
Production Assistant, KOMU Retrieved uncut national footage and edited it into a presentable package. Created the headlines at the beginning of the broadcast and the teases throughout. Operated the teleprompter during the broadcast. 2010 KOMU-TV Columbia, MO
Sports Web Producer, KOMU Posted the 6 P.M. and 10 P.M. sportscast online, as well as individual stories. Wrote headlines for the stories and updated local sports scores. Edited written stories for punctuation and grammar.
Education
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO Accepted as a Journalism Scholar to the worlds first school of journalism. Major in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science. A story I reported was selected by NPR to be broadcast nationally, 2011. 2nd place for Best Feature at the Western Kentucky Universitys Journalism Scholars Day, 2008. Team Captain and Player of the Year for high school tennis Team, 2008. Selected as one of ten New Media students from a pool of over four hundred of the states most talented artists, 2007.