Blake Hanson

blakereports.com hansonblakem@gmail.com 612-716-1092 PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE WDSU-TV (New Orleans, La.) May 2012 - present Reporter o General assignment and WDSU I-Team reporter o Contributed live coverage of national news stories to Hearst Television group, CNN and The Weather Channel o Fill-in anchor as needed KOMU-TV (Columbia, Mo.) Oct. 2008 - May 2012 Reporter, Anchor, Producer o Led statehouse bureau to increase political coverage in mid-Missouri o Produced special projects, including on-location morning shows and severe weather specials o Anchored morning show on weekly basis Newsy.com (Columbia, Mo.) July 2011 May 2012 Writer, Anchor o Wrote and anchored stories published on Newsy.com and The Huffington Post o Member of political coverage team that compiled multi-source video analysis pieces for 2012 election cycle

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Regional Emmy Nomination Carnival Cruise Ship Returns 2nd Place, Louisiana AP Reporter of the Year Finalist, Hearst Awards Grand Prize Winner, Fox News College Challenge

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SKILLS AP ENPS, iNews, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Newscutter, Final Cut Pro, Sony XDCAM, ENG Operation, NBC Newschannel, CNN Newsource, CBS Newspath, FTP, Media Composer, Media Manager EDUCATION University of Missouri-Columbia Bachelor of Journalism, Minor in Political Science REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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