KE'ONA MYERS

816 N. Pioneer Road Apt 17, Waukegan, IL 60085

(224) 430-8744 | Keonam4292@gmail.com
REFERENCES AVAI LABLE UPON REQUEST

BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
WSIU River Region News Carbondale, IL 08/2012-12/2014

Multimedia J ournalist08/2014-12/2014
Developed sources to get information for stories for a live, award winning PBS aired newscast that
broadcasts to over 300,000 viewers
Produced, wrote and edited own stories using Final Cut Pro
Conducted interviews
Wrote VO/SOTs, packages
Associate Producer, 08/2014-12/2014
Assisted producer in putting together newscast
Assigned and edited news writers stories for show and checked for clarity
News Writer, 01/2013-05/2014
Wrote an average of 3-6 stories a day for a live, award-winning PBS aired newscast that
broadcasts to over 300,000 viewers
Investigated stories
Clarified news stories for accuracy by calling and completing follow-ups
News Anchor, 01/2013-05/2013
Presented news stories on camera, read from a teleprompter
Presented voice-overs; presented VO/SOT
Producer, 08/2012-12/2012
Supervised anchors of newscast
Organized order of show, edited news material using Final Cut Pro
Rotation DJ , WIDB Radio Carbondale, IL 08/2013-12/2013
Promote and publicize shows for live remotes on SIU campus
Develop specialty shows and create topics to be discussed and record show liners.
Host live remotes on campus and at campus events
Voice-Over Reader, WSIU Radio Carbondale, IL 01/2013-05/2013
Read advertisements promoting Southern Illinois University Carbondale on a PBS affiliated radio
news station that broadcasts in over five states
Write actualities and readers to be read on air
Interview public officials for clarification on stories
OTHER EXPERIENCE

Social Media Specialist, The Daily Egyptian Newspaper Carbondale, IL 08/2014-present
Promoted the Daily Egyptian through social media channels including Facebook and Twitter
Increased viewers to Daily Egyptian home page

Receptionist, WSIU PBS Carbondale, IL 01/2013-present
Managed phone lines for over 30 employees and completed basic office tasks in Word & Excel
Filed documents according to FCC standards and recorded issues with Television or Radio
Signals/Feed
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with Sony DSR, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Pro-tools, Final Cut Pro, News King
EDUCATION
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Expected December 2014
B.A. Radio-Television and Digital Media, Specialization: Electronic Journalism, Minor: Speech
Communications