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Kevin Cushingberry JR
Kevin Cushingberry JR
Kevin Cushingberry JR
(469)9515587kevincushingberryjr@gmail.com
@KevinCUTA
EXPERIENCE
TheShorthorn,UTArlingtonsawardwinning,dailystudentnews
organization
Reporter,August2014topresent
*CoverDivisionIwomensbasketballandtennisteams
*Writeaverageofthreestoriesaweekincludingsportsnewsandfeatures
*Cultivateideasandcollaboratewithotherstaffersontheirwork
*HostKevinscorner,amotivationaldiscussionduringtheweeklystaff
meeting
TheEtCetera,EastfieldCollegesawardwinning,biweeklystudent
publication
Editorinchief,June2013toMay2014
*Ledthe15personstudentstaffthroughcoveragethatreceivedaCollege
MediaAssociationPacemakeraward,consideredthehighestawardincollege
media.
*Researched,developedandcoordinatednewswebsiteredesignandswitchto
WordPressplatform
*Conducteddailystaffmeetingtoplannews,opinion,life,sportsand
multimediaelements
*Wrote75+storiescoveringsports
Sportseditor,August2012toMay2013
*Wrote75+storiescoveringbasketball,soccer,volleyball,baseball
*LivebloggedtheNJCAAnationalchampionship,includingvisuals
OTHERWORKEXPERIENCE
DoubletreebyHilton,roomservicespecialist(March2012toSeptember2012)
MattsElRancho,busboy(January2011toAugust2011)
SKILLS&TRAINING
Proficientin:Adobeproducts(InDesign,Photoshop),AcrobatPro,WordPress
CMS,Blox/TownNewsCMS,DropBox,GoogleDrive
Advanceduseof:Twitter,Facebook,CannonandNikongear
RECOGNITION
TexasIntercollegiatePressAssociation
1st place, Sports Feature Story, (2013)
2nd place, Sports News Story, (2014)
2nd place, Sports Feature Story, (2014)
2nd place, Sports Column, (2014)
2nd place, Sports Feature Photo, (2014)
TexasCommunityCollegeJournalismAssociation
1stplace,SportsNewsStory(2013)
1stplace,SportsFeatureStory(2013))
REFERENCES
LoriDann,journalismprofessoratEastfieldCollege,9728607290,
loridann@dcccd.edu.
BethFrancesco,DirectorofStudentPublicationsatUTArlington,817272
3188,bfrances@uta.edu.