TAYLOR N.

BISACKY
267.987.4157 tbisacky41@gmail.com
BROADCAST JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Centre County Report Greece
Athens and Lesbos, Greece
International Correspondent
Mar. 4-13, 2016
Covered intl current issue of refugee crisis; shot video, interviewed refugees, UN officials & volunteers
Managed language barriers, adapted to constantly changing environment, developed & utilized local contacts
WRC-TV
News Intern
Assisted reporters and content producers on shoots and produced over 12 original packages
Wrote stories for nbcwashington.com and received bylines
Worked at the assignment desk, managed calls and was responsible for relaying information
Centre County Report
Executive Producer
News Anchor, Reporter, Producer
Emmy award-winning live newscast broadcasted weekly in 29 counties through WPSU
Shot original video, wrote scripts and edited stories into packages each week
Utilized AP ENPS and Adobe Premiere Pro for newscast production
Determined stories and organization of newscast; Responsible for properly timed show

Washington, D.C.
Summer 2015

Centre County, PA
Fall 2015
Spring 2015

Catholic News Service

Correspondent
Sept. 22- 27, 2015
Selected to contribute coverage of Pope Francis first visit to the U.S. in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA
46LIVE Webcast
University Park, PA
Host, Associate Producer
Jan. 2015-Feb. 2016
Penn State Dance MaraTHONs 46-hour live webcast with nearly 175,000 unique viewers in over 100 countries
Interviewed dancers, prepared pre-show and live hits
WPVI-TV
Philadelphia, PA
P.A./Parade Escort Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov. 27, 2014
Production Assistant/Programming Intern
Summer 2014
PA for live production Philly 4th of July Jam, facilitated performer interviews and managed social media posts
Segment produced, interviewed story subjects and prepared set aesthetics
Wrote original scripts for air and created promotional videos for FYI Philly
Assisted with various Action News segments, including Love Arts, The Art of Aging and Shelter Me
OTHER BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
WBHV- B94.5, WOWY97.1, and Eagle 98.7
State College, PA
On-Air/Production Intern
Spring 2014
Co-host, production assistant, audio producer and social media manager; Promotions/marketing for stations/sponsors
Produced segments, organized morning shows, led on-air discussion and determined/edited sound for Morning Zoo
PSN-TV
University Park, PA
News Anchor, Reporter & Entertainment Host
Sept. 2012-Jan. 2015
Shot, wrote, and edited news packages via Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere for live news broadcast
KYW Newsradio Newstudies Program
Philadelphia, PA
Broadcast Participant
Feb. 2012- Mar. 2012
Received Top Ten Award of 2012 class with over 150 students from surrounding Philadelphia area
Produced a wrap on local charity Warriors For Tim that aired on KYW News radio 1060
EDUCATION
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Park, PA
B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and B.S. in Marketing
May 2016
Deans List Every Semester
GPA: 3.96
SKILLS & REFERENCES
FinalCut Pro Adobe Premiere ENPS AP Chyron Hindenburg Segment producing Videography Social media
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