Kevin D.

Dillon
Box 7198, Boston University 91 Bay State Rd Boston, MA 02215 kddillon@bu.edu kevinddillon.wordpress.com 20 Woodcrest Road Boxford, MA 01921 Cell: (978) 314-8177

WORK EXPERIENCE
Daily Free Press, Boston, MA 2010-Present Sports Editor for the independent student newspaper of Boston University Recruited, managed and taught a staff of inexperienced writers Edited articles and used InDesign to format them for print Beat Reporter Created bi-weekly recap and sidebar articles on BU mens hockey, mens soccer, womens basketball, womens hockey and womens lacrosse Covered games and conducted post-game interviews with coaches and athletes before writing articles on a deadline Boston Hockey Blog, Boston, MA Live Blogger/Reporter Posted online live commentary of BU mens hockey games Wrote preview, recap and sidebar articles for www.thebostonhockeyblog.com Contributed to the @BOShockeyblog Twitter account, which has more than 1,800 followers 2012-Present

WEEI.com, Boston, MA 2012, 2013 Online Intern Produced blog content for the Full Count blog, Green Street blog, It is What it Is blog, Big Bad blog and LEEinks blog Wrote pre-game, instant-reaction and post-game reaction articles while covering Boston Red Sox and other Boston professional sports teams Off Sides, Boston, MA On-Air Talent/ Writer Wrote opinionated pieces which discussed hot topics in professional sports Created script and read off a teleprompter while improvising different arguments with co-hosts Boxford Cable Access Television, Boxford, MA Videographer and Play-by-Play Filmed local mens softball games for cable station Performed commentary for high school hockey games, and edited highlight film North Shore Navigators, Lynn, MA Media Relations Intern Announced lineups, batters, pitchers, and advertisements over public address system Wrote in-game updates and post-game press releases on team blog Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center Pro Shop, Boston, MA Sales Clerk Managed rental and sales desk Maintained reservations for racquetball, squash, and tennis courts 2011-2012

2007- 2012

2009

2010- Present

SKILLS
Proficient at using Microsoft Office, WordPress, Blogger, social media and DSLR cameras Working knowledge of AP Style, Final Cut Pro 7, HTML, InDesign, iMovie, Photoshop and Dreamweaver

EDUCATION
Boston University, Boston, MA Bachelor of Science expected May 2014 Major: Journalism/Minor: Psychology GPA 3.02/4.0 Coursework includes: Online Journalism, Beat Reporting, Visual Journalism, Psychology of Sport, Fundamentals of Journalism, History of Principles of Journalism, Psychology of Learning Masconomet Regional High School, Topsfield, MA Diploma awarded 2010 Certificate of Completion in Computer Technologies, Honor Student, GPA 4.1/5.3 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Summer 2009 Summer Pre-College Program: Sports Communications, GPA 4.0 (3 credits)

REFERENCES
Jerry Spar, WEEI.com Site Editor o Phone: 617-510-5110, Email: jspar@weei.com Paul Flannery, SB Nation Columnist o Phone: 617-460-1832, Email: pflanns@gmail.com