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JULIA BOTERO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NPR's Weekend Edition, Washington, DC: May 2013 - Present Temporary Producer
Pitch reporter pieces and two-way ideas on national news topics. Contact, pre-interview and schedule guests for studio interviews. Produce/Edit two-ways with host. Mix reporter pieces for same-day broadcast on a tight deadline. Fix recordings of live broadcast for second-feeds on a tight deadline.

Appalshops Prison Poetry Workshop Radio Series; May 2013- June 2013 Researcher and Booker
Pre-interview and book formerly incarcerated poets with compelling stories for hour-long New York, New Orleans and Military Veteran episodes. Acquired media access to various poetry workshops inside prisons and detention centers in New York and Detroit. Identified, located and acquired archived recordings of various Alan Lomax recordings at Library of Congress.

NPR's All Things Considered, Washington, DC: January 2013 May 2013 Production Intern

Pitched daily story ideas including several that became reporter pieces and two-ways on air. Contacted, pre-interviewed and scheduled guests for studio interviews daily. Booked eye-witnesses and reporters at a rapid pace during Boston Bombing coverage. Produced series Vintage Sounds and follow-up series on inventors of outdated tools. Mixed reporter pieces for same-day broadcast on a tight deadline. Completed multiple tape syncs on Capital Hill for same-day broadcast.

NPR's State Of The Re:Union, New Orleans, LA; February 2010 May 2010 Production Intern

Suggested story topics for New Orleans episode. Booked and confirmed interviews with Sissy Bounce rappers, Vietnamese-PoBoy sandwich-makers for New Orleans episode. Assisted the team with navigating around the city and scheduling. Transcribed hours of interview tape.

New York Times, BBC, KCRW's Unfictional, Newsweek, CBC, Living on Earth,AARP, WWOZ, Free Speech Radio News : July 2008 Present Freelance Producer

Interviewed David Simon on HBOs Treme for NYTimes Anatomy of a scene series Recorded oyster-shucker at French Quarter restaurant on oil spill for BBC. Contributed to a weekly New Orleans arts and culture news program Street Talk Traveled to bayou for two weeks while producing 30-minute radio documentary about Gulf Oil Spills effect on a local fishing community.

WFCR New England Public Radio, Amherst, MA: September 2011 September 2012 News Intern

Produced and wrote scripts for 1 to 2-minute newscast spots on Massachusetts politics, economy, environment, and poverty. Created audio postcard on the use of a new invasive species detection app that was rebroadcast by WBUR. Produced a feature on increased demand for food at Food Banks in Massachusetts.

WNYC's Studio 360 , New York, NY; September 2010 - March 2011 Production Intern

Pitched and produced story on New Orleans Sissy Bounce rappers. Prepped guest interview for Matt Damon, Jonathan Franzen, Sophia Coppola and other actors, filmmakers and musicians. Edited two-way interview of Pee-Wee Herman, Matt Damon. Wrote multiple blog posts highlighting interesting national developments in art and music.

WNYC Culture Department, New York, NY; March 2011 June 2011 Intern

Wrote daily new spots on notable books, music & cultural events for evening broadcast. Wrote longer articles for web to accompany broadcasted pieces. Created photo and audio slideshows to accompany various stories online.

Southern FoodWays Alliance, New York, NY; February 2011 June 2011 Oral History Production Assistant
Edited hour-long interviews of southern chefs, restaurant owners, farmers and food Artisans about boudin, gumbo and BBQ into 3-minute segments for Foodways Trail Mobile App.

ACORN: Association for Community Organizers for Reform Now! , Jan '09 10 Producer/Reporter

Wrote scripts, voiced edited and mixed audio for weekly 7-minute podcast in Spanish and English. Reached out to community groups and individuals to promote radio program and create partnerships.

WRBH Radio for the Print Handicapped; New Orleans, LA; Jan. 08 Dec.08 Production Assistant Delegated reading assignments of books and magazines to a team of local volunteers.
Programmed recordings for daily and weekly broadcast. Directed live broadcast of daily newspaper. Maintained studio equipment and troubleshot problems.

Edible New Orleans Food Magazine; New Orleans, LA; Sep. 09 10 Contributing Writer and Assistant Editor

Wrote about community food activists, urban farming trends, long-standing food establishments, characters in the food community. Edited finished copy of articles prior to publication.

WWOZ 90.7 Jazz and Heritage Station Fund Drive; New Orleans, LA; Oct. 08 - March10 Fundraiser
Fundraised on-air for at least two shifts; provided assistance where needed. Organized donation amounts in database spreadsheets for every radio show.

Radio Diaries , New Orleans, LA September 2008 December 2008 Freelance Assistant

Transcribed and organized tape of Marcela Fernandez for Mexico '68 documentary. Located archival tape of news reports of protest massacre and presidential inauguration in Mexico in 1968.

Phillips Exeter Academy Summer Session ; Exeter, NH; Summer 2011 - 2012 Broadcast Instructor Guided 15 students through the process of reporting, writing and mixing radio stories.
Assisted students with live on-air broadcasts at campus radio station. Managed stations equipment, online database of students stories.

OTHER SKILLS
Languages: Bi-lingual ( Spanish, English ) Computers: Pro-tools 8, NewsFlex, MTE, Microsoft Outlook, FTP clients, AudioVault, CMS, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition, Microsoft Office, Wordpress

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, 2012, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA Major Concentration: Broadcast Journalism/Cultural Studies The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, ME Undergraduate Certificate, Fall 2007 Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Durham, NC Summer Audio Institute Workshop: Hearing is Believing- Making your audio documentary
sing, 2008

Louisiana Cultural Economy Grant Winner , New Orleans, LA; Fall 2008