Morgan Lily Rynor

Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjls002J4u8&feature=youtu.be
MorganRynor.Weebly.com
Phone: 305-582-0201 E-Mail: Mrynor@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE
 PBS WUFT Main Anchor and Reporter Fall 2017/Spring 2018
- Pitch and turn stories for the 5 o’clock newscast, then front them live in the newsroom
- Co-anchor for the 5 o’clock Friday newscast
 FOX WSVN Special Projects Intern Summer 2017
- Researched, pitched, and produced in-depth stories in Miami-Dade and Broward counties
 NBC Universal TODAY Show Intern Spring 2017
- Helped producers with researching, writing scripts and editing
- Transcribed segments and marked important moments
- Filled in as an assistant for anchor Craig Melvin and handled his emails, phone calls and schedule
 NPR Morning Edition Radio Host for WUFT 89.1 FM Summer 2016
- Produced and wrote about local news for the Morning Edition radio segment on the local NPR station
- Won an Associated Press Award for best breaking news piece on a Confederate rally
- Went live on air three times an hour from 6 a.m. to noon
 PBS WUFT Political Specialty Anchor Summer 2016
- Responsible for all of the latest local and national political news
- Combined and edited all of the most important news into a segment on Premier Pro
- Reported the segment on air for the 5 o’clock newscast
 PBS WRUF News In 90 Anchor Summer 2016
- Wrote, edited, and anchored a 90-second news segment for WRUF Channel 6
 ABC WCJB TV-20 Intern Summer 2016
- Shadowed reporters in the field and helped with interviewing, filming, setting up live shots and editing
- Pitched stories, handled the news phone and organized the daily rundowns on ENPS
 Newsroom Producer Fall 2015-Spring 2016
- Trained all of the incoming telecommunication students on all of the technology in the newsroom, how to write a news script and
how to conduct interviews
- Edited the students’ work along with my stories into a news segment for the radio
 Contributing Writer, The Florida Alligator, University of Florida Campus Newspaper Spring 2016
- Wrote approximately 25 articles, including an investigative story about landlord-tenant disputes in Gainesville
SKILLS
- Adobe: Premier, Audition and InDesign
- ENPS
- Avid: Media Central, INews
- Stratus
HONORS AND AWARDS
 Associate Press Award for Hurricane Irma Coverage Spring 2017
 UFs Public Speaking Forum (2nd out of 2,000 students) Spring 2016
 Associated Press Award For Best Breaking News Story Spring 2016
 Top Speaker In The State of Florida For Varsity Public Forum Debate Spring 2014
FLORIDA BLUE KEY
- Associate Tournament Chair of Forensics, Speech and Debate Tournament Spring 2016-Fall 2016
- Oversaw all of the forensic divisions for the largest student-run debate tournament in the country, which hosts thousands of high
school debate competitors from around the country
- Director of Public Forum Debate, Speech and Debate Tournament Spring 2015- Fall 2015
- Organized a team of assistant directors, staff members and Gator Guards to run the largest division of the tournament
PHI ALPHA THETA, History Honor Society
 Vice President Spring 2015- Fall 2015
- Organized monthly meetings and helped recruit speakers for each meeting
EDUCATION 2014- Spring 2018
 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
 Majoring in broadcast journalism, additional emphasis in history
 Member of the University of Florida Honors College; GPA 3.91/4.0
REFERENCES
 MaryAnn Zoellner, Producer at The TODAY Show, MaryAnn.Zoellner@nbcuni.com, 917-822-6256
 Lauren Powell, Investigative Producer WSVN Miami, Lpowell@wsvn.com, 305-795-2748
 Mike Foley, Former Executive Editor for the St. Petersburg Times- mfoley@jou.ufl.edu, 352-392-0410
 Forrest Smith, Director of Innovation News Center, news@wuft.org, 352-392-6397