CONSTANCE JONES

3416 Broad Branch Circle | Richmond, Virginia 23238

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WRIC 8 News/ Richmond/ ABC Affiliate (October 2018- Present)

Evening News Anchor

 Anchors 5 pm, 5:30 pm, 6 pm & 11 pm Newscasts

 Develops story ideas daily; writes stories for website weekly; communicates with viewers via
Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat and Twitter daily

State Attorney’s Office/ Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit (December 2017- September 2018)
Public Information Officer
 Served as the Spokeswoman for the 17th Judicial Circuit, State Attorney’s Office (500+ Employees)
 Developed and maintained relationships with all media
 Coordinated proactive media relations, including pitching stories and maintaining positive active
working relationships with local media
 Internal & External Communications

WLRN Public Radio & Television / Miami (August 2017- December 2017)
Fill-in Anchor/ Reporter
 Served as fill-in for evening show for South Florida's NPR station WLRN
 Local news segments during NPR's "All Things Considered”
 Pitched story ideas; communicated with viewers via Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and Twitter
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WAGA FOX 5 News/ Atlanta (September 2016- May 2017)

Good Day Atlanta Anchor/ Producer/ Social Media Influencer
 Anchored from 6 am-9 am/ Served as fill-in for evening show.
 Developed enterprising story ideas daily; wrote stories for website weekly; communicated with
viewers via Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and Twitter daily
 Recognized for having the one of the strongest social media following in the Atlanta News Market
via ShareRocket
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WPLG Local 10 Miami/ ABC Affiliate (April 2008- September 2016)
Anchor/ Investigative Reporter/ Producer/ Social Media Manager for AM Morning Show
 Anchored midday news show
 Communicated with viewers via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter daily
 Promoted viewership and boosted web traffic using numerous social media sites, such as Twitter,
Instagram, SnapChat and Facebook
 Updated our Local10.com website by writing copy stories and uploading videos weekly
 Regularly meet with station executives to develop new ways of grow digital innovations; and using
social media to promote and market station initiatives.

“The Daily Filter” Daytime Panel Talk Pilot (July 2015- September 2015)
Co-Host Disney/ABC Entertainment
Co-hosted a talk show with Deion Sanders for ABC Entertainment d
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KOCO TV-5 Oklahoma City/ ABC Affiliate (February 2006- April 2008)
Reporter/ Storm Chaser
Extensive live reporting in fast paced "live late-breaking" news format d
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KETK TV-56 Tyler/ NBC Affiliate (September 2004 -January 2006)

Anchor/Reporter
Anchored mid-day and weekend newscast
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Educational Video Network Huntsville (September 2001-Febuary 2003)

Host/Producer
Hosted and produced several full- length educational videos used in high schools across the country d
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CBS Evening News New York / Dan Rather Fellowship Program (May 2004-August 2004)
National News Desk Assistant
Provided research for daily news, coordinates scripts and conducts national beat checks.
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United States Congress Houston /Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (January 2004-May 2004)
Congressional Assistant
Assisted in district casework and gathered information pertaining to constituent concerns
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Texas Governor’s Fellowship Program / Texas Film Commission (May 2003-August 2003)
Assistant Location Scout
Assisted location scouts in finding and developing location files for line producers and directors d

Killeen Daily Herald (February 2000-June 2000)

Correspondent
Published several feature stories on community events as a freelance reporter

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AWARDS
 2017 “Luminary of the Week” Legacy Magazine
 2016 Outstanding Leadership Award/ SNH Honoree in Broward County
 2016 South Florida Cares Program- Outstand Mentor & Volunteer
 2013 Miami Gardens Excellence in Education Awards
 2013 Emmy Nomination- Best Morning Newscast
 2013 Broward County Alzheimer’s Association Recognition Award
 2006 Oklahoma Salute to Excellence Award for Outstanding Reporter
 2006 Honorable Mention by the Associated Press for reporting
 National African American Studies Conference, Presented “Minorities in Media Classrooms,” 2003

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EDUCATION
Sam Houston State University/ Dan Rather School of Communications
Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Degree in Radio & Television Management

University Politehnica Timisoara/ Romania

Democracy Student Exchange Program