Michael Tatar Communications

M: (718) 404-8753 • E: mtatarz81@gmail.com

Experience
Multi-skilled Journalist, WTOL-TV (Nov. ’19 - Jan. ‘22) Toledo, OH
Report on evenings (5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 newscasts) as well as on weekends, where I’m the
only reporter, especially for breaking news; push for enterprising stories, live-shots and
cultivate contacts in Toledo but also around the farthest parts of the DMA; build and push
content for digital platforms (FB, Instagram, Tik-Tok, YouTube) in effort to reach broader
audiences; research, schedule, shoot and collaborate on TSRs for 11 Investigates team.
Marietta Bureau Reporter, WTAP-TV (March ’18 – Sept. ‘19) Parkersburg, WV
Research, set-up, shoot, edit and write stories for nightly newscasts as one-man band for
Washington County; fill in anchor/producer; train new hires.
Desk Assistant, WABC-TV (Dec. ’17 – March ’18) NYC Metro
Operate teleprompter for newscasts; run scripts for anchors; assist digital team in
updating content on all ABC7NY platforms; research/plan/write for assignment desk
Sports Reporter, SILive.com (April ’14- March ‘18) Staten Island, NY
Report on local sporting events (high school, youth) using traditional reporting as well as
use of social networks — Snapchat (on-camera), Instagram and FB Live — for coverage
Video PA Intern, WCBS Newsradio 880 (June ‘17-Aug. ‘17) NYC Metro
Assist producers/writers, researching, editing & writing for hourly newscasts. Shot video
and helped produce reporter Alex Silverman’s award-winning multi-platform series,
“Breaking Point,” on the state of public transportation in NYC and the “Summer of Hell”
Digital Intern, ABC7NY/WABC-TV (Aug. ‘16-Jan. ‘17) NYC Metro
Helped monitor & update content on all ABC7NY platforms (web, app, social)
Local News Assistant, Spectrum NY1 News (April ’16- Sept. ’16) NYC Metro
Youngest local news assistant hired to report, shoot, write and edit packages and VO/
SOTs as one-man band, covering Staten Island and Queens. Local Intern (Spring ‘16)
Education
Brooklyn College, The City University of New York May 2017
Major: Broadcast Journalism; Minor: Political Science
Scholars Program; Magna Cum Laude; GPA: 3.799
IRTS Summer Fellowship Summer 2017
One of 33 fellows selected from over 1400 applicants for the International Radio
and Television Society’s prestigious summer media fellowship
Skills
AP Writing • Adobe Premiere • Final Cut Pro • Pro Tools • ENPS • Dalet • DSLR, Sony NX
and Panasonic cameras • Dejero/TV-U/LiveU