During my time at SUNY Fredonia, I focused on sharpening my news production and video editing skills through hands-on experience in student media. I contributed to two full news packages for WNYF’s Channel 8 Update, our campus news program.

My most significant achievement, however, was serving as Executive Producer for WNYF’s flagship sports show, Sports Hour. In this role, I led the show's creative direction, coordinated with on-air talent and crew, and ensured high production quality each week.

In addition to Sports Hour, I worked on a wide variety of other productions, including:

Film Juice (entertainment talk show)
The Game Show
Channel 8 Update (news broadcast)
Live sporting events and concerts

My roles spanned across the production spectrum:

Camera Operator
News Anchor
Audio Board Operator
Technical Director/Director

These experiences gave me a comprehensive understanding of live and studio production, as well as the teamwork and leadership skills needed to succeed in fast-paced media environments.

Sports Hour

When I took over the show, it was struggling. The previous season lacked basic structure: there was no script, no accountability for on-air talent, no show intro or credits, and no graphics or highlights. The show wasn’t being taken seriously—by the crew or the audience.

Determined to restore its credibility, I immediately began rebuilding:

Introduced structured scripts for consistency and flow
Recruited and trained more prepared, capable on-air talent
Designed and implemented a show intro, credits, and branded

graphics

Added weekly sports highlights and improved visual content
Fostered a stronger production culture through leadership and

accountability

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic cutting my final semester short by three months, we achieved major growth in just eight months:

Doubled (and in some cases tripled) viewership
Doubled the crew size
Earned renewed respect and engagement from the campus

community

Leading Sports Hour was one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. It taught me how to lead under pressure, adapt quickly, and build something impactful from the ground up.

Click on the play button and fast forward to 2:22 as that is when the show begins.

Here is an example of a Script for Sports Hour.

News Packages

Vets memorial News Reporting.mp4

Veterans Memorial News Package

This was highlighting the military celebration conference that Fredonia University has every year

Terror in The Trees News Reporting.mp4

Terror In the Trees News Package

This was highlighting a haunted trail that Fredonia University conducts and the changes they made this particular year.

Martha Feature Story

This is a feature story on Martha Walters, a local roku artist. She explains how and why she got into roku as well as the dangers that come along with it.

MARSHA WALTERS RAKU DOCUMENTARY.mp4

Sports Hour

Veterans Memorial News Package

Terror In the Trees News Package

Martha Feature Story

Click on Script Example to see how I would write a news package. I hope you enjoy and if you have any questions, email me!