Josh Breslow  Facebook: Josh Breslow Twitter: @JoshBreslowWKRN
Anchor/Reporter December 2016 - Present WKRN (ABC) Nashville, TN • Write/edit news stories; front live on-location and in-studio • Breaking news anchor for four-hour long weekday morning newscasts • Previously anchored three-hour long weekend morning newscasts; designated fill-in for other newscasts • Develop contacts/sources, leading to exclusive/enterprise stories • Write stories, post video to website daily • Promote stories via social media platforms, increasing viewership/web hits Anchor/Reporter December 2015 - December 2016 WDRB (FOX) Louisville, KY • Write/edit news stories; front live on-location and in-studio • Anchor hour-long weekend evening newscasts; designated fill-in for other newscasts • Write stories, post video to website daily
• Promote stories via social media platforms, increasing viewership/web hits Anchor/Reporter December 2010 - December 2015 LEX 18 WLEX (NBC) Lexington, KY • Write/edit news stories; front live on-location and in-studio • Anchor weekday 4pm newscast; designated fill-in for other newscasts • Generate longer-form pieces for "LEX 18 Investigates" and "On Special Assignment" series • Write stories, post video to website daily • Promote stories via social media platforms, increasing viewership/web hits Reporter/Forecaster/Anchor/Producer March 2009 - December 2010 FOX 7 WTVW (FOX) Evansville, IN • Live weather forecasts for weekend newscasts • Write/edit news stories; front live on-location and in-studio • Anchor/produce weekend “Primetime Health” segment • Fill-in anchor, producer for weekday midday newscasts and weekend primetime newscasts • Fill-in live reporter for three-hour morning show • Fill-in weather anchor for various newscasts Reporter / Producer January 2009 - March 2009 University of Florida News Bureau Gainesville, FL • Write news stories for use by national media outlets • Produce live-shots for networks, such as the NFL Network Anchor / Reporter / Producer / Entertainment Co-host May 2007 - March 2009 AM850 WRUF (CBS) Gainesville, FL • Anchor, produce live daily news broadcasts, including hour-long news magazine show and half-hour entertainment program Chief Forecaster / Reporter / Anchor / Photographer January 2006 - December 2008 WUFT-TV (PBS) Gainesville, FL • Live weather forecasts as Chief Forecaster for evening weekday newscast • Fill-in anchor for live weekday evening newscast • Shoot, write, edit news stories for air • Operate cameras and prompter, manage talent in-studio Awards: • Nominee, 2016 Ohio Valley EMMY, General Reporting, "Nobody Should Go Alone" (WLEX-TV) • Winner, 2013 RTDNA Murrow Award (Region 8), Small Market Newscast, Reporting on "March 2 Tornado" (WLEX-TV) • Winner, 2013 RTDNA Murrow Award (Region 8), Small Market Breaking News, Reporting on "March 2 Tornado" (WLEX-TV)
• Winner, 2008 RTDNA Murrow Award (Region 13), Small Market Radio Newscast, Anchor/Producer "Frontpage On-The-Air" (AM850 WRUF) • Best All-Around, AM850 WRUF News Department, 2007-2008
• First Place, National Society of Professional Journalists Award (2008), Small Market Radio Newscast, Anchor/Producer "Frontpage On-The-Air" (AM850 WRUF) • First Place, Regional Society of Professional Journalists Award (2008), Small Market Radio Newscast, Anchor/Producer "Frontpage On-The-Air" (AM850 WRUF) • Second Place, Associated Press of Florida (2008), College Radio Newscast, Anchor/Producer "Midday News" (AM850 WRUF) Technical Skills: ▪ Editing: Final Cut, Avid, Velocity, Audacity, Linear-editing ▪ Newsroom: ENPS, iNews ▪ Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, LinkedIn, Instagram, SnapChat, WordPress Graduated December 2008
• Bachelor Of Science: Telecommunications - News • Outside Concentration: Meteorology/Climatology |
