ELYSE EVANS

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EXPERIENCE:


    NEWS 12 Long Island Woodbury, NY June 2011 - Present
  • Freelance Reporter/Anchor

    WEMP FM NEWS 101.9 August 2011 - Present
  • Radio News Anchor/ Writer

    WTHR-TV Indianapolis, IN March 2011 - June 2011
  • Freelance Reporter

    NBC 2 Terre Haute, IN - (M-F Evening Anchor/ Reporter) September 2005- May 2011
  • Co-Anchor 5, 6, & 11 shows
    • 2011 Telly Award Winner Best Documentary
    • 2011 Indiana Society of Professional Journalists: Best Documentary & Best Continuous Coverage
    • 2009 Emmy Winner, News Writing
    • Field anchoring, web content producer, fill-in nightside producer, green reporter, education beat, MDA Telethon host, Vigo Co. Education Foundation emcee, Komen "For the Cure" emcee, Hillary Clinton interview, personal appearances
  • Morning Solo Anchor 90 minute show 1/06-6/07
  • Live Daily Interviews, Pitch, Write & Edit packages/vo-sots January 2006- June 2007

    FOX 38 Terre Haute, IN - 2008-May 2011
  • Anchor FOX 38 News: First at 10

    WISH-TV Indianapolis, IN - July 2004-May 2005
  • Year-long internship with Top 30 market station
  • Performed prepared interviews as well as improvised to encourage interviewees to elaborate further
  • Edited stories for desired time and most effective impact
  • Wrote daily news stories for newscast

    GETAWAY (#1 Primetime Travel TV show for (TCN) Network 9 in Sydney, Australia)
  • Production assistant, episode and site research and assisting in the TCN 9 newsroom

EDUCATION:

    Indiana University Bloomington, IN
  • BA in Journalism with a concentration in Psychology, Cumulative GPA 3.85
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Consistent Dean's List, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society

University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia


SKILLS

  • Strong interpersonal, motivational & written communication skills
  • Proficient in Avid Newscutter, Beta Tape to Tape Editing, Final Cut Pro, I-News, EZ-News

REFERENCES:

  1. Lee Giles - Retired WISH news director (317) 696-8847 leegiles8@gmail.com
  2. Duane Lammers - Silver Point Capital/Granite Broadcasting (636) 695-4127 duanelammers@centurytel.net
  3. Jeff Smulyan - CEO, Emmis Communications (317) 684-6530 jeff@emmis.com