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RESUME

Reporter, Audio Producer, Poet

REPORTER

June 2020 - Current

Writing news, profiles and features for various media outlets including Rolling Stone, The Brooklyn Reader, BBC, CNBC, The Bogota Post, IdealogThe Spinoff and Complex Media. 

DIGITAL REPORTER/PRODUCER, NBC NEW YORK

Producing and editing local stories and projects for WNBC's digital audience. Executive producer of 2 award-winning podcasts. Managing 3 interns and 1 full-time reporter. Running the WNBC Instagram and sourcing stories on social media.

Sept. 2016 - June 2020

REPORTER, STUFF.CO.NZ

June 2015 - July 2016

Writing daily news and features for New Zealand's largest daily news website. Broke major business/tech stories in the NZ market. Finalist for NZ Media Awards Best Young Reporter.

INTERN, CNBC

Short-term media scholarship working in television production for CNBC Asia in Singapore.

Jan. 2015 - May 2015

AWARDS

2018 - 2019

  • 2020 'Best Podcast' for 'Question Authority' (NY Associated Press Awards)

  • 2019 'Outstanding Podcast' for 'The Debrief' (NYS Broadcasting Awards)

  • 2018 Emmy Award for Digital Production in Breaking News (NY Emmy® Awards)

  • 2018 Digital Innovation Award for Best Video Strategy (Local Media Association)

  • 2018 Best Multimedia Reporting and Presentation for 'Lyme Wars' digital documentary (Society of Silurians)

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