Samantha Waddell
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                         SAMANTHA WADDELL


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Sports Anchor and Reporter
WFXR, Roanoke, VA
​Summer 2017-Current
· Hosts live remote pre-game show, Gobbler Game Day, before Virginia Tech football and basketball games
· Covered the 2018 Virginia Tech/Oklahoma State Camping World Bowl Game

Sideline Reporter
ASCO All-Star Classic
June 2017​
· Covered the High School boys and girls basketball games
· Covered the High School football game


Reporter, MMJ, Morning Reporter and Host
Fox 34 News, Lubbock, TX
Fall 2015- Summer 2017
· Look Around Lubbock live morning reporter and host
· General Assignment reporter


​​Reporter: Web, Feature, Freelance and Sports 
Web Content Producer

 OUTV and OU Nightly, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Fall 2012- Spring 2014
·  Sooner Football and Baseball reporter
·  Covered the 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
·  Covered the 2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship
·  Wrote, shot and edited video

Feature Reporter, Crew Chief and Floor Manager
Sooner Sports Pad, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Fall 2013-Spring 2014

·  Creatively and efficiently told the stories of collegiate athletes through video packages
·  Shot video, wrote scripts and edited pieces featured on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox College Sports Central and Fox Sports Southwest
·  Produced content and updated OUNightly.com
 
Summer Internship
Comcast SportsNet Houston, Houston, TX
Summer 2013
·  Shadowed reporters and assisted producers on a daily basis
·  Gained hands on knowledge by working in the field
·  Helped in the preparation of each show and news cast

Other Experience: 

Had video air on ESPN during the baseball College World Series

RELEVANT SKILLS

·  Proficient in both linear and non-linear editing, camera work
·  Mastered the functions of Final Cut Pro 7 and X, Avid and iNews
·  Efficient in web design and coding along with news and electronic media writing


EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism May 2014
Major: Broadcast Journalism

Minor: History                               

REFERENCES

Rob Thompson, WFXR News Director
Garrett Turner, WFXR Sports Director 
Doug Brown
, Executive Producer at The Comcast Network ​
Bill Doleman, NBC Olympics
Bernard Francis, KTRK News Operations Manager and Chief Photographer 
Becca Slaughter, KWTV 5pm Producer 


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