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Candidate Details: Reporter/Producer/New Media Journalist

Name	Natalie Kraus-Darden
Email	NatalieKD@satx.rr.com
City	Austin
State	Texas
Phone	210-854-9126
Categories	News/Reporting
Resume Text	Natalie Kraus-Darden 1215 W. Slaughter Ln #2414 Austin, TX 78748 210-854-9126 NatalieKD@satx.rr.com Career Focus: Reporter * Editor * Producer * New Media responsibilities in Radio & Television Experience Summary: Extensive on-air talent for both Radio and TV formats. • Well-versed in editing, reporting and producing for print, radio and broadcast formats. • Competent researcher, interviewer and reporter. • Meticulous organizational and time management skills. • Significant travel in Western Europe, and proficient in French language both oral and written. Education: B.A. Mass Communication-Electronic Media, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas December 2007 French Language & Culture, Universite de Picardie, Amiens, France Summer 2006 Advertising & Dramatics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Summer 2004 Professional Experience: Web Production Intern – KXAN-NBC Austin News, Austin, Texas Summer 2007 • As nighttime web producer, selected stories, rewrote, cut and edited the video from the 4, 6 & 10 p.m. newscasts and posted the segments. • Rewrote newswire releases and copy for Web format. • Updated electronic advertisements and viewers’ contributions, especially extreme weather photos. • Maintained and responded to viewers’ emails pertaining to stories and links on our Web page. • Compiled extensive video archives for the passing of iconic former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson. TV Anchor & Reporter –Bobcat Update, Time Warner Cable, San Marcos, Texas Fall 2006 • News Anchor for 30-minute weekly news program • Responsible for creating packages, generating segments and writing stories. • Monitored newswire for national groundbreaking stories and developed local angles. • As photographer, responsible for shooting and editing selected slugs for air. Radio Producer & Talent – KTSW 89.9 FM, San Marcos, Texas 2005-2007 • Produced weekly broadcast of, “In the Public Interest” a weekly themed 30-minute news show that covers different topics each week, similar to NPR’s “This American Life.” • Won 1st & 2nd Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Award in Excellence for Best Radio Public Affairs Program, Spring 2007. • Radio Reporter & News Anchor – KTSW 89.9 FM, San Marcos, Texas • Wrote and co-anchored a 30-minute radio weekly newscast. • Targeted stories concerning world, national and local news, sports, and entertainment pertaining to our station’s audience. • Responsible for compiling, writing, interviewing, and editing segments. • Won 2nd Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Award in Excellence for Best Radio Documentary, Fall 2005. Technical Skills: MS Word • MS Excel • MS PowerPoint • Adobe Audition • Adobe Photoshop • Final Cut Express • World Now • HTML • Digital Mini Recorders • 80 WPM • GSP certified Demo DVD & Web Writing Samples Available
Posted	2008-08-20 16:33:06

Name

Natalie Kraus-Darden

NatalieKD@satx.rr.com

City

Austin

State

Texas

Phone

210-854-9126

Categories

News/Reporting

Resume Text

Natalie Kraus-Darden
1215 W. Slaughter Ln #2414
Austin, TX 78748
210-854-9126
NatalieKD@satx.rr.com

Career Focus:
Reporter * Editor * Producer * New Media responsibilities in Radio & Television

Experience Summary:
Extensive on-air talent for both Radio and TV formats.

• Well-versed in editing, reporting and producing for print, radio and broadcast formats.

• Competent researcher, interviewer and reporter.

• Meticulous organizational and time management skills.

• Significant travel in Western Europe, and proficient in French language both oral and written.

Education:
B.A. Mass Communication-Electronic Media, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
December 2007

French Language & Culture, Universite de Picardie, Amiens, France
Summer 2006

Advertising & Dramatics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Summer 2004

Professional
Experience:

Web Production Intern – KXAN-NBC Austin News, Austin, Texas
Summer 2007

• As nighttime web producer, selected stories, rewrote, cut and edited the video from the 4, 6 & 10 p.m. newscasts and posted the segments.

• Rewrote newswire releases and copy for Web format.

• Updated electronic advertisements and viewers’ contributions, especially extreme weather photos.

• Maintained and responded to viewers’ emails pertaining to stories and links on our Web page.

• Compiled extensive video archives for the passing of iconic former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson.

TV Anchor & Reporter –Bobcat Update, Time Warner Cable, San Marcos, Texas
Fall 2006

• News Anchor for 30-minute weekly news program
• Responsible for creating packages, generating segments and writing stories.

• Monitored newswire for national groundbreaking stories and developed local angles.

• As photographer, responsible for shooting and editing selected slugs for air.

Radio Producer & Talent – KTSW 89.9 FM, San Marcos, Texas
2005-2007

• Produced weekly broadcast of, “In the Public Interest” a weekly themed 30-minute news show that covers different topics each week, similar to NPR’s “This American Life.”

• Won 1st & 2nd Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Award in Excellence for Best Radio Public Affairs Program, Spring 2007.

• Radio Reporter & News Anchor – KTSW 89.9 FM, San Marcos, Texas

• Wrote and co-anchored a 30-minute radio weekly newscast.

• Targeted stories concerning world, national and local news, sports, and entertainment pertaining to our station’s audience.

• Responsible for compiling, writing, interviewing, and editing segments.

• Won 2nd Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Award in Excellence for Best Radio Documentary, Fall 2005.

Technical Skills:
MS Word • MS Excel • MS PowerPoint • Adobe Audition • Adobe Photoshop • Final Cut Express • World Now • HTML • Digital Mini Recorders • 80 WPM • GSP certified

Demo DVD & Web Writing Samples Available

Posted

2008-08-20 16:33:06

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