K.C. Lopez General Assignment Reporter
Intriguing, engaging and inspired by the stories untold;
K.C. Lopez’s smile, charisma and fascination keeps viewers tuned in and sharing her stories across social media.
Reporter / Anchor Reel viewable at ------------/KCLopezDemo
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER / MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST – WMBC-TV News, CNN Affiliate
+ Produce timely and accurate stories for daily evening news program in DMA one station (New York) broadcast to 8+ million homes throughout NY, NJ & CT
+ General assignment reporter, one-man-band journalist and field producer; pitch and execute daily stories then turn around day-of stories with speed and accuracy
+ Write clean copy and perform voice-overs for original news packages as well as breaking news
+ Strong self-starter who embeds videos, photos and social media into entertaining, informative and multimedia stories
+ Report and shoot footage for breaking news ; including coverage of the Hoboken train crash, capture of terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahimi, Hurricane Maria, school security threats, homicide investigations, among others
+ Present completed news stories that are accurate, sound, fair and balanced, while meeting tight on-air deadline
+ Enterprise stories from scratch ; make contacts, organize interviews, develop sources and experiment with multimedia elements to tell fresh and engaging stories
FILL IN ANCHOR– WMBC-TV News, CNN Affiliate
+ Produce hour long form evening news program that covers world, national, regional, local and breaking news
+ Introduce reporters' videotaped & live reports, analyze & select stories, interview guests
+ Determine which stories are the most newsworthy, arrange rundown
RESEARCH INTERN – CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
+ Fact checked scripts of news packages and voice-overs, cold calling sources to confirm information, ordered graphics and gathered elements on strict deadline
o Gathered statistics and investigated other relevant information for stories
o Tracked viral activity for news, events, sports and entertainment
o Pitched and generated story ideas for senior producers (often breaking news)
+ Corrected on–air graphics for proper style, usage, grammar, punctuation and accuracy in fast-paced national newsroom
+ Solidified communication with all levels of CBS News producers, guests, anchors, reporters and staff in a professional manner
WEEKEND NEWS INTERN – CBS Evening News
+ Collaborated with producers in the creation of news packages for evening broadcast
o Gathered elements (photo, video, interviewees)
o Scoured social media for most accurate and current photo and video representations of breaking news stories
+ Corresponded between head writer, control room and main anchor during live program
+ Researched and assisted in the creation of voice-over content covering sports, events and entertainment
+ Collected and analyzed accurate, detail-oriented information for breaking news stories
EDUCATION
Fall 2012 – Spring 2016 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY– Bachelor of Science
+ Major: Media, Culture & Communication
+ 1 of 120 Resident Assistants (RAs) selected out of over 800 applicants to act as RA during both junior and senior years; while maintaining 3.4 GPA
Jan. 2014 – May 2014 NYU MADRID– New York University Study Abroad Program
SKILLS:
PRODUCTION: fundamental camera and studio equipment, Final Cut Pro, self-starter, digital editing, producing, writing, reporting, web publishing, linear, non-linear editing
RESEARCH: fact checking, proof-reading, rights & clearances, AP style, balance
COMMUNICATION: newsgathering, interviewing, sharp judgment, strong intuition, quick decision making, well-spoken, social media, language
PERSONALITY: problem-solving, quick thinking, organized, cooperative
Intriguing, engaging and inspired by the stories untold;
K.C. Lopez’s smile, charisma and fascination keeps viewers tuned in and sharing her stories across social media.
Reporter / Anchor Reel viewable at ------------/KCLopezDemo
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER / MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST – WMBC-TV News, CNN Affiliate
+ Produce timely and accurate stories for daily evening news program in DMA one station (New York) broadcast to 8+ million homes throughout NY, NJ & CT
+ General assignment reporter, one-man-band journalist and field producer; pitch and execute daily stories then turn around day-of stories with speed and accuracy
+ Write clean copy and perform voice-overs for original news packages as well as breaking news
+ Strong self-starter who embeds videos, photos and social media into entertaining, informative and multimedia stories
+ Report and shoot footage for breaking news ; including coverage of the Hoboken train crash, capture of terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahimi, Hurricane Maria, school security threats, homicide investigations, among others
+ Present completed news stories that are accurate, sound, fair and balanced, while meeting tight on-air deadline
+ Enterprise stories from scratch ; make contacts, organize interviews, develop sources and experiment with multimedia elements to tell fresh and engaging stories
FILL IN ANCHOR– WMBC-TV News, CNN Affiliate
+ Produce hour long form evening news program that covers world, national, regional, local and breaking news
+ Introduce reporters' videotaped & live reports, analyze & select stories, interview guests
+ Determine which stories are the most newsworthy, arrange rundown
RESEARCH INTERN – CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
+ Fact checked scripts of news packages and voice-overs, cold calling sources to confirm information, ordered graphics and gathered elements on strict deadline
o Gathered statistics and investigated other relevant information for stories
o Tracked viral activity for news, events, sports and entertainment
o Pitched and generated story ideas for senior producers (often breaking news)
+ Corrected on–air graphics for proper style, usage, grammar, punctuation and accuracy in fast-paced national newsroom
+ Solidified communication with all levels of CBS News producers, guests, anchors, reporters and staff in a professional manner
WEEKEND NEWS INTERN – CBS Evening News
+ Collaborated with producers in the creation of news packages for evening broadcast
o Gathered elements (photo, video, interviewees)
o Scoured social media for most accurate and current photo and video representations of breaking news stories
+ Corresponded between head writer, control room and main anchor during live program
+ Researched and assisted in the creation of voice-over content covering sports, events and entertainment
+ Collected and analyzed accurate, detail-oriented information for breaking news stories
EDUCATION
Fall 2012 – Spring 2016 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY– Bachelor of Science
+ Major: Media, Culture & Communication
+ 1 of 120 Resident Assistants (RAs) selected out of over 800 applicants to act as RA during both junior and senior years; while maintaining 3.4 GPA
Jan. 2014 – May 2014 NYU MADRID– New York University Study Abroad Program
SKILLS:
PRODUCTION: fundamental camera and studio equipment, Final Cut Pro, self-starter, digital editing, producing, writing, reporting, web publishing, linear, non-linear editing
RESEARCH: fact checking, proof-reading, rights & clearances, AP style, balance
COMMUNICATION: newsgathering, interviewing, sharp judgment, strong intuition, quick decision making, well-spoken, social media, language
PERSONALITY: problem-solving, quick thinking, organized, cooperative