Estephany Escobar

estephany.escobar@gmail.com (608) 558- 4433 351 N. Mason St. #317, Harrisonburg, Va. 22802

Professional Experience___________________________________________________________________________
WHSV-TV3, Multimedia Journalist Harrisonburg, Va. Successfully pitch enterprise story ideas frequently chosen for coverage June 2012-present Work independently in the field as a multimedia journalist-write, edit, shoot and front stories Effectively cover breaking news, posting updates and pictures online as story develops Report live on location for spot news and visually compelling stories Write and post stories for website, whsv.com on a daily basis Post latest pictures and updates on social networking sites and tease to on air content. WISCTV- News 3, Intern Effectively worked alone in the field as a multimedia journalistshoot, write, edit stories Wrote stories and uploaded content for website, channel 3000.com and community pages Produced packages to air on newscasts WORT-FM Community Radio, News Reporter, Host and Board Operator Conducted interviews and wrote news stories for radio show Participated as a radio co-host for Spanish show Wisconsin Public Radio, Production Intern for the Joy Cardin Show Pitched ideas for public affairs programming show Booked guests and created program sheets for hourly show. Promoted content on the website and updated Facebook page GlobalPost Website, Student Correspondent, Carried on interviews in French and English Translate interviews and wrote articles and newsfeeds NBC15-WMTV, News Intern Interviewed various sources for news stories and posted stories on NBC15.com Wrote stories for daily newscast and practiced writing packages Daily Cardinal Newspaper and Daily Cardinal TV, News writer and Photojournalist Wrote 21 articles about campus and community events Recorded video about events on campus and conducted interviews La Comunidad Newspaper, Intern Translated press releases to Spanish and create advertising samples for companies Edited and wrote articles for newspaper Madison, Wis. June 2011- January 2012

Madison, Wis. July - November 2010

Madison, Wis. June- August 2010

Rennes, France September- December 2009

Madison, Wis. May- August 2009

Madison, Wis. September 2008- May 2011

Madison,Wis. July-August 2008

Education______________________________________________________________________________________ _
University of Wisconsin-Madison Bachelor of Arts, May 2011 Majors: Journalism & Mass Communication, French Emphasis: Strategic Communication and Reporting Deans list (8 Semesters) G.P.A: 3.85/4.0 Association for Women in Communications Phi Beta Kappa Society Member Study Abroad Program in Rennes, France Successfully completed semester-long program on French language Immersed in culture and language of the society Adjusted to living with a family in Rennes Visited a newspaper company and radio station in Rennes

Activities and Honors_____________________________________________________________________________

2011 Germaine Mercier Scholarship Recipient National Honor Society for Collegiate Scholars

Additional Skills_________________________________________________________________________________

Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), French (proficient) Broadcast: AVID NewsCutter; Final Cut Pro; iNews; Panasonic P2 HD Camera; Sony XDCAM EX; EDIUS, Multimedia: Microsoft Office Software; Twitter; Facebook; Skype; Clickability Dynamic Site Platform

References

Deon Guillory Anchor/Producer WHSV-TV3 Phone: (915) 307-1672 Email:deonguil@yahoo.com Melanie Lofton Reporter KEYE-TV Phone: 240-271-1763 Email: melanie.lofton@yahoo.com Jessica Laszewski Executive Producer WISC-TV Phone: 608-277-5241 email: jlaszewski@wisctv.com Maria Guerrero Anchor/Reporter KOB-TV Phone:933-666-180 Email:mevaguerrero@gmail.com