Bobbye Elizabeth Ann Pyke

Beaver Dam, WI | bobbye.pyke@gmail.com | (214) 923-0093 (cell)

Clips: bobbyepyke.weebly.com

EXPERIENCED REPORTER
NEWS | EDUCATION | CRIME | COURTS | LIFESTYLE FEATURES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Daily Citizen Staff Reporter

October 2014-Present

The Saline Courier Staff Reporter

October 2013-October 2014
Covered a range of areas including news, business, education, crime and lifestyles as a
full-time general assignment reporter and photographer for two daily publications
Consistently provided comprehensive, accurate and compelling coverage of both
anticipated and spontaneous news
Never failed to meet a deadline
Envisioned and created content for a new page geared towards younger audiences called
the Millennial Experience at The Saline Courier
Encouraged cross promotion of all media outlets including the print edition of the paper,
the website, the Facebook page, and the Twitter feed.
INTERNSHIPS
Public Education Center Journalism Intern and Freelancer
August 2012-July 2013
Used Adobe Premier CS5 to create a mini documentary about the Savannah River
Nuclear Site investigating their security measure
Investigated Harold Simmons, a Texas billionaire who owns a nuclear waste disposal site
in West Texas
Wrote long-form print piece on Simmons
EDUCATION
Trinity University (San Antonio, TX)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, May 2013
Cumulative GPA: 3.317, Major GPA: 3.482, 4-year academic scholarship
American University (Washington, DC)
Washington Semester Program for Journalism, Fall 2012
KEY SKILLS
News Reporting
Community Journalism
Multimedia Reporting
Feature Writing
AP Style
TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
Windows and Mac OS Platforms
MS Office and Google Docs
Adobe CS5 and CS6: video editing
software

Columns/Op Ed Pieces
Proofreading/Editing
Research and Fact-Checking
Photojournalism
Proficient in Spanish

Sony XD camera, GoPro Silver

Edition
Weebly, Twitter, Facebook,
Wordpress: blogging and social
networking sites