Ben Wagner

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Broadcast Experience
KOMU-TV (Columbia, Missouri)
Reporter/Anchor

January 2009 - Present

Shoot, write and edit packages, VOs and VO/SOTs for 5, 6, 9, and 10 p.m. newscasts Post expanded Web stories, links and documents on KOMU.com to compliment on-air material Standing fill-in co-anchor for morning and evening newscasts Live reporting for breaking news, feature and special projects Utilize social media sites (i.e. Twitter, Facebook) to enhance storytelling

Thomson Reuters (Brussels, Belgium)

Reporter/Photographer Intern

January 2011 May 2011

Wrote copy, shot and edited video for clients across Europe, Asia and North America Reported on European Union policy, NATO and Belgian politics for the Reuters-TV Bureau in Brussels. I reported on EU and NATO responses to uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Our news team also covered meetings with Euro zone finance ministers, responding to debt crises in Greece and Portugal.

Missouri Digital News (Jefferson City, Missouri)

Statehouse Reporter

August 2010 December 2010

Wrote and edited voiced wraps for CBS affiliate KMOX (St. Louis, Mo.), KSMU (Springfield, Mo.) and KBIA (Columbia, Mo.)

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Education
Missouri School of Journalism (Columbia, Mo.)

Core Competencies

Major: Broadcast Journalism; Minor: Business Deans List Award Expected Graduation Date: May 2012

Avid NewsCutter & Grass Valley Edius non-linear editing programs Avid Media Content & iNews scripting software Sony XDCAM Full HD & Panasonic P2 HD cameras

References

- Stacey Woelfel, News Director KOMU-TV, (573)-884-6397, WoelfelS@missouri.edu

- Kent Collins, Chair, Radio-TV Department, MU School of Journalism (573)-882-1957, CollinsK@missouri.edu - Randy Reeves, Executive Producer KOMU-TV, (573)-884-6397, ReevesR@missouri.edu

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