CAROLINA ASTRAIN

multimedia journalist

carolina.astrain@gmail.com 832-628-9921

Education Reporter
The Victoria Advocate
Aug. 2012 to present
Victoria, Tx.
Followed the ouster of a regional university president by diligently requesting public records
that would have been withheld otherwise. Produces video and audio packages to compliment
print articles. Uses Final Cut X to edit and iPhone to shoot. Balances the pre-K through 12th grade
beat and the higher education beat across nine counties in South Texas.
Newsroom Coordinator
Minnesota Public Radio
Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2012
St. Paul, Minn.
Answered news tip line and forwarded press releases of interest to the news desk. Worked as
a fill-in producer on MidMorning with Kerri Miller, a daily, call-in, news talk show. Answered news
tip line and forwarded press releases of interest to the news desk. Directed the live video stream
for Wits, produced by American Public Media
Listings Editor
CultureMap Houston
Aug. 2010 to Dec. 2010
Houston, Tx.
Managed and culled event submissions to the online magazine calendar. Wrote daily stories
covering the Houston art scene. Produced videos and audio pieces for the web.
News Producing Intern
KXAN-TV
June 2009 to Aug. 2009
Austin, Tx.
Shadowed TV reporters on daily assignments, carrying the tripod. Assisted in writing scripts
for morning, afternoon and night news shows. Developed and shot my own packages on Walter
Cronkites legacy at the University of Texas-Austin, heroin addiction and declining water levels at
Lake Travis.
Producer/Reporter
KBIA-FM 91.3
Aug. 2008 to May 2010
Columbia, Mo.
Pitched, developed spot news stories for broadcast. Produced news and feature packages for
weekly art show, Off the Clock. Covered gun control legislation, education issues and foster
children in Mid-Missouri.
SKILLS
Languages: English, Spanish (fluent)
Journalism: InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, HTML,
Django, Itasca, ENPS, Dalet, Drupal,
Computer-Assisted Reporting, Final Cut, TED, SHELL, Cool Edit,
Audacity, Avid, Avid Express,
Final Cut, DVC Pro Camera, AP Style
AWARDS
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors: Star Breaking News
Report of the Year, 2014 1st place
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors: Freedom of
Information, 2014, Honorable Mention
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors: Short Features, 2013,
Honorable Mention

EDUCATION
The University of Missouri-Columbia
Broadcast Journalism (with an emphasis in radio)
Minor: Film Studies
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Hispanic Journalists, 2006 to present
Investigative Reporters and Editors, 2013 to 2014
Education Writers Association, 2012 to present
Hispanic American Leadership Organization, University of
Missouri-Columbia, 2006 to 2010