Nick Villano

5260 Lilac Street, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

(732) 814-4133

-Produced seven straight hours for the Pulse Nightclub shooting as it was happening.
-Field produced from Houston, TX. during Hurricane Harvey.
Professional Experience:
CBS12/CW34 WPEC - July 2015-present
Producer
-Produces the 10 p.m show. The ratings grew 200% under my watch.
-Produced nine different shows throughout my career.
-In charge of multiple special projects including the 1015 Difference and Town Halls.
-Worked with Storyline for web articles.
-Sports Producer working live NFL games, high school games and PGA Tour golf.
Fansided: PucksAndPitchforks.com - January 2017-present
Site Expert
-Grew site views from 20,000 in January 2017 to 130,000 in December 2017.
-Editing articles from a seven man team, most of which I recruited.
-Runs the @pitchforkedpuck Twitter handle, which grew 500 followers.
Make-A-Wish Foundation - March 2016-present
Wish Granter
-Meet with families and wish children to determine what the one thing they want in the world.
-Worked multiple volunteer events throughout South Florida.
U92 FM - May 2013-May 2015
Sports Podcast Producer and News Program Producer
-Produced all 10 of the station’s sports podcasts. Hosted six of them.
-Hosted Mountaineer Sports Insider every Wednesday night, leading beat reporters for all sports.
-Produced Feedback, the station’s news and politics talks show, every Thursday night.
-Lead play-by-play man for WVU Hockey. Lead play-by-play man for WVU Women’s Basketball at the
Big 12 Tournament in Dallas,TX. Also, play-by-play for WVU Baseball.
-Trained in hosting and board operation for every show on U92 airwaves.
Rant Sports - August 2013-January 2016
Head NHL Writer
-Exceeded 40 article quota every month.
-Main writer for site’s hockey coverage.
Premium Advertising - December 2009-August 2011
Campaign Manager
-Leading the Home Depot, Sam’s Club and Power Home Improvement campaigns.
-Worked out of ten major U.S. markets running teams of as many as 60 people.
-Interviewed, trained and led a team of marketing professionals.
Education:
West Virginia University - Bachelor’s Degree - Broadcast Journalism
Computer Skills:
Wordpress, Storyline, Pro Tools, Avid Video, Audacity, Abode Premier, Final Cut, Adobe Audition,
Photoshop, INews, Chyron Luci, Microsoft Outlook, Word
Awards:
AP Award for Best Digital Content, U92 Sports Reporter of the Year, U92 News Reporter of the Year,
Smart Circle Team Leader