NICKELLE SMITH  

SNickelle2@gmail.com​ ● ​NickelleSmith.com

EXPERIENCE

7 News – WSPA/WYCW, ​Spartanburg-Greenville-Asheville - Market #38 ​May 2016 – Present

General Assignment Reporter
● Research, write, and report television news packages, VOs and VOSOTs
● Extensive live breaking news reporting
● Web/Social media posting
● Fill-in anchoring for weekday and weekend newscasts

NBC 26 - WAGT, ​Augusta, GA - Market #105 June 2014 – May 2016

Reporter & Weekend Anchor/Producer
● Produce and anchor hour long weekend morning show
● Live on-set interviews, breaking news, web/social media
● Pitch, write, shoot/edit, and report packages, VOs, and VOSOTs
● Live traffic reporting during The Masters Golf Tournament

GTN News (NBC9, CBS4, MY11, MeTV) ​Gainesville, FL ​Aug. 2012 – June 2014
Reporter/Intern
● Write, edit, and report television news packages for Gainesville Television Network
● Live reporting from the field

WUFT-TV (PBS), ​Gainesville, FL ​Jan. 2013 – June 2014

​Anchor/Reporter/Producer
● Shoot, write, and edit packages, VOs, and VOSOTs

CBS News, Intern, ​New York, NY ​Summer 2013

● Log footage for CBS News Production producers while on video shoots
● Conduct research for feature length obituary video stories

SKILLS
Edius ♦ Final Cut Pro ♦ AP ENPS ♦ EzNews ♦ Newsroom ♦ Adobe Audition ♦ Adobe Premiere
Panasonic DVX100 ♦ JVC Pro HD ♦ Social News Desk ♦ WordPress ♦ Videography ♦ Lakana

EDUCATION
Major: Telecommunication-News ♦ Minor: Business Administration
May 2014
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

INVOLVEMENT/AWARDS​​______________________________________________________________________________________________
Gator Chapter | National Assn. of Black Journalists, ​President ​August 2012 – June 2014
Awards
First Place Continued Coverage (Contributing reporter), FL AP Broadcasters
CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship (1 of 12 students selected for week-long fellowship at WRAL in Raleigh,NC)