ANNA-LYSA GAYLE

(732)-895-5717 • AgayleTV@gmail.com
Online Portfolio: http://Annalysagayle.com

EXPERIENCE
WJLA-TV Nightside Reporter & Fill-in Anchor July 2016 – Current
• Responsible for fronting live packages & vo/sots for ABC7 news at 10 & 11 p.m.
• Weekend fiil-in Anchor
• Teasing coverage via social media
• Writing stories for WJLA.com
WLKY-TV – Louisville, KY (#1 station in market) Reporter March 2014 – June 2016
• Wrote packages and vo/sots for noon, 5, 6 & 11 p.m. shows
• Wrote web stories for WLKY.com
• Teased stories on social media using Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Videolicious

WHSV-TV 3 - Harrisonburg, VA Nightside Reporter / Photojournalist April 2013 – February 2014
• Shot, edited and produced one package and one vo/sot to run in several newscasts.
• Wrote web stories for WHSV.com
• Fill-in Anchor & Producer

Fox 5 WTTG - Washington, D.C. Intern – News Dept. Spring 2013
• Conducted interviews, logged and researched story ideas and creating packages

mTVU – Howard University, Washington, D.C. Multimedia Journalist Fall 2012
• Shot and edited stories
• Surveyed the campus of Howard University for comments pertaining to current events topics.

Cable News Network (CNN) - Washington, D.C. Newsgathering Trainee Summer 2012
• Assisted with duties at the assignment desk and in the newsroom. That included, helping producers and
correspondents with logging tape and breaking news.
• Wrote for CNN.com’s ‘Belief Blog’, ‘School of Thought’ and ‘Eatocracy’.

WTOP 103.5 FM - Washington, D.C. Intern Spring 2012
• Wrote web stories, conducted phone interviews, researched and edited audio
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2013 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow – Raleigh/Durham, NC Reporter March 13, 2013 – March 17, 2013
• One of 10 fellows selected to participate in a program designed to mold broadcast journalists alongside WRAL TV.
Produced a package surrounding local students that will get to see Pope Francis at Easter mass in Rome.
2013 Meredith-Cronkite Fellow - Phoenix, AZ Reporter January 6, 2013 – January 12, 2013
• One of 10 fellows selected to participate in a multimedia fellowship program alongside the Meredith Corporation’s CBS 5
KPHO news. Through the program, I taped my first live shot, anchored and reported on deadline.
2012 NABJ Multimedia Short Course - Tallahassee, FL Reporter October 3, 2012 - October 7, 2012
• One of 29 NABJ student journalists selected to participate in a three-day journalism workshop at Florida A&M University. I
anchored a webcast and created a news package surrounding updates to the university’s hazing policies.
ONA Student Newsroom - San Francisco, CA Reporter September 19, 2012 - September 23, 2012
• One of 20 student journalists selected from a pool of 400 candidates tasked with covering the Online News Association’s
2012 conference. On the opening day of the conference, I created a video package surrounding breaking news on site.
AWARDS
Three-time Emmy Award-Winning journalist, 2015 AP Award for ‘Best Continuing Coverage’, 2017 Top HBCU
30 Under 30 honoree & Recipient of ‘Distinction of Hope Award’.

SKILLS
ENPS, Fork, iNews, Final Cut Pro, Edius, Pro Tools, Audacity, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Microsoft Office programs,
WordPress, Videolicious
EDUCATION
Howard University - Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Arts: Concentration - Broadcast News, Minor- Political Science
Completed May 2013