Caroline A.

Hicks
carolinehicks518@gmail.com ▪ 704-941-1555 ▪ carolineannehicks.com ▪ Twitter @CarolineHicksTV

NEWS EXPERIENCE
WBTV News Charlotte, NC
Reporter Sep. 2017- Present
▪ Promoted to lead dayside reporter after working as morning reporter covering breaking overnight news from 2017-2018
▪ Selected as special projects reporter for in-depth, monthly promotable stories on human interest and investigative topics
▪ Pitch, shoot, write and edit stories; reporting live in up to four newscasts daily
▪ Create compelling social media content to drive viewers to newscasts and website
▪ Covered deadly campus shootings at Butler High School and UNC Charlotte, Black Lives Matter protests, U.S. Senate
and Congressional races; only local reporter invited to cover arrival of first COVID-19 vaccine at Charlotte hospital
Weekend Morning Anchor Aug. 2021-Present
▪ Solo anchor three-hour weekend morning show; fill-in anchor weekday morning and evening shows
▪ Created Small Business Spotlight segment; conducting live interviews with local entrepreneurs and business owners
▪ Assist producer in scheduling guests for live interviews, curating dynamic segments with meteorologist
▪ Produce and host breaking news reports, co-host weather updates with meteorologist from the streaming desk for
streaming platforms on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, station website, social media platforms and mobile apps

KETK News Tyler, TX

Reporter/MMJ/Fill-In Anchor Aug. 2015- Aug. 2017
▪ Promoted from weekend reporter to weekday/dayside reporter to nightside reporter
▪ Created weekly, viewer tip-based investigate segment; responsible for shooting, writing and editing stories
▪ Engage audience via curated social media content, write web stories to support video daily
▪ Covered Hurricane Harvey, deadly tornadoes and stories garnering national attention including the murder of a family
of six at a Palestine, TX campsite, kidnapping and killing of Kayla Gomez and Alto High School football player death
during game

WFAA-TV Dallas, TX
Reporter Shadow Feb.-April 2015
▪ Assisted senior reporter with story ideas, research, man on street interviews
▪ Shadowed live shots during winter weather coverage, helped strategize creative ways to execute stories
▪ Participated on-camera in special report comparing the price and experience of Uber v. taxi to DFW airport

Chicago Magazine Chicago, IL

Research Assistant May-Aug. 2015
▪ Conducted interviews and wrote articles for the largest city monthly magazine in the country (readership ≈ 717K)
▪ Assisted editors with in-depth fact-checking and story research

EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX May 2015
▪ Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
▪ Minor: Spanish

SKILLS
▪ Conversational Spanish speaking and writing; use Spanish communication skills to score exclusive interviews
▪ Proficient in ENPS, AVID, iNews, EDIUS, Final Cut Pro

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
▪ Emcee community events including the Charlotte Ballet’s largest fundraiser, raising more than $1M for the ballet and
local non-profit organizations
▪ Volunteer with the Junior League of Charlotte, focused on working with at-risk youth in the community