Blake Hanson

5550 U.S. Highway 63 Columbia, Mo. 65201 hansonblakem@gmail.com 612.716.1092 www.blakereports.com

News Experience

KOMU-TV NBC Affiliate, Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 2008-present)

-Reporter: Wrote, shot and edited one-man-band style packages. Covered stories live via ENG, SNG, Skype and live mobile backpacks. -Anchor: Anchored weekday morning show on weekly basis. Filled-in on weekday evenings and anchored weekend newscasts. -Producer: Produced newscasts and special projects. -ENG Photographer: Used ENG technology to cover breaking news, live events, etc. -Multimedia Journalist: Developed, reported and produced a long-form multimedia journalism piece. -Anchor: Told stories published on the web, The Huffington Post, iPhone, Android and iPad apps. -Writer: Researched and compiled multiple sources to write analysis pieces on various news events.

Project 573 Columbia, Mo. (May 2011-present) Newsy.com Columbia, Mo. (July 2011-present)

Zimmer Radio Group Columbia, Mo. (Apr. 2010-Jan. 2012)

-On-air personality: Disc jockeyed at KTXY-FM, a contemporary hit radio station. -Board operator: Ran remotes on KTXY-FM, KTGR-AM, KCLR-FM, KCMQ-FM and KSSZFM. -Producer: Produced live sport broadcasts for KTGR-AM, KCMQ-FM and KSSZ-FM.

KCOU-FM MU Radio Station, Columbia, Mo. (May 2010-May 2011)

-News Director: Managed part-time staff of 20-25 reporters, producers and anchors that produced a daily newscast. Expanded newscast from 15 minutes to 1 hour.

KBIA-FM NPR Affiliate, Columbia, Mo. (May 2010-July 2010) WCCO-TV CBS Affiliate, Minneapolis, Mn. (May 2009-Aug. 2009) Honors & Activities
-News Intern: Manned the assignment desk, logged tapes and assisted reporters. First Place and Grand Prize Winner, National Fox News College Challenge Winner, Communicator Award (KCOU election night coverage) President, RTDNA-Mizzou Chapter Winner, Three Midwest Regional Emmys (2008-News, Sports, Sports Writing) Winner, Upper Midwest Region National Television Academy Scholarship (2008) ENG Operation, Avid Newscutter, Media Composer, Media Manager, Synapse Content Management System, iNews, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Videography on Sony XDCAM, Marantz audio recorder, NBC Newschannel, CNN Newsource, CBS Newspath, Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Audition, Premier Pro University of Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) Class of 2012 Major in Radio-TV Journalism, Minor in Political Science Jim Flink (VP Editorial, Newsy.com) flink@newsy.com 573.999.0506 Kent Collins (Radio-TV Chairman, Univ. of Missouri) collinsks@missouri.edu 573.673.6860 -Reporter: Reported dayturn stories for daily radio newscasts.

Skills

Education

References

Dr. Stacey Woelfel (News Director, KOMU-TV) woelfels@missouri.edu 573.884.6397 Greeley Kyle (Executive Editor, KOMU-TV) kyleg@missouri.edu 573.884.6397