William Palaszczuk

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Location: Columbia, MO
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Journalism-Emphasis Broadcast
University of Missouri-Columbia
GPA: 3.1

WORK EXPERIENCE
KTGR AM/FM Radio, Assistant Program Director, Columbia, MO
• May 2010-present
• Host of "The Big Show" Afternoon Drive program from 4p-6p
• Wrote and Delivered 2 hourly local SportsCenter updates from 12p to 4p
• Host of "Tiger Talk w/Robin Pingeton" for Mizzou Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports
• Fill-in for Missouri Women's Basketball for Mizzou Sports Properties
• Voice of Missouri Softball for Mizzou Sports Properties for select Regular Season Games and College World Series
• High School Basketball Play-by-Play
• Producing/Writing Commercials
 
KTJJ/KREI Radio, Sports Director, Farmington, MO
• August 2009-March 2010
• Play-by-play of High School Basketball, Football, Baseball and Softball in a 100,000 watt station covering 23 counties.
• Voice of Mineral Area College Men's and Women's Basketball
• Wrote and delivered daily five-minute sportscast
• Helped organize Dream Team, an end of season All-Star list for every sport we cover
• Country Music DJ/Board Operator/Engineer of Live Remote Broadcasts
• Sales/Producing Commercials
 
Savannah Sand Gnats, Savannah, GA
• May 2009 - August 2009
• Media Relations Assistant, Home Play-by-Play Broadcaster
• Designed advertisements and media sales for use on radio, Jumbotron and Web
  Wrote monthly feature articles for team program
• Compiled game notes and statistics for coaches and media.
 
Kinston Indians, Kinston, NC
• May 2008-August 2008
• Intern for Chris Hemeyer, Missouri alum and Director of Broadcasting
• Did play-by-play for the middle innings and color commentary for 68 of 140 games as well as pre-game
interviews and select full games.
• Compiled game notes and statistics for coaches and media.
 
KOMU Television (NBC Affiliate), Columbia, MO
• August 2005-May 2009
• (2008-Present) News and Sports Reporter
• (2005-Present) Shoot High School games, and MU games in Mid-Missouri
• (2006) Served as assistant producer of the sports segment for the 10 PM newscast one week
• (2006-2008) Writer and web editor Tuesday nights for the Sports section of KOMU.com
 
MUTV Television (Campus Television), Columbia, MO
• August 2005-October 2007
• (2005) Shot University of Missouri sports, such as football, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and tennis.
• (2005) Co-hosted Open Mike, a sports talk show, for two weeks
• (2006) Beat reporter for Missouri Tigers football, shot press conferences, and edited highlights of games
• (2006-2007) Co-Executive Producer of Tailgaters, PTI-style sports talk show, hosting, directing, and editing
 
WUSA Television (CBS Affiliate) Washington, DC
• May 2007- August 2007
• Production/Reporter Intern position in the sports department
• Reported at Nationals Games, Redskins Training Camp and the Tiger Woods AT&T National Tournament
• Contributed to the production of 3 newscasts a day and a Sunday Sports Show

ACTIVITIES
• Lector and Eucharistic Minister at Catholic Student Center at MU
• Youth Group Leader and Choir Member, St. Joseph’s Church, Herndon, VA

HONORS
• Sportscasters Talent Agency of America 2009 Honorable Mention All-American
• Missouri School of Journalism Dean's List, Spring 2009

REFERENCES
• Chris Hemeyer, Director of Broadcasting, Kinston Indians
• Chris Gervino, Sports Director, KOMU-TV
• Levan Reid, Sports Reporter, WUSA-TV
• Jon Chelesnik, CEO, Sportscasters Talent Agency of America

SKILLS
• Voice Tracking, Using AudioVault and Scott Studios
• Editing with Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier, Audition and Cool Edit
• Using I-News to edit stories and format them for placement on the Internet
• Use of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Adobe Audition
• Shooting with HD, DVCPro and Canon XL cameras
• Play-by-Play/Reporting/Voicing Packages/Producing
• Sales and Advertising

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