Résumé

Brandon B. Lee

bybrandonlee.blogspot.com • 1505 W. Tharpe St. • Tallahassee, FL 32303 • b.lee90@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL                                                                     GPA: 3.81

Major: Broadcast Journalism                                                  Anticipated Graduation: May 2013 

SKILLS: AP Style, Final Cut Pro, AVID Newscutter, Videography, Adobe Suite CS6, ENPS, 
               iNews

EXPERIENCE

FAMU-TV 20, Tallahassee, FL - Present

     • Line produce "News 20 at Five" live newscast aired five days a week using ENPS

     • Oversee morning editorial meetings

     • Manage crew of six people
     • Operate audio board and studio cameras

     

WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, FL - 2012

Production intern

     • Edited video for 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 6 p.m. daily newscasts using AVID Newscutter

     • Assisted with writing and editing scripts, and producing rundowns for afternoon newscasts

PBS News Contributor, Tallahassee, FL - 2012

     • Field produced three interviews for the PBS News Hour Election coverage

Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL - 2012

Sports intern

     • Wrote more than 20 articles for the Sports section of daily newspaper

     • Wrote two articles for Local section of daily newspaper

     • Offered part-time position after successful completion of internship

The Famuan, Tallahassee, FL - 2012

     • Served as sports editor for the award-winning newspaper published three times a week

     • Wrote and edited stories for the Sports section

     • Oversaw afternoon editorial meetings

     • Designed and formatted Sports section using InDesign

     

CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ - 2011

     • Shadowed segment producer Shartia Brantley

     • Created gold price index charts aired during "Street Signs" segment

AWARDS
     • First Place, Black College Communication Association "Best Sports Feature Award," 2013

     • Honorable Mention, Associated Collegiate Press "Sports Story of the Year Award," 2012

     • The Famuan "Jackie Love Section of the Semester Award," Sports section, 2012

AFFILIATIONS

     • Member, Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honor Society, 2011

     • Member, Society of Professional Journalists, 2011                                                                            

COMMUNITY SERVICE

     • C.K. Steele-Leroy Collins Charter Middle School, Tallahassee, Fla., 2012  
              - Language Arts tutor for grades six through eight                                     

REFERENCES 

     • Yanela Gordon, Professor, FAMU, 850-412-5395, yanela.gordon@famu.edu

     
     • Shartia Brantley, Segment Producer, CNBC, 646-457-8688, shartia.brantley@nbcuni.com

     
     • Ira Schoffel, Sports Editor, Tallahassee Democrat, 850-509-5143,  
       ischoffel@tallahassee.com