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Rochelle Alleyne
Email: ralleyne14@gmail.com |Phone: (954)-815-6345| www.rochellealleyne.com
Experience
Reporter/MMJ-WFTX, Fort Myers, FL August 2019-Present
· Enterprise, write, edit at least one leading vosot and package each day
· Provide daily social media updates to keep the community informed
· Engage in community service to better serve and learn about my community
· Provide fresh content for morning show
Digital Communications Manager, Ohio Hospital Association October 2018-July 2019
· Developed OHA’s digital content strategy and managed the overall editorial calendar for OHA’s member and public communications channels
· Created content and managed deployment of OHA’s member e-communications
including newsletters, member alerts and conference or webinar promotions
· Managed OHA’s social media channels, developed campaign strategies and content
Reporter/MMJ-Spectrum News Buffalo July 2016-July 2018
· Pitched, wrote, edited, and fronted at least one vosot and package everyday
· Provided social media updates that engaged and informed the public, which led to a nearly tripled Twitter follower count in two years
· Established myself as a go-to breaking news reporter, by providing thorough live coverage during spot news and major stories
· Provided coverage of major severe weather incidents, including a January 2017 hit with HLN after a snowstorm paralyzed Erie County
· Developed a niche as a reporter who follows through and allows interviewees the time and space to comfortably share their stories. This quality has provided me with dozens of exclusive interviews and allowed my newsroom to establish itself as a leader in this area
Reporter/Anchor/Producer-KXXV-TV, Waco, TX July 2015-June 2016
· Pitched, shot, wrote, & edited multiple vos, vosots and packages on deadline for several newscasts
· Provided live updates during multiple shows each day
· Wrote, stacked, edited, produced, and anchored two weekend morning broadcasts of “Good Morning Texas”
· Rebranded and redirected the morning shows to include updated camera shots, new graphics and new segments.
· Developed an education beat, which included extensive reporting on active investigations into the Killeen Independent School District.
· Delivered thorough coverage of numerous national stories, including a helicopter crash and a fatal flood training accident at Fort Hood.
Reporter/Anchor/Producer-WUFT-TV, Gainesville, FL Feb. 2013-May 2015
· Wrote, shot, produced & edited content on deadline for multiple shows.
· Went live to accompany package within newscasts.
· Wrote, edited and anchored the station’s flagship newscast ‘WUFT News at 6.’
Reporter/Intern-GTN News, Gainesville, FL Jan. 2013-Dec. 2014
· Intern: Jan. 2013-Aug. 2013, Reporter: Aug. 2013-Dec. 2014
· Pitched, wrote, and edited both long and short form content for the 11 p.m. newscast.
· Functioned as the lead live reporter and top story in the newscast.
· Covered several national stories including the ‘Tiffany Sessions Cold Case’ and the ‘Bell Florida Family Massacre.’
Education
University of Florida May 2015
· Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication (Specializing in Broadcast Journalism)
· Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Specializing in International Relations)
Skills
· iNews
· Dalet Digital Media Systems
· KLZ Newsroom
· EZ News
· Live-U News Backpack
· AP ENPS
· Final Cut Pro
· Adobe Premiere Pro
· TVU News Backpack
· Videolicious
· Adobe Audition
· Videography
Awards
Email: ralleyne14@gmail.com |Phone: (954)-815-6345| www.rochellealleyne.com
Experience
Reporter/MMJ-WFTX, Fort Myers, FL August 2019-Present
· Enterprise, write, edit at least one leading vosot and package each day
· Provide daily social media updates to keep the community informed
· Engage in community service to better serve and learn about my community
· Provide fresh content for morning show
Digital Communications Manager, Ohio Hospital Association October 2018-July 2019
· Developed OHA’s digital content strategy and managed the overall editorial calendar for OHA’s member and public communications channels
· Created content and managed deployment of OHA’s member e-communications
including newsletters, member alerts and conference or webinar promotions
· Managed OHA’s social media channels, developed campaign strategies and content
Reporter/MMJ-Spectrum News Buffalo July 2016-July 2018
· Pitched, wrote, edited, and fronted at least one vosot and package everyday
· Provided social media updates that engaged and informed the public, which led to a nearly tripled Twitter follower count in two years
· Established myself as a go-to breaking news reporter, by providing thorough live coverage during spot news and major stories
· Provided coverage of major severe weather incidents, including a January 2017 hit with HLN after a snowstorm paralyzed Erie County
· Developed a niche as a reporter who follows through and allows interviewees the time and space to comfortably share their stories. This quality has provided me with dozens of exclusive interviews and allowed my newsroom to establish itself as a leader in this area
Reporter/Anchor/Producer-KXXV-TV, Waco, TX July 2015-June 2016
· Pitched, shot, wrote, & edited multiple vos, vosots and packages on deadline for several newscasts
· Provided live updates during multiple shows each day
· Wrote, stacked, edited, produced, and anchored two weekend morning broadcasts of “Good Morning Texas”
· Rebranded and redirected the morning shows to include updated camera shots, new graphics and new segments.
· Developed an education beat, which included extensive reporting on active investigations into the Killeen Independent School District.
· Delivered thorough coverage of numerous national stories, including a helicopter crash and a fatal flood training accident at Fort Hood.
Reporter/Anchor/Producer-WUFT-TV, Gainesville, FL Feb. 2013-May 2015
· Wrote, shot, produced & edited content on deadline for multiple shows.
· Went live to accompany package within newscasts.
· Wrote, edited and anchored the station’s flagship newscast ‘WUFT News at 6.’
Reporter/Intern-GTN News, Gainesville, FL Jan. 2013-Dec. 2014
· Intern: Jan. 2013-Aug. 2013, Reporter: Aug. 2013-Dec. 2014
· Pitched, wrote, and edited both long and short form content for the 11 p.m. newscast.
· Functioned as the lead live reporter and top story in the newscast.
· Covered several national stories including the ‘Tiffany Sessions Cold Case’ and the ‘Bell Florida Family Massacre.’
Education
University of Florida May 2015
· Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication (Specializing in Broadcast Journalism)
· Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Specializing in International Relations)
Skills
· iNews
· Dalet Digital Media Systems
· KLZ Newsroom
· EZ News
· Live-U News Backpack
· AP ENPS
· Final Cut Pro
· Adobe Premiere Pro
· TVU News Backpack
· Videolicious
· Adobe Audition
· Videography
Awards
- Excellence in Television Broadcasting, Medaille College, 2018
- ‘Best Use of Sound,’ FL AP Broadcasters, 2015
- John Quattlebaum Award for Outstanding News Student of the Year 2015
- First Place in Continuing Coverage (Contributing Reporter), FL AP Broadcasters, 2013
