NICHOLAS VILLANO

phone: (732) 814-4133

email: foxboro24@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WVU NEWS

12/14-present

Executive Producer-WVU News

Produce stations broadcast bi-weekly, including special edition on

discrimination

In charge of 15 person student staff on a competitive news show

Put together rundowns and scripts for each show
WWVU_FM 97.1
5/13-present
Rookie Sports Producer/Sports Analyst/Host Mountaineer Sports Insider
Produce stations podcast using Pro Tools and Adobe Audition
Analyst on live show the Sports Page airs Wednesdays 7-9pm
Play by Play for WVU home and away games sports including
special events and playoffs (basketball, hockey, baseball)
Host of MSI, where we speak to athletes and coaches live on air
Wednesday 6-7
Feedback Director
Produced the radio stations only news and politics talk show done
every week
Tackles controversial topics like racism in America and sexual assault
in college
In charge of 20 person staff that rotates every week
RANT SPORTS
5/13-present
Head NHL Feature Writer
Consistently exceeds 30 article monthly quota
Also written about NFL, MLB, NCAA, NBA and more.
O SEE SEA (OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE BROADCAST)
9/12-1/13
Executive Producer
In charge of all pre-production including guests, casting, and set up
During production, instructed guests and cast insuring a smooth
production
During post production had final say on editing
Radio host of the Sports Envy Show for Viking Radio on
live365.com/profiles/occlow
Play by play for the Ocean County College Basketball team
Videographer for Ocean County College Sports and Awards Shows

SPORTS ENVY

3/11-5/13

Owner/Editor/Head Writer
Editor and writer for Sports Envy Blog with over 4000 views viewed
in over 30 different countries and can be read in over 50 languages
VELOCITY ASSET MANAGEMENT WALL, NJ Collection Agent
08/11-5/13
PREMIUMADVERTISING
12/09-8/11
WORKED OUT OF: PHILADELPHIA, PA; HARTFORD, CT; DALLAS, TX; BALTIMORE, MD; DETROIT, MI; CHERRY HILL,
NJ
Campaign Manager-MARKETING CAMPAIGNS INCLUDED: HOME DEPOT, SAMS CLUB, POWER HOME REMODELING
AND DISH NETWORK
Sales and Marketing
Ran Major Marketing Accounts
Interview, hire and train an effective marketing and sales team

EDUCATION
West Virginia University-Bachelor of Science-Journalism-Television Journalism
focus area Media Studies-Broadcasting Graduation May 2015
Ocean County College-Associates Degree-Business

TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS

Sales and Marketing Seminars, CPR, First Aid, Crisis Management Training
Smart Circle Top Team Leader Award 2010

U92 News Reporter of the Year 2015

U92 Sports Reporter of the Year 2015

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Final Cut Pro 7, Photoshop, Adobe premier, WordPress, Soundcloud, blogging,
podcasting, creating and posting articles/videos/pictures through websites and social media.
-More information and references are available upon request.