ETHAN LEAVITT

Eth300@bu.edu 917-597-3152
EDUCATION Boston University College of Communication
Major: Journalism
Concentration: Political Science

Boston, MA
Expected Year: 2015
Cumulative GPA: 3.71/4.0

Related Course Work

Reporting With Audio & Visual: Learned how to do live on-camera standups, shoot video, and edit videos into news packages
Visual Journalism: Learned the various aspects of composing still and video photography in order to visually tell stories
Fundamentals of Journalism: Published weekly articles covering the top stories in the Boston area
EXPERIENCE
Radio ZoneOneRadio
London, England
Intern
January 2014-April 2014
Conducted interviews, provided on-air commentary, and edited audio and video for the show "Sports Zone"
Edited audio and video for some of the station's other shows
Updated the station's Twitter and Facebook pages
WTBU
Boston, MA
Play-by-Play Commentator Boston University Mens Hockey
September 2013- December 2013
Presented play-by-play commentary during streaming broadcasts of the Boston University mens hockey team
Wrote pre-game and post-game blog posts
Interviewed players and coaches before and after games
WTBU
Boston, MA
Sports Producer, WTBU News,
September 2013-December 2013
Booked interviews and wrote and edited sports stories, including sound clips and video, from Boston University sports during a biweekly 2-hour campus news program
TV

WCVB-TV
Newsroom Intern
Write stories for the evening newscast
Gather footage for the evening newscast
News 12 Long Island
Production Intern
Prepared editorial material for the evening newscasts
Operated the teleprompter during the evening newscasts
Logged all footage gathered during the day
WCVB-TV
Sports Department Intern
Covered professional sporting events in the Boston area
Interviewed players and coaches before or after the game
Wrote sports stories for the Sportscenter 5 segment of the evening newscast
Edited highlights for the Sportscenter 5 segment of the evening newscast
Logged all college and professional games that happened around the country

Editorial Prose Media

Intern
Ghostwrote articles for clients
Wrote social media updates
Conducted research

Boston, MA
January 2015-Present

Woodbury, NY
December 2014-January 2015

Boston, MA
September 2014-December 2014

New York, NY
May 2014-August 2014

Rant Media Network Inc.

New York, NY
Editorial Intern
May 2013-August 2013
Published 15 news, rumor, and opinion articles about the New York Rangers, New York Yankees, and New York Knicks

WTBU
Beat Reporter Boston University Womens Ice Hockey
Published 32 preview and post-game articles on the BU womens ice hockey team
Live-blogged commentary on WTBU Sports homepage during games
Interviewed players and coaches before and after games
SKILLS

Boston, MA
September 2011-September 2013

Proficient with Adobe Audition, Audacity, Audio-gathering Equipment, WordPress, ENPS, Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Adobe
Photoshop, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft Office applications