Travis Cummings

3201 Eunice Dr. Rapid City, SD 57703

(504) 975-4955 | traviscummingsmmj@gmail.com| LinkedIn| Twitter
Anchor Reporter Reel

Experience
Gray Television KOTA/KEVN – Rapid City, SD
Black Hills FOX Weekend Anchor/Producer/Nightside Reporter/MMJ December 2017 – Present
• Single-anchor and produce weekend news at 9:00 p.m., an hour-long program comprised of local and national news, live
shots, and in-studio guests.
• Serve as fill-in producer/anchor of the 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. weekday newscasts.
• Write and edit teases, develop engaging graphics, run teleprompter, and produce content for sister station.
• Cover a variety of general beats and breaking news throughout the Black Hills. Shoot, write, and edit packages, VOs, and
VO/SOTs.
• Represent the station within the community as Downtown Main Street Square “Summer Nights” emcee
• Contribute content on station/personal websites and social media platforms using progressive storytelling model.
• Produce and host weekly business segment “Black Hills FOX Business Report.”

Multimedia Journalist July 2017 – December 2017

• Dayside reporter tasked with writing, shooting and editing stories.
• Contributed enterprising ideas.
• Appeared live and in studio for evening newscasts.

WDSU NBC Affiliate – New Orleans, LA

Intern Summer 2017
• Developed stories and assisted reporters/anchor on various news beats.
• Wrote and edited content for 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts.
• Developed comprehensive newsreel.
• Collaborated with other interns to produce a full demo newscast covering local and national news, trending topics, sports,
and weather.

WPMI Local 15 – Mobile, AL

Intern Fall 2015
• Shadowed reporters, photographers, producers and assignment editors. Ran time on evening shows in control room. Assisted
reporters in the field. Developed news reel.

Memberships/Activities
• National Association of Black Journalists Member
• 211 Helpline Center Volunteer & Judge
• Black Hills Community Theater Actor

Technical Skills
Microsoft Office, ENPS, Edius, Avid, Adobe Premiere & Photoshop, FOX News Edge, Sony XDCAM, TVU Live pack, CNN News
Source, AP-style writing, Web Writing, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Education
• Spring Hill College B.A. Communication Arts – Journalism May 2017

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