Alyssa Leigh Caruso

630-209-2396 alc43b@mail.missouri.edu alyssaleighcaruso.com

Experience KOMU-TV 8 News, NBC affiliate, Columbia, Missouri Production Assistant May 2012- Present Cut and edited all national video for the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. news casts using Avid NewsCutter Responsible for running teleprompter for anchors on 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. news casts Cut-Ins Anchor October 2011-Present Anchored cut-ins for local news Made a total of 8 on-air appearances VO Patrol August 2011-May 2012 Identified, researched, and pitched stories to producers for broadcast on station Videographed and interviewed for assigned stories Cut film using Avid NewsCutter and developed script for anchors on Avid iNews Developed and wrote 30 stories published on the networks website Convergence 2150 Exercised reporting, writing, editing for print and web, still photography, motion, audio, and mobile communication and the ethics of multi-platform, multimedia storytelling Worked with a team of four to produce a functioning website Developed a strong foundation in photography, audio, video, budgeting, script writing, editing, copy editing, writing and mobile reporting for print or web production MUTV Reporter January 2011-May 2011 Assigned stories to film and cut for the University of Missouri television station Standards Chair April 2011-December 2011 Developed and gave presentations for Zeta Tau Alpha chapter meetings Responsible for educating members on policies and ethics Skills Familiar with various software and hardware including Avid NewsCutter, Avid iNews, videography on Sony XDCAM EX-1 cameras, Adobe Creative Suite, Lynda.com, Skype, blogging, web design, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, Nikon and Canon motion equipment, basic HTML skills, and various social media platforms. Education University of Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO Bachelor of Journalism, May 2014 Major: Radio-TV - Reporter/Anchor, Overall GPA: 3.5 Activities Race for the Cure- Columbia Volunteer Zeta Tau Alpha Study Proctor Note taker for student with disabilities Downers Grove South Varsity Cheerleading Athletes Committed to Excellence Club (ACE) 2011-2012 January 2011-May 2011 January 2011-May 2011 August 2007-May 2010 August 2008-May 2010

Honors and Awards

Deans List Mark Twain Scholarship Recipient Presidents Education Award Illinois High School Association Scholastic Achievement Award West Suburban Senior and Conference Academic Achievement Awards Publication Author of Argonne National Laboratory Introduction for the calendar year 2008

2010-2012 2010 2010 2010 April 2010

References Stacey Woelfel, News Director KOMU-TV, (573)-884-6397, woelfels@missouri.edu Beatriz Wallace, Adjunct Journalism Instructor, (504)-799-9345, beatrizwallace@gmail.com