Broadcast

My most recent journalism experience came as an assignment editor at two Charlotte, NC television stations. There, I chased information, coordinated crews and producers and helped facilitate the creation of multiple broadcasts daily. 

Newspaper
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An Oral Will Isn't Really a Will at All

Published June 4, 2012 in the Charleston Regional Business Journal. 
In the Lowcountry, there are thousands of acres of land that have been passed down generationally by means of an oral will. One non-profit is tackling this challenge and helping rightful heirs clear the title to the land they live and pay taxes on.

Focused on the cure: Catcher, brain cancer survivor leading fundraising initiative

Published April 5, 2010 in The Daily Tar Heel.
A University of North Carolina baseball player starts fundraiser to raise awareness and money for Pediatric Oncology. After surviving a brain tumor during his freshman year, he wanted to give back to the facility and people who helped him.

Equal schooling for all: Parents want better education for their autistic children in Chapel Hill schools

Published Oct. 7, 2009 in The Durham Herald-Sun   
Parents of autistic children say despite trying to work with officials in the district, the school system is failing to address the needs of their children in the classroom.

Learning the Language: Newcomer Center gets students ready for regular school

Published Sept. 16, 2009 in The Durham Herald-Sun
A special center in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system prepares students with interrupted formal education, and limited English the basics of school before placing them in the traditional classroom setting

Magazine

SCBIZ is a quarterly magazine serving senior level decision-makers across the entire state of South Carolina. In this magazine, I wrote a feature story about Bill McCall, former COO of Santee Cooper, an energy company in South Carolina. He is largely credited with the expansion of the state's power grid.

Earth+Sky is an award-winning production of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Magazine Writing and Editing course. The magazine earned first place in the 2011 AEJMC Student Magazine Competition, with judges praising the cover, realistic business plan, and thorough editorial plan. I secured the cover with Chaske Spencer, and wrote four of the pieces in the magazine.