Ashley Luningham
214 E. Maple Street
Summary
Diligent professional offering story development, news and special program anchoring expertise. Contacted potential interviewees and arranged interview slots for broadcast programs before conducting interviews. Detail-oriented with great listening and people engagement skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Reporter/ Weekend Anchor
Channel 7 News KATV
03.2023 - Current
- Wrote and submitted accurate, engaging, and fact-checked stories.
- Collaborated with other journalists and departments to produce well-rounded and comprehensive news coverage.
- Developed expertise in covering various beats, demonstrating versatility and adaptability as a reporter.
- Exceeded deadlines consistently, producing accurate and well-written news stories under tight time constraints.
- Produced engaging videos that provided viewers with concise summaries or captivating interviews related to the topic at hand.
Multimedia Journalist/ Weekend Anchor/Morning Show Co-Host
WBBJ News
03.2021 - Current
- Delivered On-air news in-studio and performed live shots
- Wrote, edited, and produced 3 to 4 stories daily for Internet and digital channels
- Wrote corresponding web stories and monitored social media accounts.
- Covered special events and breaking news with eye for detail and tenacious pursuit of important information
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned them into cohesive story for television or radio broadcast.
- Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
Waitress
Stoby's Restaurant
07.2017 - 02.2021
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working 6 to 8 table sections.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals and walk-in business.
Intern
KARK 4 News
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into cohesive stories for television or radio broadcast.
- Deployed to news events locales to provide on-the-ground broadcast solutions and news coverage.
- Shadowed seasoned reporters on breaking news and feature stories.
- Covered 2 stories daily, occasionally 3.
Executive Producer, MMJ, Anchor
UCA News 6
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Supervised daily news segments to make sure newscasts ran smoothly.
- Approved story ideas for reporters daily.
- Taught on-air talent and crew members techniques to excel at their job.
- Increased social media following by 20% by posting live updates and news stories.
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into 4 or 5 cohesive stories weekly for television or radio broadcast.
- Presented developments in stories in live broadcasts and recordings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Broadcast
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR12.2020
Skills
- Detail-Oriented
- Time Management
- Story Editing
- Breaking News Coverage
- On-scene Reporting
- Story Development
- Problem Solving
- News Anchoring
- Relationship Building
- Facebook and Twitter
- Public and Media Relations
- Story Pitches
- Photography
- Video Editing
Affiliations
Angela Wiser- UCA Professor
awiser@uca.edu
(479) 857-0551
Whitney Amacree- UCA Alumni and Former Colleague
wamacree@gmail.com
(713) 820-0255
Julia Ewoldt
ewoldtjulia@gmail.com
(731) 412-7767
Timeline
Reporter/ Weekend Anchor
Channel 7 News KATV
03.2023 - Current
Multimedia Journalist/ Weekend Anchor/Morning Show Co-Host
WBBJ News
03.2021 - Current
Intern
KARK 4 News
01.2020 - 04.2020
Executive Producer, MMJ, Anchor
UCA News 6
01.2018 - 12.2019
Waitress
Stoby's Restaurant
07.2017 - 02.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Broadcast
University of Central Arkansas
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