Chaz Wright
Carthage,Missouri
Summary
Ambitious Sports Anchor with extensive knowledge of video editing and good on-camera skills. Adept at both teleprompter use and ad-libbing for dynamic story reporting. Committed to bringing audiences accurate and interesting Sports stories.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
KODE / KSNF
Joplin, Mo
07.2022 - Current
- Covered high school and collegiate sports around our "Four States" area in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri
- Helped produce our High School Football show on Friday night "Four States Sports Report Game Night" and hosted the show with my Sports Director
- Helped produce and create our 30-minute special on the Lamar Tigers State Championship run "Lamar Football’s Run to the 2023 State Championship".
- Hosted and produced my own show during football season, "MSSU Coach's Show" with Missouri Southern's Head Football Coach.
- Hosted and produced my own show during basketball season "Pitt State Coach's Show" with the Head Men's and Women's basketball coaches from Pittsburg State University/
- Conducted coverage and recaps of games and events like Kansas City Chiefs games, Media Days, Basketball Tournaments, State Championship games
- Edited audio and video footage for on-air broadcasts.
- Attended press conferences and media events to get the latest news on sports teams.
- Formulated questions for pre and post game interviews with players and coaches.
Sports Reporter/Photog
KLBK / KAMC
Lubbock, TX
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Cover Texas Tech athletics (Football, Basketball, Baseball, etc.), attend press conferences and media availabilities
- Shoot B-roll, edit packages for KLBK Sports and Red Raider Nation
- Stand-ups and packages, along with shooting high school sports in the Lubbock area; interviews, features, highlights.
Sports Writer
GunsUpNation
Lubbock, TX
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Covering TTU Men's Basketball, Football, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field, and high school recruits
- Write pre-game and post-game stories, write player spotlights and positional grades, recruit breakdowns and analysis, commitment breakdowns, roster and coaching staff breakdowns.
Sports Reader/ DJ
KTXT
Lubbock, TX
- 05.2022
- Do a bi-weekly sports read of some sporting events that happened the previous day or that current day and it would air later in the day during one of the shows
- Would produce my own show and input songs that would be played over the hour, and in between breaks I would talk about sports.
Sports Reporter Intern
KLBK / KAMC
Lubbock, TX
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Cover high school sports and learn how to shoot and edit highlights
- Would attend press conferences and learn how to ask questions and cover big-time sporting events
- Learned how to do wrap packages, stand-ups, and anchoring
- How to tell stories and find stories.
Education
Journalism -
Texas Tech University
05.2022
Skills
- Interviewing Techniques
- Script Writing
- Camera Operation
- Research and Analysis
- Sports Reporting
- Video Editing
- Social Media Proficiency
- Decision-Making
- Relationship Building
- Online News Content
- Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)
- Storytelling
- Final Cut Pro
- Adobe Spark, Adobe Lightroom
- Sports Videography
Timeline
Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
KODE / KSNF
07.2022 - Current
Sports Reporter/Photog
KLBK / KAMC
02.2022 - 06.2022
Sports Reporter Intern
KLBK / KAMC
08.2021 - 02.2022
Sports Writer
GunsUpNation
04.2021 - 06.2022
Sports Reader/ DJ
KTXT
- 05.2022
Journalism -
Texas Tech University