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Scott Andrews

Scott Andrews

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Innovative storyteller with seven years of experience in all aspects of producing newscasts for television and cable networks, Facebook, and YouTube Live. Collaborates and works closely with anchors, editors, and directors in busy newsrooms to produce high-quality content every day. Highly skilled in planning newscasts, blocking out rundowns, and creating custom graphics so stations air the best video segments for all corresponding stories. Supervised 20-person team, including eight camera operators.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

'The Rush Hour' News Producer

Spectrum News
08.2024 - Current
  • Helped launch Spectrum News 1's brand new programming block in Los Angeles from 4pm-7pm.
  • Featured breaking news and weather along with Spectrum News 1’s signature coverage of local news, prioritizing community-based storytelling.
  • Coordinated live shots and in-depth interviews within news segments to strengthen our newscasts.
  • Reported on news reports and issues that matter most to the people of Southern California.


'Your Morning' News Producer

Spectrum News
11.2023 - 08.2024
  • Enhanced viewer engagement by consistently developing compelling stories that resonated with our Southern California audience.
  • Collaborated with reporters, anchors, and other team members to develop cohesive and informative news.
  • Continuously evaluated and refined production processes, implementing improvements that resulted in increased efficiency and higher-quality outcomes.
  • Provided support during live events such as breaking news or severe weather coverage through effective coordination with various departments.

Morning Newscast Producer

KOBI-TV NBC
10.2020 - 10.2023
  • Singularly produced 150 minutes of original local and nationally sourced content five days a week.
  • Built a popular show focused on local news that aired live in 9 counties across Southern Oregon and Northern California.
  • Quickly wrote breaking news segments during shows, working on the fly to create seamless transitions to breaking from pre-produced segments.
  • Morning show ratings increased 30% across all households year over year.

Director and Producer

Chapman News
08.2018 - 01.2020
  • Built and produced a weekly live broadcast for YouTube TV, Facebook Live and Orange County cable TV.
  • Edited packages and scripts for use in newscasts.
  • Directed live shows covering politics, sports, entertainment, local, National and International news.

Breaking News Producer

Chapman News
12.2018 - 12.2019
  • Evaluated, wrote and edited packages in crunch time on day of broadcast.
  • Completed any part of the rundown that was not ready for air.
  • Scanned news feeds and remained on call for any breaking news before broadcast.

Director and Camera Operator

Chapman Sports Broadcast Network
01.2018 - 12.2019
  • Supervised a team of 20-people including eight camera operators.
  • Directed live football and basketball games.
  • Utilized skillful knowledge of graphics, video switchers and audio boards.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Broadcast Journalism and Documentary Film

Dodge College of Film And MediaArts, Chapman University, Orange, CA
01.2020

Recipient of Dean's Scholarship, Film Production, Editing, News Writing, Mass Media Law and Ethics and Sports Ethics coursework

Skills

  • Producing (Dalet, Ross Video Inception, iNEWS)
  • Video Editing (Avid, Premier, EDIUS, Final Cut Pro)
  • Graphics (Xpression)
  • Directing (Broadcast News and Sports) Show, Technical, Audio and Camera directing

Timeline

'The Rush Hour' News Producer - Spectrum News
08.2024 - Current
'Your Morning' News Producer - Spectrum News
11.2023 - 08.2024
Morning Newscast Producer - KOBI-TV NBC
10.2020 - 10.2023
Breaking News Producer - Chapman News
12.2018 - 12.2019
Director and Producer - Chapman News
08.2018 - 01.2020
Director and Camera Operator - Chapman Sports Broadcast Network
01.2018 - 12.2019
Dodge College of Film And MediaArts, Chapman University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Broadcast Journalism and Documentary Film

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