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SHARON CHEN

ANCHOR
KANSAS CITY,MO
SHARON CHEN

Summary

Accomplished, skilled and experienced News Anchor with a proven track record.

Known as a warm, dynamic and engaging communicator.

Expert in breaking news coverage, critical thinking and accurate reporting on air and social media.

Skilled in scriptwriting, fact-checking and storytelling, I bring stories to life.

Known for mentoring emerging journalists.

Overview

13
years of professional experience

Work History

KCTV 5 NEWS

Anchor
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Anchored popular broadcast program with good ratings and audience engagement.
  • Collaborated with producers and management to develop newscasts, promotions and teases.
  • Edited, proofread and fact-checked content for accuracy.
  • Planned and conducted research and pitched long-form stories to promote investigative news topics.
  • Deployed to news events locales to provide on-the-ground broadcast solutions and news coverage.
  • Mentor to less-experienced journalists in newsroom.


WOWT TV

Anchor
01.2019 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
  • Collaborated with producers and management to develop newscasts, promotions and teases.
  • Fact-checked breaking news headlines by performing background research.
  • Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into cohesive story for television or radio broadcast.

Fox 5 News

Reporter /Anchor
06.2012 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Fill In Anchor across all shows
  • Deployed to live news events locales to provide on-the-ground broadcast solutions and breaking news coverage.
  • Investigated important community issues and put together well-received reports.
  • Wrote and submitted accurate, engaging, and fact-checked stories.
  • Developed and maintained network of contacts to facilitate story development.


Education

California State University, San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

Bachelor of Arts from Communications

University Overview

Major in Communications

Minor in Broadcast Journalism

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

from Broadcast Journalism

Poynter Institute
St. Petersburg, FL

University Overview

Power Reporting

Skills

  • Exceptional Communicator
  • Live Broadcaster
  • Breaking news coverage
  • Storytelling
  • News writing
  • Critical thinking
  • Fact-checking
  • Deadline oriented
  • Social media proficiency

Accomplishments

2024 Best Anchor - Large Market, First Place - Missouri Broadcast Association

2024 Emmy Award Winner, Education Category - MidAmerica Chapter

2024 Emmy Award Winner, Health Category - MidAmerica Chapter

2024 Emmy Award Nominated, Journalistic Enterprise - MidAmerica Chapter

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Timeline

Anchor

KCTV 5 NEWS
04.2022 - Current

Anchor

WOWT TV
01.2019 - 04.2022

Reporter /Anchor

Fox 5 News
06.2012 - 01.2019

California State University, San Bernardino

Bachelor of Arts from Communications

University of California, Los Angeles

from Broadcast Journalism

Poynter Institute

SHARON CHENANCHOR