Tyre White
Lufkin,TX
Summary
Mass Communication/Broadcast Journalist with a keen interest in storytelling and multimedia news. Well prepared to utilize skills that will strengthen the connection with communities and the people in them.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Multimedia Journalist
Gray Television Inc.
05.2023 - Current
- Pitched stories to editorial staff in content areas of news, sports and entertainment.
- Edited photos and created graphics for publication.
- Took photos and videos for digital publication.
- Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement with audiences and faster reporting.
- Edited, proofread and fact-checked content for accuracy.
- Collaborated with editors and other staff members to refine story angles and content.
- Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
- Utilized SEO principles to optimize content for search engine rankings.
- Researched and analyzed newsworthy events, trends and issues.
- Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
Multimedia Journalist Fellow
Broadcast Education Association
04.2023 - 04.2023
- Pitched stories to editorial staff for BEA 2023/NAB Show 2023
- Monitored website and social media traffic.
- Fact-checked videos and articles before publishing.
- Edited photos and created graphics for publication.
Ambassador
Arkansas Soul
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Deliver stories/news packages focused on positive news in BIPOC communities. Host event for students of UAPB.
Package Handler
Amazon
04.2020 - 11.2022
- Followed verbal and written instructions to properly move and ship products.
- Assembled, sealed, and loaded packages into correct trucks.
- Alerted supervisors and coworkers of hazards and other issues for quick resolutions.
- Prepared pallets of boxes for easy transportation between customer and storage locations.
Anchor/MMJ
'UAPB NEWS NOW'
08.2018 - 05.2023
- Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
- Deployed to news events locales to provide on-the-ground broadcast solutions and news coverage.
- Researched and produced daily news reports.
- Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement with audiences and faster reporting.
- Interviewed individuals from all walks of life and all cultures for breaking news stories
- Crafted well-written news stories based on facts and edited content when time and space required it
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications
University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR05.2023
High School Diploma -
Oscar Dean Wyatt High School
Fort Worth, TX05.2018
Skills
- Social media professional
- Writer and Editor
- Proficient Broadcaster
- Effective interviewer
- Proficient Ad libbing
- Firm grasp of journalistic ethics
- Creative and artistic
- Multimedia Skills
- Edius
- Adobe Premiere Pro
Accomplishments
- 4X Honor Roll recipient
- Delta Pi Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma pageant runner up.
- Member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity Incorporated.
- Member of UAPB Band 2018-2022
- UAPB Cheerleader 2022- May 2023
- Residential Assistant 2022- May 2023
- National Society of Leadership and Success nominee 2021
- Dow Jones News Fund HBCU Digital Media Institute Cohort 2021
- 2021 Recipient of the UAPB Kappa Kappa Psi/ Tau Beta Sigma regional alumni association 'Mr. Harold Strong' scholarship.
- 2022 Beyoncé Knowles 'About Love' scholarship recipient.
- 2023 participant of White House press briefing for HBCU student journalists.
Timeline
Multimedia Journalist
Gray Television Inc.
05.2023 - Current
Multimedia Journalist Fellow
Broadcast Education Association
04.2023 - 04.2023
Ambassador
Arkansas Soul
09.2022 - 11.2023
Package Handler
Amazon
04.2020 - 11.2022
Anchor/MMJ
'UAPB NEWS NOW'
08.2018 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications
University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff
High School Diploma -
Oscar Dean Wyatt High School
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