Whitney Proessel
Chicago,IL
Summary
Experienced newscast producer and multi-media professional with more than a decade of working in live, broadcast news. Focused on learning and teaching others how to best deliver important information to viewers locally and across the country. Effective communicator with extensive relationships in all areas of media production and communication.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Producer
NewsNation
Chicago, IL
10.2021 - 04.2026
- Line producer for NewsNation's 'Morning in America'
- Stacked/built out three hours of newscasts
- Pitched stories on a daily basis
- Communicated with Executive producer, senior producers, segment producers, associate producers and writers as well as editors and reporters
- Timed each hour to hit commercial breaks
- Looked for new and creative stories to add to newscasts
- Created graphics for reporters and segment producers to use
- Executed creative ways to produce/showcase newscasts
- Adapted to changes to newscasts each day
- Produced reporter and interview segments with graphics and video
- Taught others how to stack and time newscasts
- Checked video sources and spelling on graphics
Line Producer
WHDH-TV
Boston, Massachusetts
08.2018 - 09.2021
- Producer for Boston's 11pm newscast
- Communicated with Executive producer on how to best showcase each newscast
- Wrote headlines, teases, anchor scripts and special opens each night
- Directed reporters on how to explain stories
- Assigned stories to writers and explain angle and direction of stories
- Talked directly with anchors on status of shows
- Handled breaking news in high stress situations
- Adapted to changing rundowns on regular basis
- Spoke to meteorologists regularly about severe weather events and how to best display and explain to viewers
Line Producer
WATE-TV
Knoxville, Tennessee
05.2015 - 07.2018
- Producer for Knoxville's 11pm newscast
- Communicated with News Director, Asst. News Director and anchors each night on stack/flow of each newscast
- Looked for new, exciting and local stories to add every day
- Produced special show for Black History month for local viewers
- Wrote headlines, teases and anchor scripts
- Collaborated with team members on how to execute newscasts each day
- Communicated with newscast directors on how to best display/show each newscast
- Listened to desk scanners/made calls to local officials during absence of assignment editors
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast And Electronic Media
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY05-2014
Bachelor of Arts - History
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY05-2014
Skills
- AP ENPS
- iNews
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Final Cut Pro
- WordPress
- AP style writing
- Deadline oriented
- Communication
- Adaptable during high-stress situations
- News production
- Story pitching
- Graphic creation
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Adaptability
- Deadline management
- Digital media
- Graphics monitoring
- Social media promotion
- Effective communication
- Scriptwriting
Timeline
Line Producer
NewsNation
10.2021 - 04.2026
Line Producer
WHDH-TV
08.2018 - 09.2021
Line Producer
WATE-TV
05.2015 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast And Electronic Media
Eastern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Arts - History
Eastern Kentucky University