Danielle Rotolo, Reporter


About Danielle...

I consider myself a jack of all trades kind of reporter. I shoot, edit, write, anchor, produce...and the list goes on.

I started my career at WTVA in Tupelo, MS. After three years, I served in almost every role of the newsroom. Management knew when the needed a reporter, anchor or producer -- they could count on me.

Since 2004, I've been honored to work at some of the hardest working and competitive stations throughout Florida and Mississippi. Not only do I feel I've improved as a storyteller, but strengthened my reporting skills. When there's breaking news, I'm counted on for accurate, important, and detailed information other stations may not be able to deliver.

What’s most important though, is that through the past few years I’ve become an evolving journalist. I can do everything from editing to shooting, then take that project from on-air to online. As technology changes your station needs journalists who can adapt to the future of this business.

 

 WORK EXPERIENCE

6/09-12/10   Reporter/VJ, WBBH/WZVN - TV

(Ft. Myers, FL)

 

-Report, shoot, write, edit packages for various shifts

 

-Performed live breaking news reports in field for Southwest Florida’s #1 morning show

 

-Generate and enterprise story ideas

 

 

6/06-5/09        Reporter/Fill-In Anchor, WTVA/WLOV Newws (Tupelo, MS)

- Report, shoot, write, edit packages daily

- Perform live shots for various newscasts

- Fill-in Anchor for WTVA News Live at Ten, bringing in the highest sweeps ratings for a local newscast in all of market 

#133 during September 2008 to April 2009

- Fill-in Producer for WTVA News Live at Ten

- Update stories on WTVA and WLOV websites.

- Provide morning radio updates

 

1/05-5/06       Anchor/Reporter/Producer, The UCF Channel-WBCC (Orlando, FL)

- Researched, wrote, shot, edited, and reported for live broadcasts

- Reporter and Anchor for 30 minute live newscast.

- Producer/Associate Producer supervising 15 reporters.

 

5/05-7/05       News Intern, WKMG( Orlando, FL)

- Conducted interviews along with Photographers and Reporters.

- Researched stories for Investigative and General Assignment Reporters

- Helped out at assignment desk with answering phones and making beat calls.

 

5/04-7/04       News Intern, Central Florida News 13 (Orlando, FL)

- Assisted Reporters/Producers with writing, shooting, and editing in field and studio.

- Wrote VOSOT’s and VO’s for broadcast.

- Helped out at assignment desk with answering phones and making beat calls.

 

SKILLS

Experienced in linear and non-linear editing; shooting on DVC-Pro, Mini-DV, and P2 Cameras; using ENPS, QSeries News, and Microsoft Office applications.

 

EDUCATION

06/02-05/06     University of Central Florida B.A. Radio-TV, specialization in Broadcast-Journalism/ Marketing minor

AWARDS, ORGANIZATIONS, WORKSHOPS

April 2009           Mississippi AP Award – Franchise Reporting

July 2008             Unity 2008: Poynter TV News Bootcamp, Investigative Reporting in the New Economy

April 2008            Mississippi AP Award - Documentary

10/07-present        National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Spring 2007          Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi

08/05-05/06           RTNDA-UCF Chapter

08/05-05/06           Sigma Alpha Pi (Society of Leadership and Success)

01/05-05/06           Lambda Pi Eta-Sigma Eta Chapter (Communications Honor Society)

This free website was made using Yola.

No HTML skills required. Build your website in minutes.

Go to www.yola.com and sign up today!

Make a free website with Yola