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Ky Bright

 

400 Wall street Seattle, WA 9121

E-mail: kybright32@gmail.com

Twitter @KyBright

Professional Statement

 

Motivated producer interested in obtaining a producer position in the ever-changing media landscape of sports broadcasting seeks position with your organization.  Extensive professional and intern experience on a national and international level. Innovator who understands quality programming and has the career passion needed to become part of a successful news team.

References

 

  • Michelle Millman – KIRO  Anchor - Email

  • Erin Newnam - WSMV      Managing Editor - Email

Work Experience

KIRO (CBS) Seattle, Washington

2018-Present

 

News Producer

  • Create, build and write daily hour long noon newscasts​

  • Manage multiple reporters, work with anchors, directors and editors to craft a newscast creatively and concise to best serve the viewers

  • Assign reporters daily, establish angles and approve scripts

  • Provide support and direction for special coverage on weather, sports and elections

 

WRTV (ABC) Indianapolis, Indiana

2015-2018

 

News Producer

  • Create, build and write daily 4:30am - 7am newscasts​

  • Manage multiple reporters, work with anchors, directors and editors to craft a newscast creatively and concise to best serve the viewers

  • Assist digital aspects by posting breaking stories to web, social media and other platforms 

  • Producer and Associate Producer for several special projects such as Indy 500 and Grand Prix coverage

KOMU-TV (NBC) Columbia, Missouri
2012-2015

 

Sports Producer/Digital Producer/Reporter

  • Field Producer for the KOMU live ninety minute 2014 Citrus Bowl managing six reporters, two anchors and four days of coverage.

  • Coordinating KOMU producer for 2014 World Series and SEC championship.

  • Producer of weekly program, Friday Night Fever.  Managed a ten week show covering high school football with forty teams and twenty reporters.

  • Producer of a weekly thirty minute show covering the week in sports called Sports Xtra. 

  • Produced evening sportscasts by writing, constructing, live shots and managing reporters.

  • Digital Producer

  • Published web content and social media applications.

 

WLKY-TV (CBS)  Louisville, Kentucky
Summer Internship 2011

 

Sports Department Intern

  • Edited, shot and wrote day-turn and feature stories for evening and weekend shows.

  • Covered the US Senior Open at Valhalla Golf Club.

  • Covered University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and high school sports.

 

Network 10  Sydney, Australia

Summer Internship 2010

 

Digital Associate

  • Updated website and designed layouts for sports digital media department.

 

Western Kentucky University News Channel 12   Bowling Green, Kentucky
WKU Broadcast Journalism Undergraduate Program 2006-2008

Reporter/Anchor/Producer

  • Edited, shot and wrote news and sports in depth stories.

  • Anchored Extra Point, weekly university sports program.

  • Produced a weekly thirty minute sports show "The Extra Point" covering all WKU sports

Education

 

Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism     
Western Kentucky University  Bowling Green, KY

 

Master’s Program in Journalism (Pending Professional Graduate Project)
University of Missouri School of Journalism   Columbia, MO

Skills

 

  • Avid Newscutter

  • Avid Media Manager/Interplay

  • Inews   

  • FTP

  • Da Vinci Resolve

  • Final Cut Pro

  • Adobe Premiere 

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Audition

  • Live U

  • Dejeo Backpack

  • Endplay

  • Traffic Net

  • Sony PMWEX1R HD Cam

  • Nikon D700

  • CMS Red Dot            

  • Synapse Content Manager

  • Social Media Applications            

2010 - present

2010 - present

Awards

2014 Kansas City Press Club’s Heart of America Awards: Entertainment Reporting Winner

     Kansas City Royals World Series Coverage

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