630-C W. Ocean View Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23503
(757) 287-2425
jwalsh@wvec.com
Photojournalist Photojournalist Morning-Show Producer/Photojournalist Master Control Operator
Staff
Writer
Audio
Engineer and Promotions Director United States Navy: USS
RUSHMORE
Bachelor of Arts in Communications
International Conference on Multicultural Journalism
Experienced with
BETA SX and SP cameras and DVC-Pro cameras,
WVEC-TV (ABC)
Norfolk, VA (12/02-present)
Serve as the morning news photojournalist for Norfolk's ABC affiliate.
Responsible for live-truck operations, shooting and editing
assigned news and feature stories, helicopter photography,
and completing whatever tasks are necessary for the station's success.
WBRE/WYOU (NBC/CBS)
Williamsport, PA (8/02-12/02)
News photographer in the Williamsport bureau for both WBRE and WYOU
out of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton market.
Assisted station's bureau chief by photographing and editing
news stories and performing bureau live shots.
KSNF-TV (NBC)
Joplin, MO (6/01-8/02)
Served as the morning show producer and as a news and special feature photojournalist.
Responsibilities included shooting developed and assigned stories,
assembling the 90-minute morning show, booking guests and talent, ENG-live productions,
field directing and producing, editing video into VO/SOT's and packages, and writing scripts.
Student
Station Manager
Photographer/Producer/Master Control Operator
KGCS-LP TV, Missouri Southern State College
Joplin, MO (9/99-8/01)
Senior executive producer at the college's Learning Channel
affiliate station.
Duties include directing and producing the
station's programs,
commercials, promos, and PSA's, scheduling of
programming, field photography,
master control duties, and event
coordinating.
Production
Technician/Photographer/Director
KODE-TV (ABC)
Joplin, MO (6/00-6/01)
Assisted in the production of 5, 6, and 10pm newscasts.
Served as
studio camera operator,
video technician and editor,
audio
engineer, director,
and weekend/special assignments photographer.
KOZJ-TV (PBS)
Joplin, MO (6/00-6/01)
Ran
scheduled local programming on PBS affiliate.
The Chart, Missouri Southern State College
Joplin, MO (1/99-1/01)
Feature writer for award-winning college weekly newspaper. Duties
include interviewing, story compiling, newswriting, and editing.
Also skilled in layout/design and web publication.
The Sound Factory and Provisionary Productions
Joplin, MO (10/99-8/02)
Audio engineer and promoter for local all-ages club. Tasks
included running sound, booking bands,
accounting, supervision of
shows and scheduled events, and on-location productions
BM3 (Boatswain's Mate Third Class Petty Officer)
(5/91-5/93)
Duties included bridge watch supervisor, department damage
control petty officer,
and various deck department operations including
ship navigation, weapons detail,
flight ops, boat and hovercraft operations, and
marine combat disembarkments.
Participated in Operation: Restore
Hope in Somalia, Africa
and Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf.
Educational
Experience:
Missouri Southern State
College: Joplin, MO
Major: Mass Communications
Minor: Computer Science
2002
University of Vienna
Missouri Southern State College
2000
ENG operations, helicopter remote-control camera systems, linear and non-linear
editing
including Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Casablanca,
AVIO, Pinnacle Studio DC-10 and Lightning Still Store,
AVID,
Photoshop, and most PC/Mac graphics and audio software packages.
