Resume for Journalism

Lindsey Cook
Current Address
2905 3rd St.
Marion, Iowa 52302
Cell - Phone: 319-540-1605
E-mail lcook430@live.com


Media Experience
WMT Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Part Time, May 2008 – Present
• Record and edit audio for news stories.
• Write News Stories
• Produce Saturday Morning shows.
• Work in the Promotions department organizing events that our station holds.
• Podcast and publish shows for the Bob Bruce Radio Experience
• Run the Board for Hawkeye football games and Roughrider Hockey games.

Northern Iowan Cedar Falls, Iowa
Opinion Writer, March 2005 – December 2008
• Typically write three to four news/feature stories a week
• Edit Opinion Section each week
• Northern Iowan Book Reviewer

KUNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Internship, May 2007-July 2007
• Typically wrote one to two news stories a day for Iowa Public Radio.
• Downloaded podcasts of shows on to the Internet

Skills
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Microsoft Software
• Avid Video Editing
• Adobe Audition
• News Builder
• Podcasting Experience
• Website Editing Knowledge
• Social Media Producing Experience

Education
B.A. University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa
• Major: Electronic Media, Minor: Journalism, Creative Writing
• Graduated December 2008 GPA:3.37/4.00

Other Experiences
Ruffalo Cody Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Professional Telephone Fundraiser, June 2005 – February 2007
 Conducted Fundraising Activities for Colleges

Awards & Activities
• Eugene Grossman Scholarship, Spring 2007, Fall 2008
• Deans List: Fall of 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008


References

Randy Lee
News Director, WMT Radio
319-573-2448
RandyLee@mix965.com

Greg Shanley:
News Director, Broadcasting Services, KUNI
University of Northern Iowa
gregory.shanley@uni.edu

Professor Chris Ogbondah
Professor, PhD, Convenor of Mass Communication Division
Department of Communication Studies
University of Northern Iowa
Office Phone: (319) 273-5913
Chris.Ogbondah@uni.edu

Matt Wilde
Adviser for the Northern Iowan and staff writer for the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier
Office Phone: (319) 291-1579
matt.wilde@wccourier.com

Professor Francesca Soans:
Asst Professor, Communication Studies
University of Northern Iowa
(319) 273-6309
francesca.soans@uni.edu