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Producer to Assignment Manager
After a year and a half of producing the 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. weekly newscasts at 5NEWS, I was promoted to assignment manager in 2014. In that role, I directed operations in the newsroom by organizing and dispatching news crews to gather content for four daily newscasts. I would also monitor the police scanner and social media for breaking news and contact the appropriate authorities for information on everything from vehicle accidents and shootings to fires and murder investigations. Throughout the day, I generated and edited news stories for the 5NEWS website and prior to newscasts, I was charged with reviewing and revising reporter scripts for air. While I had a hand in hundreds of reports, the selection of work below exemplifies a variety of news stories I broke, investigated, researched, developed and wrote.
Benton County Sheriff Offers To Resign Pending Quorum Court Approval
Former Walmart CEO’s Plane Makes Emergency Parachute Landing On MLK Boulevard
Wind Farm Company CEO Responds To Past Embezzlement Conviction
Bobby Hopper Reflects On Vision For Interstate & Namesake Tunnel
Mennonite Disaster Service Plays Crucial Part In Search & Rescue Missions In NWA Region
Washington County Prosecutor Asked To Investigate Shortcuts Taken In Bridge Construction
Catherine Grove’s Friend Asks: “What Happened To You?”
Family Of Carroll County Inmate Speaks About Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Questions About Rear Under-Ride Bars On School Buses Follow Deadly Crash
Springdale Air Traffic Controller Arrested On Suspicion Of Intoxication
Christopher Hood’s Son Speaks To 5NEWS Following Father’s Death
5NEWS Exclusive: College Student’s Killing Allegedly Described In Recorded Interview
Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns Over Bentonville PD’s Warrant For Amazon Echo Recordings
Fayetteville Running Back Cleared Of Burglary Arrest After Centerton PD Arrests Wrong Guy
Shooting Suspect’s Father: “Thank God The Police Didn’t Kill Him”
Sebastian County Deputy Killed, Hackett Police Chief Grazed By Bullet, Suspect Taken Into Custody
Arkansas State Representative From Springdale Admits To Taking Bribes
Humane Society Rescues Nearly 300 Dogs From Suspected Puppy Mill In Madison County
At Least One Bentonville Home On National Historic Register Set For Demolition
DHS: Cuts, Bruises, Welts Claim Unsubstantiated Prior To Bella Vista Boy’s Killing
Details Released In Hot Car Death Of Madison County K-9
Fayetteville Couple Adopts Raccoon Found Inside Their Home
Disabled Fort Smith Man’s Caretaker Facing Murder Charge
Argument Between Canvassers & Liquor Store Owners Caught On Video
Hundreds Tour Nuclear Reactor In Strickler Prior To Dismantling