mike ross

tv news anchor and reporter and managing editor

About

TV News Anchor/reporter/managing editor at KTUU TV

Country

united states

City

anchorage

Industry

broadcast media

Skill

broadcast, storytelling, breaking news, television, journalism, broadcast journalism, editing, video, radio, public relations, producing, camera, news writing, video production, broadcast television, interviews, new media, press releases, field production, adobe audition, field producing

Experience

news anchor

wwl-radio

1986-1 - 1988-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Afternoon-drive anchor for three-hour all-news format.

news reporter and manager

wwl-tv

1986-8 - 2006-10 · 20 yrs 3 mos

I covered the Louisiana Legislature, New Orleans City Hall, then founded the WWL-TV Northshore Bureau.

anchor and reporter

wjbo-wfmf radio

1981-1 - 1982-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Wrote and voiced newscasts and covered general news stories

general assignment reporter

wafb-tv

1982-1 - 1983-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Covered wide variety of news stories and served as relief anchor.

legislature and political reporter and anchor

wwl tv

1988-1 - 1994-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

* Primary reporter for station coverage of the Louisiana Legislature and political stories. * Responsibilities: * Extensive live reports during legislative sessions and elections * Relief anchor for newscasts

news anchor and staff announcer

wsho-wbyu radio

1977-1 - 1981-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Wrote and voiced hourly * newscasts and produced commercials. * Responsibilities: * Served as Assistant News Director and helped to establish new * 7-member news staff. * Primary reporter for coverage of a chemical spill that won a regional * award from United Press International for breaking-news reports.

assignment editor

wwl-tv

1994-1 - 1995-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Manager in charge of coordinating daily activities of a 60-member news staff. * Responsibilities: * Determined which stories to cover and dispatched camera crews * Managed progress of reporters during the day * Assigned and supervised technicians for live shots * Coordinated with upper management in developing plans for * special reports and event coverage * Staff scheduling

northshore bureau chief

wwl tv

1995-1 - 2006-1 · 11 yrs 1 mo

* Anchor/reporter/manager of a news bureau covering a five-county area with a population of more than 300,000. * Responsibilities included: * Gathering interviews, writing and preparing daily news reports under tight * deadlines * Live reports on breaking news stories * Developing sources and contacts * Representing tv station at public appearances * Long-range planning of special series and technology

weekend anchor and reporter

wbrz-tv

1983-1 - 1986-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

* Anchor of four newscasts that were #1 in the ratings. * Responsibilities: * Writing scripts and producing newscast content * Video tape editing * Supervised ten-person staff

tv news anchor and reporter and managing editor

ktuu tv

2006-10 - Present · 20 yrs

* Anchoreporter/manager ( 2006-present) * primary anchor for 5:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm newscasts * general assignment reporter * reporter/producer for multi-segment sweeps pieces * managing editor * fill-in producer * “Best Newscast”: Alaska Press Club 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2012