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WWSB-TV Sarasota, FL 2010-2014

WEEKEND ANCHOR/MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

  • Wrote and anchored weekend news and sportscasts.
  • Shot, wrote, edited and reported news and feature stories.
  • Wrote print-style stories for the station's website.
  • Second Place - 2013 & 2014 - SPJ Florida Anchor of the Year.
  • Regional Emmy nominee in 2013: "On-Camera Talent - Anchor - Sports."
  • Regional Emmy nominee in 2012: "On-Camera Talent - Anchor - News."
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    FREELANCE Tampa, FL 2004-2010

    ANCHOR, REPORTER, VIDEO PRODUCER

  • Reporting feature stories for the statewide Sun Sports network.
  • Fill-in morning traffic anchoring for Tampa's CBS affiliate WFTS-TV.
  • News and feature story reporting for the pet-related website ZooToo.com.
  • Field producing and writing stories for Tampa's PBS affiliate WEDU-TV.
  • Produced and hosted a tutorial DVD for aspiring TV reporters.
  • News reporting and fill-in anchoring for WTTA-TV.
  • Field producing for CBS News.
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    WCPO-TV Cincinnati, OH 2002-2004

    GENERAL ASSIGNMENT NEWS REPORTER

  • Researched, wrote and reported general news and feature stories.
  • Did live reporting daily including frequent live breaking news coverage.
  • Regularly anchored CNN Headline News cut-ins.
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    WTVQ-TV Lexington, KY 1999-2002

    SPORTS DIRECTOR

  • Wrote, edited and anchored weekday sportscasts. Reported and anchored live.
  • Reported features, produced, wrote and hosted specials, called play-by-play.
  • Ran three person department. Reported news on rare occasions.
  • Wrote material for station news releases and web site.
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      John McQuiston reporting and anchoring sports at WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida.  
    WFLA-TV Tampa, FL 1997-1999

    SPORTS ANCHOR/REPORTER

  • Wrote, reported and edited sports and feature stories.
  • Produced, wrote and anchored weekend sportscasts.
  • Wrote and anchored 15-minute long Sunday Sports Extra.
  • Wrote print versions of stories for the station’s web site.
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    Did similar work for several other radio and
    television stations between 1988 and 1997.

     
     

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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Majors: Communications, Political Science.
  • BA May 1988.