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A.J. Nwoko

E-mail: nanwoko@yahoo.com

Phone: (336) 675-0113

Professional info
 

My name is A.J. Nwoko and I'm an aspiring television reporter. I am a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I majored in Electronic Broadcast Journalism. I'm currently a news photograher at NBC29 WVIR-TV News in Charlottesville, VA.

Languages

English

 

Work experience
 

Skills
NBC29 WVIR-TV News
2015 - Present
 
  • News Photographer for NBC29 WVIR-TV News

    • Shoot, write and edit news packages and short stories for daily broadcasts

    • Live Shot Operator 

 
Laboratory Corporation of America

2009 - 2013

 

  • Paid intern for the Corporate Compliance Department of LabCorp

    • Charged with locating and uploading Material Safety Data Sheets of every product LabCorp currently uses to an online database

    • Mailed confidential documents to other branches of LabCorp across the country

    • Skilled in working with spreadsheets and databases.

    • Skilled in filing and organizing

 

Student Work Study Financial Aid/ Teacher’s Assistant

​2012 - 2013

 

  • Organized financial document for entire student body of ACC

  • Answered incoming phone calls and  Contacted students directly with issues directly involving financial aid

  • Helped schedule appointments and assist with financial aid work shops

  • Worked personally with student and visitors at the front desk window

  • Skilled in working with spreadsheets and databases

  • Skilled in filing and organizing

 

The Daily Tar Heel

​2013 - 2015

 

  • Weekly Cartoonist for the DTH

  • Creator of Chapman and Hilligan

 

The Hill Political Review

2013 - 2015

 

  • Cartoonist for the Hill Political Review Magazine

  • Created front covers and editorial cartons for monthly issues

Reporting

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Audition

Graphics Building

Techinical Directing

Cartooning

Flute Playing

Education
 

Alamance Community College

2011 - 2013

 

  • Associate of Arts

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2013 - 2015

 

  • Electronic Broadcast Journalism major

  • Music minor

Memberships and Affiliations


 

  • CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow

  • Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout (February 2011)

  • The Daily Tar Heel - Cartoonist

  • Carolina Week and Sports Xtra broadcasts - Reporter, Graphics Builder, Technical Director

  • Elon Academy - Beta Class

Awards and Achievements

 

  • RTDNAC Awards 2015

    • Best Photography
      First Place: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Field Renovation

    • Best TV Sports Story
      First Place: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Football Field Prep

  • Eagle Scout Honor - 2011

  • College Emmy- Sports Xtra, 2nd Place - 2013

  • CBI National Student Production Award - Sports Xtra, Finalist: Best Sportscast - 2014

  • BEA TV Sports Story / Feature Honorable Mention - 2014

  • Jeff MacNelly Scholarship Award - 2014

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