Jenna Abate
115 Butternut Drive Wayne, NJ 07470 Cell: (862) 216-9127 jaa5345@psu.edu
Samples of my work can be found on my website: www.jennaabate.com
EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State University BA in Communications: Broadcast Journalism Minor in Art History COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE: Centre County Report Reporter/Anchor WPIX News and Creative Services Intern State College, PA Fall 2013
Graduation: May 2014 GPA: 3.36 Major, 3.4 Overall
New York, NY Summer 2013
WJAC State College State College, PA News Intern to the Bureau of State College PA Spring 2013 Responsible for reporting on all activities in the State College Area Edited sound and footage to create packages for the evening broadcast Edited online news content WJET News Intern to Local Television Station Reported on news stories on the community Edited news packages for reporters Edited online news content for evening broadcast Penn State News Television Network Reporter for Penn States on-campus news show Interviewed, shot, and edited weekly news packages that air on the weekly newscast Erie, PA Spring 2012
University Park, PA 2012
The Neighborhood News Montville Twp HS, NJ Writer 2010-2009 Wrote weekly sports articles for the local paper Worked with local photographers to select photos to coincide with articles Conducted interviews with players and coaches TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS: Software- MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Mac Publisher Arts- Analog film, camera and lighting techniques, Avid, iNews, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Hindenburg