Jenna Abate
115 Butternut Drive Wayne, NJ 07407 Cell: (862) 216-9127 jaa5345@psu.edu EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State University BA in Communications: Broadcast Journalism Minor in Art History COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE: Centre County Report State College, PA Reporter/Anchor/Multimedia Journalist/Social Media Director Fall 2013 Produced, wrote, shot, reported and edited packages for live, Emmy Award winning newscast airing in 29 counties across PA WPIX News and Creative Service Intern Pitched story ideas and contacted sources Experienced field-reporting in New York City Edited and wrote scripts Designed and edited news topicals and promotional videos New York, New York Summer 2013
Graduation: May 2014 GPA: 3.60 Major, 3.46 Overall
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 Fall 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, Hindenburg