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Brett Scott Martin
[email protected] • Memphis, TN 38120 • (901) 859-8274
[email protected] • Marina, CA 93933
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Art in Journalism
Concentration: Broadcast News
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
KION/KCBA - Central Coast News, Salinas, CA (June 2012 - present)
· Digital Journalist
· Web Production
· Worked on all shifts - Morning show, Dayside and Nightside
· Trained and certified to engineer and set-up a Live Truck
· Reported live in the field for Breaking News in the 5, 6, 10, 10:30, and 11 broadcasts.
· Shot video, edited footage on Edius and completed multiple PKGs on a daily basis.
WREG - News Channel 3, Memphis, TN (January 2012 – May 2012)
· Sports Producer
· News
· Conducts many interviews and stand-ups in news. Interview post-game locker rooms for the Memphis
Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers. Edit film and complete PKGs, learn script writing for anchoring and
reporting.
91.7 FM - WUMR, Memphis, TN (May 2011 - May 2012)
· Sports Desk member
· Daily Sports Shows Monday-Friday
· Play-by-play and commentary for the University of Memphis football and basketball programs
Insight News, Memphis, TN (September 2011-December 2011)
· Reporter
· Producer
· Anchor
· Reported and edited packages, VOs, VOSOTs, and RDRs for different shows. Produced a 15-minute
newscast and managed writing and shooting assignments. Learned basics of Final Cut Pro, tape operator,
audio, teleprompting and camera work.
WREG - News Channel 3, Memphis, TN (September 2009-September 2010)
· Assignment Desk (September 2009)
· News team intern (September 2009)
· Election Field producer
· 16 hours a week, two days a week
· Learned the concepts that it takes to be a journalist including how to contact people set up interviews and find newsworthy stories. Recorded SOTs, VOs, and stand-ups, basic work with editing technology
WORK EXPERIENCE
Texas Roadhouse, Memphis, TN
· Server - Salesmanship, Customer Service
· Service Trainer
· Bartender - Trained bartender, Salesmanship, Specialty Drink Knowledge, Customer Service
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
· Ask Tom Desk - Answered questions and directed visitors to their destination
· Tour Guide - Organized and guided tours to incoming freshmen, transferring students, and groups visiting
the university campus
HONORS
Kappa Alpha Order - Gamma Gamma
· Vice President, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer
Up Til Dawn, Memphis, TN
· Member of organization that raised millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Bachelor of Art in Journalism
Concentration: Broadcast News
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
KION/KCBA - Central Coast News, Salinas, CA (June 2012 - present)
· Digital Journalist
· Web Production
· Worked on all shifts - Morning show, Dayside and Nightside
· Trained and certified to engineer and set-up a Live Truck
· Reported live in the field for Breaking News in the 5, 6, 10, 10:30, and 11 broadcasts.
· Shot video, edited footage on Edius and completed multiple PKGs on a daily basis.
WREG - News Channel 3, Memphis, TN (January 2012 – May 2012)
· Sports Producer
· News
· Conducts many interviews and stand-ups in news. Interview post-game locker rooms for the Memphis
Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers. Edit film and complete PKGs, learn script writing for anchoring and
reporting.
91.7 FM - WUMR, Memphis, TN (May 2011 - May 2012)
· Sports Desk member
· Daily Sports Shows Monday-Friday
· Play-by-play and commentary for the University of Memphis football and basketball programs
Insight News, Memphis, TN (September 2011-December 2011)
· Reporter
· Producer
· Anchor
· Reported and edited packages, VOs, VOSOTs, and RDRs for different shows. Produced a 15-minute
newscast and managed writing and shooting assignments. Learned basics of Final Cut Pro, tape operator,
audio, teleprompting and camera work.
WREG - News Channel 3, Memphis, TN (September 2009-September 2010)
· Assignment Desk (September 2009)
· News team intern (September 2009)
· Election Field producer
· 16 hours a week, two days a week
· Learned the concepts that it takes to be a journalist including how to contact people set up interviews and find newsworthy stories. Recorded SOTs, VOs, and stand-ups, basic work with editing technology
WORK EXPERIENCE
Texas Roadhouse, Memphis, TN
· Server - Salesmanship, Customer Service
· Service Trainer
· Bartender - Trained bartender, Salesmanship, Specialty Drink Knowledge, Customer Service
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
· Ask Tom Desk - Answered questions and directed visitors to their destination
· Tour Guide - Organized and guided tours to incoming freshmen, transferring students, and groups visiting
the university campus
HONORS
Kappa Alpha Order - Gamma Gamma
· Vice President, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer
Up Til Dawn, Memphis, TN
· Member of organization that raised millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Hospital