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Ricky IrvingRickyIrving.comProfile/Career Highlights Experience in producing live TV broadcasts. Create high-quality TV programming. Select and produce content for broadcasts with strong visual elements. Able to work in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines. Respond quickly and aggressively to breaking news. Then able to get information on the air. Best Newscast Award, Press Club of Southeast Texas (2014)Skills Broadcast Writing, Researching, Content Development, Project ManagementENPS, iNews, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft OfficeExperience NBCUniversal NBC 5/KXAS-TV, Fort Worth, TXProducer/Writer, December 2014-Present Associate in the NBC News Associates Program 6am weekend producer Write news content Visually enhance and showcase stories with graphics & videoGannett KBMT-TV, Beaumont, TXProducer, December 2012-December 2014 Developed daily 5pm & 10pm newscasts Wrote news content Visually enhanced and showcased stories with graphics & video Maintained or updated stories on website and social media sites Created viewer interaction during newscasts Managed a night-side team of reporters, photographers, and editor.NBCUniversal NBC 5/KXAS-TV, Fort Worth, TXNews Production Assistant, December 2011-December 2012 Assisted News Producers with daily news gathering, script writing and research for news stories. Operated Teleprompter and logged video footage. Produced Community Affairs talk show, Five Talk Street

Education & AffiliationsUniversity of Texas at Arlington, Bachelor of Arts, Media Management: Finance & Communications, 2011.Member, National Association of Black Journalists, Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.RickyIrving.com