Resume

DAVID CHONG
2721 Winterlake Dr.
Carrollton, TX 75006
(213) 458-6523

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Winter/Spring 2009, October 2012 - Present
KERA – North Texas Public Radio, Freelance Reporter/Producer. Dallas, TX.

Report breaking news and produce feature stories focusing on the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Write online stories for KERAnews.org and create accompanying photo galleries and videos.

November 2010 – July 2012
Minnesota Public Radio, Assistant Producer. Saint Paul, MN.

Generate segment ideas and book guests for news program focusing on business, politics, and culture.
Edit audio and write scripts for pre-produced segments.
Coordinate and acquire audio from Aspen Ideas Festival, Commonwealth Club, and National Press Club.
Screen callers and direct live program.

May 2008 - July 2008
News21, Fellow. Los Angeles, CA.

Reported and produced in-depth multimedia news stories on the 2008 election cycle.
Wrote blog posts for HuffingtonPost’s Off the Bus website on campaign 2008 topics.

June 2007 - May 2008
Marketplace Productions, Intern. Los Angeles, CA.

Worked with editors in producing commentary and daily spot segments for air.
Generated feature story ideas and researched business trends.
Reported freelance feature stories.

Sept 2007 - May 2008
Annenberg Radio News, Reporter. Los Angeles, CA.

Reported on breaking news for student-produced radio news program focusing on South Los Angeles.
Wrote and edited day-of-air spot news and feature stories.

June 2003 - December 2003
Southern California Public Radio, 89.3 KPCC, Intern. Pasadena, CA.

Researched news topics for Airtalk with Larry Mantle, a current events talk show program.
Assisted producers with guest scheduling for show.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2004 - May 2006
Greystone Film and Television, Researcher. Los Angeles, CA.

Worked on television documentaries for History Channel and Food Network series.
Acquired and compiled footage, stills, and other production material from National Archives, Library of Congress, and vendors.
Managed clearance rights and negotiated rates for acquired material.
Assisted producers with coordinating interviews, managing releases, and securing locations.

November 2000 – August 2002
RWS, LLC, Project Manager. San Francisco, CA.

Coordinated large-scale translation and localization projects in multiple languages.
Managed timelines and budgets to effectively cost manage projects.

July 1998 - July 2000
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET), Assistant Language Teacher. Yokaichiba City, Japan.

Taught English language classes at elementary and middle schools as a member of the Yokaichiba Board of Education.
Designed and implemented communicative language activities for youth and adult students.
Organized and participated in intercultural events and programs.

EDUCATION

Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.

M.A., Journalism. May 2008.

Awards and Honors: Dean's Scholar 2006-2008. Bayliss Radio Scholarship Recipient 2007. Knight and Carnegie News21 Fellowship.

Northwestern University. Evanston, IL.

B.S., Radio/TV/Film major.

Course highlights included documentary film theory, computer animation, film and video production/editing and multimedia design.

Studied at the University of Sussex, UK, during junior year.

SKILLS

Proficiency with: ProTools, Final Cut Express, Adobe Audition, DaVID, Avid NewsCutter, iNews, ENPS, Microsoft Office, FileMaker Pro, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Intermediate Japanese and Korean language skills.