Kirstin Garriss

Contact Information http://kirstingarriss.weebly.com/ Facebook/Twitter: @ReporterGarriss

Cell: (919) 880 - 1092 Email: kirstin.garriss@gmail.com

JOURNALISM
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC, February 2016 Present
EXPERIENCE
Government Reporter
One-woman band reporter: generating story ideas, shooting, editing, writing and producing
original content on deadline for daily newscasts, reporting live and writing for web
Regularly covers Charlotte City Council and Mecklenburg County Commissioners meetings,
pitching government follow ups and developing city and county sources
Requesting public records for in-depth and investigative stories
Covered 2016 Presidential Election including North & South Carolina primaries, Republican
and Democratic National Conventions

WHAG-TV, NBC Affiliate, Hagerstown, MD, July 2013 January 2016

Nightside and 2015 Maryland State Capitol Reporter
One-woman band reporter who developed enterprise and investigative pieces, cultivated
sources with local officials and community leaders and utilized social media for story ideas
and live tweeting
Maryland State Capitol reporter: covering states politics from 2015 General Assembly in
Annapolis and the Inauguration of Gov. Larry Hogan
Fill-in Anchor and Producer for morning, noon and evening and/or weekend newscasts

NBC News Washington, December 2011 May 2013

Desk Assistant
Managed the network assignment desk as the Overnight Desk Editor on the weekends
Utilized editorial and production skills as a Production Assistant for: The Daily Rundown,
Andrea Mitchell Reports and Weekend Nightly News
Worked as a Weekend White House Producer, MSNBC Producer and Field Producer
Worked as a researcher for NBC News/TV One Convention/Election Night and field producer
for NBC News 2013 Inaugural Coverage for President Barack Obama

National Public Radio, June 2011 October 2011

Summer 2011 Talk of the Nation Intern and Temporary Editorial Assistant
Produced show episodes, which included researching topics and appropriate guest(s), pre-
interviewing guest(s), booking guest(s) and studio(s), writing host introductions and question
lines or 17- and 30-minute segments

SKILLS Dalet, AVID News Cutter non-linear editing software, iNews, TVU Backpack
Social Media: Twitter/Facebook for generating stories, reporting live news updates,
connecting and engaging with the community
Microsoft Office Programs: Word, Excel, Power Point
REFERENCES Available upon request

EDUCATION The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2011

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, Electronic Communication Sequence
Minor, American History and Concentration in Spanish for the Professions