Kathy Park

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kpark26@gmail.com


Education  | Journalism Experience  | Activities  | Awards  | Special Skills 

Education

  • University of Maryland - Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  •       Broadcast Journalism, GPA: 3.76.   Degree expected May 2007
  • Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House, Creative Writing Program (Fall 2003-Spring 2005)
  • Study Abroad: Seoul, South Korea (January 2006)
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    Journalism Experience

    MSNBC-"Hardball with Chris Matthews," Intern, February 2007-present
        Pitch story ideas, provide research on guests and assist with production tasks.

    Meredith-Cronkite Minority Fellowship, Fellow, January 2007
        One of 12 students chosen to receive hands-on, professional experience at KPHO in Phoenix.

    Capital News Service, Reporter, August 2006-December 2006
        Shot, wrote and edited stories for "Maryland Newsline," a nightly newscast produced by students.

    T. Rowe Price, Writing Intern, June 2006-August 2006
        Wrote copy for marketing literature and created the daily Industry News Update.

    DIY Network, Intern, June 2005-September 2005
        Assisted producers on local shoots, logged field tapes and researched information for shows.

    WRC-TV, Consumer Unit Intern, February 2005-May 2005
        Researched questions posted by viewers, wrote scripts and selected topics for future shows.

    Soundprint Media Center, Radio Production Intern, January 2005
        Edited documentaries for National Public Radio, copy-edited scripts and maintained the Web site.

    Lockheed Martin Corp., Media Relations Intern, June 2004-December 2004
        Wrote and designed company fact sheets, brochures and press releases.

     

    Activities

    Radio-Television News Directors Association, Secretary, October 2005-present
        Record and relay the latest RTNDA news to members in the University of Maryland chapter.

    UMTV, Production Assistant, September 2003-December 2006
        Facilitated in behind-the-scenes production of campus programs.

    The PublicAsian, Reporter, September 2003-December 2006
        Wrote and edited news stories relevant to the Asian Pacific American community on campus.

    The Diamondback, Reporter, January 2004-May 2004
        Covered campus-related news for University of Maryland’s daily student newspaper.

     

    Awards

    Philip Merrill College of Journalism Scholarships:

     

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