FROMTHEDESKOFJOSHUAJOHNSON

1824 Echo Lake Drive • West Palm Beach, FL 33407

phone 786 229 6849 KSHSRadio@aol.com
Professional Experience:
♦ March 2004 – Today: WLRN Miami Herald News; Anchor/Reporter – wrote, produced, edited and anchored local newscasts
during “All Things Considered” on NPR station WLRN 91.3 FM; filed enterprise stories for morning and noon newscasts;
freelanced for NPR News, CBS Radio News and Marketplace from American Public Media, filed for MiamiHerald.com and for
podcasts, wrote opinion, spot news and business articles for The Miami Herald, redesigned the radio department’s ENPS
newsroom software to provide a more efficient and streamlined workflow, appeared in live segments for PRI’s morning program
The Takeaway; moderated live video debate between 2009 Miami mayoral candidates for MiamiHerald.com
♦ January 2003 – March 2004: WPEC-TV; weekend assignment editor – worked assignment desk Wednesday through Friday,
planning for weekend; ran assignment desk solo on Saturdays and Sundays
♦ December 2002: WPBT/Channel 2; PBS membership drive pledge host – extemporized about programming, gift offers, station
information, etc., persuading viewers to contribute to Channel 2
♦ August 2002 – October 2002: NBR Enterprises/WPBT – developed FLOW: Financial Literacy On the Web, a program to
empower young adults (18-29) with their finances; wrote grant proposal and produced pilot segment
♦ October 2000 – January 2002: WTVJ-TV (NBC 6); production assistant – trained in assignment desk management (ran the
Saturday morning desk for 2 1/2 months), associate producing; gathering and cutting sound bites
♦ March 1998 – May 2001: “truth” anti-tobacco campaign; on-air talent and youth representative – helped plan and participated in
the Summer 2000 “truth tour”, speaking in Seattle, Denver, Kansas City, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis and Chicago; helped design
and implement plans for national “truth” office in Washington DC; appeared in three of Florida’s original “truth” ads; trained other
tobacco prevention programs in outreach, media relations and community organizing
♦ Summer 1993 – Summer 1999: Minority Access to Research Careers program, at Temple Univ. School of Medicine; research
apprentice – helped doctors conduct laboratory research, and shadowed clinicians working in hospitals
o 1993-1995: Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Department, Temple University
o 1997: Urology Research Department at Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University
o 1998: Pulmonary Research Laboratories at St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia
o 1999: Pharmacology Research Department, University of Toronto
Recent Conferences & Events:
♦ 3 October, 2009: Spoke at annual district conference of Florida Scholastic Press Association, Deerfield Beach, FL; gave
three presentations on careers in broadcast news, and one presentation on news ethics in a digital age
♦ 20-23 April, 2009: Attended NAB/RTNDA convention, Las Vegas; researched upgrades in software for WLRN-FM’s
news department, including industry-standard programs like Dalet Studio Pro and ENPS; represented NLGJA at
national board meeting of RTNDA
♦ 24-25 April, 2008: Selected by CNN to attend its first CNN.com Digital Media Workshop, at CNN Center in Atlanta; learned
about CNN’s online news, sales and marketing operations; served as assignment producer to marshal coverage of a sample story
produced in CNN’s digital “mosaic” template
Professional Associations: South Florida Black Journalists Association; National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
Higher Education: University of Miami School of Communication ‘02, B.S. in Broadcasting & B.A in Theater Arts; GPA 3.509
Collegiate Broadcast Experience:
♦ UMIQ (UMTV), campus quiz show (six 30-minute episodes, one 60-minute championship); host, lead writer; Fall 2001 – Spring
2002; Outstanding Program, University of Miami; CBI Award, Best Technical Production, Episode 6
♦ NewsVision (UMTV), thirty-minute student-produced newscast; writer, anchor, reporter; Spring 2001 – Fall 2001; Best News
Program, National Broadcasting Society; Best Newscast, Florida A.P.
♦ The 5:00 News (WVUM-FM), seven-minute newscast; writer/anchor; 1998 – 2000; Best Newscaster, University of Miami
Collegiate Honors:
♦ Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or higher) – Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Fall 1998
♦ Provost’s Honor Roll (3.7 GPA or higher) – Spring 2000
♦ Former Member, Alpha Epsilon Rho, the national broadcasting honors society
♦ Suncoast Regional Emmy Award, Best Student Program, NewsVision – December 2002
Work-Related Abilities: highly skilled at digital audio (Adobe Audition, Audacity, Dalet 5.1) and video (Final Cut Pro) editing;
expertly skilled in public speaking, speechwriting and scriptwriting; highly skilled at assignment desk/newsroom duties (interviewing,
beat checks, reviewing news releases, gathering/cutting sound bites, advance planning, copy editing, enterprising stories, etc.);
experienced with various newsroom content management systems (AvStar, iNews, ENPS and AP NewsDesk); skilled at camera field
production, sound mixing, and some lighting; proficient with HTML design; learning Drupal web design platform; proficient with
graphic & web design programs (FireWorks, Dreamweaver); highly skilled in teaching/group training techniques; speaks some Spanish
Other Talents & Interests: jazz vocal performance, improvisational performance, modern architecture, volunteering, theme
parks/tourism, weightlifting/strength sports