SARA O.

VALLONE
saravallone.wordpress.com
814.389.3880
Svallone1@hotmail.com
Permanent Address:
417 Cushing Avenue
Johnsonburg, PA 15845

Professional Experience:
Current J obs:
USA College Sports, Inc. March 2014-Present
Vice President-External Operations; Feature Reporter
Develop and manage the firm's various affiliates in the college football industry, write weekly columns for external media
outlets, and participate in football broadcasting.
I also help with events planning, marketing & promotions and media & communications services.

Precision Compacted Components-(PCC) May 2014-Present
Assistant Engineer
Assist Engineers with updating part documents, including graphs, processes sheets, etc.
Assist in part studies such as help take measurements and apply various tests to the parts.

WOUB, Athens, OH (on-camera experience):
Bobcat Sports Showcase Fall 2011-December 2013
Feature Reporter
Half hour sports show on all Ohio University affiliated sports
Find relevant stories, conduct interviews, film b-roll, voice and edit a feature story
Report on volleyball games, swim meets, field hockey and much more and create video recaps for the website

Gridiron Glory Fall 2010- December 2013
Reporter
An Emmy award winning high school football show based on Southeastern Ohio football
Calling highlights on live television and feature reporter
Created video preview chats and wrote game recaps for online content

Hardwood Heroes Winter 2012- December 2013
Reporter
A high school basketball show based on Southeastern Ohio basketball
On-air talent, discussing, analyzing our assigned team , on-line analysis and recap reporting
Wrote recaps on the games for the online content

Newswatch Fall 2011- December 2013
Anchor/Video Editor
Produced sports segment and report it on the desk live
Cut up video content for the half hour-long news show then took the video sequence made in final cut, exported it to
Housekeeper and associated it in ENPS

Southern Ohio Copperheads, Athens, Ohio Summer 2012
Intern-Feature Reporter-Host
GLSCL baseball team, completely student organized and run.
Host of Inside Pitch-weekly online video feature stories on players and coaches.

Other media outlets (writing experience):
Comcast SportsNet, Chicago, Illinois Summer 2013
Digital Intern
Wrote on-line content for CSNChicago.com and some articles were featured on Yahoo!s homepage
Covered the 2013 Stanley Cup
Attended college football practices and Blackhawk special events
Interviewed coaches and players of the Blackhawks and Northwestern University

Speakeasy Magazine, Sports section, Athens, Ohio Winter 2011-Fall 2012
Beat and Feature Writer
A student-run magazine covering entertainment to campus news to sporting events
Write recaps and feature pieces for the football team, womens volleyball team, basketball team and individual athletes

Skills:
ENPS; Housekeeper; Final Cut; NETIA Editing Suite; Photoshop; Doppler Website Manager; shooting video for sporting events

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Journalism Graduated: December 2013
Ohio University Athens, Ohio GPA: 3.125 Major GPA: 3.5
Major: Broadcast Journalism with a specialization in Sports Management and Spanish