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Denise Sawyer |

2251 Sherman Ave N.W, P-34 - Washington, DC | Ph: 305-746-9691 | E: Denise.Sawyer@yahoo.com | Website: www.DeniseSawyer.com

NBC Washington- Washington, D.C. Intern, News Department

January 2012- present

Shoot, edit, write and produce stories for NBCinterns.com Launch and maintain a social media campaign for NBC Washington's District Matters television show Publish web articles weekly that include local news and lifestyle August 2011-present June 2010-present January 2008- present

Multimedia Campus Reporter- Washington, D.C. Host, Internal Affairs Talk Show- WHBC 830AM Contributing Writer, The Hilltop General Assignment Reporter, SLN-TV

Produce radio packages, show drops and commercials with Protools and Audacity for a news talk radio show Write articles for the Metro beat, which includes consumer reports, transit news, city politics and fraud Research, shoot with P2 cameras, write, edit (non-liner) with Final Cut Pro and produce content for multiple December 2011-January 2012

Hyattsville Patch-Washington, D.C. Columnist, Drink of the Week

Published a weekly column that features a drink of the week from local restaurants and bars June -August 2011

NewsChannel 8-Washington, D.C. Intern, Let's Talk Live

Conducted man-on-street interviews, pitched segment ideas, booked guests, researched stories, ingested and logged tape, and wrote voice-overs and teases as the only intern in this department Increased audience interaction by writing updates, uploading pictures and video to the shows blog site, Twitter page, and Facebook page January- May 2011

CBS News Bureau-Washington, D.C. Intern, Weekend News

Monitored the BP oil spill recovery efforts for research, interviewed experts in the studio about the Somalia Pirates incident, conducted man-on-street interviews, and transcribed every Sunday morning political talk shows January- May 2010

WTTG FOX5News - Washington, D.C. Intern, News Department

Handled the phone-in story tips, directed leads, opened and filed mail-in story tips, maintained daily scheduling logs and monitored the police radio scanner at the assignment desk

Education Howard University Awards

Bachelor of Arts, 2012

Major: Broadcast News

Minor: Political Science

Fellow, NABJ North Carolina A&T Multimedia Short Course (March 2012) Fellow, Meredith-Cronkite Fellowship (January 2012) Recipient, Outstanding Achievement Award WHUT-TV (April 2011) Recipient, Howard University Presidential Scholarship (August 2009) Affiliations: President, Howard University Association of Black Journalists Member, Society of Professional Journalists Volunteer, White House Correspondence Office Press Officer, The Washington Redskins Digital Media Skills DaletPlus Editing * Final Cut Pro Editing * Motion * Protools * Audacity * Photoshop * InDesign * ENPS * INews