1. JOE
McHALE
josephdmchale@gmail.com
Cell
Phone:
949.400.7832
SKILLS
Avid
News
Cutter
Adobe
Premier
Final
Cut
Pro
Edius
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Clickability
WordPress
EDUCATION
California
State
University,
Fullerton
B.A.
in
Broadcast
Journalism
PROFILE
• Experience
drawn
from
multiple
newsrooms
across
the
country:
KOTA
in
South
Dakota,
KOLN
in
Nebraska,
and
KCBS2/KCAL9
in
California.
• Student
reporter
for
a
medical
mission
to
Cambodia,
2012.
• Awarded
Professional
Promise
in
Journalism,
2012.
• First
place
AP
award:
General
Assignment
Reporting,
2015.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
KOLN/KGIN-­TV
(February
2014
-­‐
present)
-­‐-­‐
Lincoln,
Neb.
Lead
crime
reporter:
cover
murder,
robbery,
vandalism,
scams
and
more.
Turn
weekly
crime
stoppers
reports.
• Illustrated
the
human
drama
within
several
communities
during
the
aftermath
of
small
town
tornadoes,
which
left
hundreds
of
families
homeless.
• Presented
the
challenges
people
of
color
face
when
reporting
domestic
violence,
such
as
language
and
cultural
barriers
• Covered
some
of
Nebraska’s
most
controversial
stories:
gay
marriage,
Keystone
XL
Pipeline,
the
death
penalty,
and
immigration
reform.
KOTA-­TV
(February
2013
–
February
2014)
-­‐-­‐
Rapid
City,
S.D.
General
assignment
reporter,
weekend
anchor:
covered
agriculture,
tourism,
state
legislature
and
more.
• Shared
tragic
stories
from
the
Oct.
2013
blizzard.
It
killed
tens
of
thousands
of
livestock,
which
took
a
devastating
toll
on
the
Black
Hills
ranching
community.
• Reported
on
the
vote
to
legalize
alcohol
on
the
states
last
dry
Indian
reservation,
Pine
Ridge.
Immersed
myself
in
the
middle
of
a
protest
to
capture
an
emotionally
driven
story.
• Covered
the
crash
of
a
B-­‐1
bomber
in
Montana
where
four
South
Dakota
airmen
safely
ejected
from
the
plane
moments
before
it
exploded
in
mid-­‐air.
The
Daily
Titan
(January
2012
–
June
2012)
-­‐-­‐
Fullerton,
Calif.
Multimedia
Editor,
anchor,
and
reporter:
Led
50
student
reporters
by
assigning
and
editing
their
stories.
Brainstormed
story
ideas
with
other
editors
weekly.
• Reported
the
night
a
gunman
ran
through
campus
by
tracking
down
and
interviewing
students
who
saw
the
suspect.
• Retold
stories
of
the
Sept.
11,
2001
terrorist
attacks
through
students
on
the
10th
anniversary.
KCBS2/KCAL9
(January
2012
–
June
2012)
-­‐-­‐
Los
Angeles,
Calif.
News
Intern:
Shadowed
and
assisted
some
of
the
most
experienced
reporters
in
the
business.
Wrote
breaking
news
stories
for
cbsla.com
• Production
assistant
for
special
reports,
including
a
30-­‐minute
story
about
the
LA
Riots
20
years
later.
• Conducted
MOS
interviews
on
Hollywood’s
‘Walk
of
Fame’
following
the
deaths
of
legendary
singer,
Whitney
Houston,
and
the
“Queen
of
Disco,”
Donna
Summer.