1. Kevin L. France
395 East 52nd
Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203
(347)-415-0666 / klf5329@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full-time position in the Journalism/Communications field.
EDUCATION: The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
B.A.: Broadcast Journalism, College of Communications Class of 2015
Minor: Kinesiology, the College of Human and Health Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Fox News Channel NewYork, NY
Production Assistant April 2016-Present
 Assisting in story writing, video and copy editing for NewsEdge, a worldwide service to the Fox News Broadcasting
Network.
 Collaborating with producers, writers and editors in the production of video intended for over 170 Fox News affiliates.
 Working on site with reporters to create as-live news packages for distribution to national Fox news affiliates.
 Writing accurate and concise news stories and scripts including contributing in breaking news situations across the nation.
WNYC Radio NewYork, NY
Digital Content Intern January 2016-May 2016
 Working with editors and producers to pitch and produce multimedia stories for WNYC.org, including coverage of the
election primaries.
 Managed daily operations of TalkBox, WNYC’s community engagement and newsgathering tool with an emphasis on
events impacting New Yorkers.
 Produced and edited audio for episodes of There Goes The Neighborhood, a podcast series focused on gentrification of
Brooklyn, co-produced by WNYC and The Nation.
BRIC Arts and Media Brooklyn, NY
Freelance Production Assistant October 2016-Present
 Manage logistics of weekly live in-studio music series “B-Side” by handling audio equipment and liaising with show
producers and guests to prepare for live taping.
 Assist producers and camera operators with staff television and remote shoots.
 Serve as a liaison with studio technical work, video editing and finding visual aspects for scripts.
AccuWeather State College, PA
Online Journalist Intern May 2015- Aug 2015
 Authored, edited and produced unique weather-related news stories, using the AP writing style for Accuweather.com
 Conducted in-depth research on potential news story topic with the emphasis on finding ways to bring news stories to the
public’s attention.
 Attracted thousands of viewers to AccuWeather.com with essential and eye-catching tweets from our @breakingnews
account.
 Had articles featured on third party sites such as the Huffington Post and MSN.
Forever Broadcasting:ESPN Radio 1450 State College, PA
Sports Reporter Intern Oct. 2014- May 2015
 Responsibilities included keeping game statistics and recording post games summaries of Penn State men’s baseball and
basketball for the 2014-2015 season.
 Collected audio from post-game conferences that were aired on the morning show the next day.
 Edited guest radio interviews using editing programs such as Hindenburg, Cool Edit and Adobe Audition.
 Live tweeted in-game highlights along with pictures and videos from our @ESPNRadio1450 for our viewers.
ADDITIONALSKILLS
 Experience with Cool Edit Pro, Hindenburg, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
 Mac and PC Proficient.