1. Olivia Riggio
Journalist
82 Andrew Avenue Oakland, NJ | 201-264-8153 | origgio35@gmail.com | oliviariggioblog.wordpress.com
Education
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Expected graduation: May 2019
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism- Park School of Communications
• Women’s and Gender Studies minor
• Dean’s list, Oracle Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
• GPA: 4.0
Related Involvement
Life & Culture Editor- The Ithacan newspaper, Ithaca, NY August 2018-Present
• Pitch feature stories focused on local and campus-wide art, music and cultural events and movements to peer
editorial board and staff adviser
• Hold weekly meetings with staff writers to assign feature stories and music, film, television and game reviews; give
constructive criticism on their writing; and teach about AP style
• Edit staff writers’ review and story drafts for style and content while staying on a weekly deadline
• Coach writers on interview skills and crafting engaging stories
• Collaborate with design and photo team to create concepts for page visuals
• Post stories on WordPress on weekly schedule
• Use Adobe InDesign to lay out and edit newspaper pages and respond to editor-in-chief, copy editors’ and
proofreaders’ edits on deadline
Intern- FAIR.org, New York, NY June 2018-August 2018
• Pitch, research for and write articles centered upon progressive media criticism
• Assist with basic web content posting and organization on WordPress
• Manage Twitter and other social media accounts
Newscaster- WHCU, Cayuga Radio Group, Ithaca, NY August 2018-Present
• Read and record newscasts for local radio station
Board Operator- WHCU, Cayuga Radio Group, Ithaca, NY August 2018-Present
• Operate soundboard and play commercials for Cornell University sports games
• Connect sportscaster remotely via Comrex and address technical issues to keep game on-air
Life & Culture Reporter- The Ithacan newspaper, Ithaca, NY August 2016-Present
• Write features of local artistic and cultural events and review new music
• Contact and interview sources and conduct research about topics
• Respond to editors’ suggestions prior to deadline
• Pitch story ideas regarding local art and culture events
Student Writer- the Ithaca Voice, Ithaca, NY March 2017- January 2018
• Cover hyper-local stories of various beats, including music and culture
Radio Newscaster- WICB News, Ithaca, NY January 2017-Present
• Research and report the most current, pressing news stories of the day to report on
• Write 2:30-minute long broadcast script, including relevant sound bites
• Deliver news on-air for a target demographic of Ithaca College students and upstate New Yorkers
Talent Coordinator- VIC Radio, Ithaca, NY April 2017-Dec 2017
• Work 7 hours per week organizing DJs’ schedules, train new DJs, take part in leading staff meetings, help DJs with
technical difficulties, perform air checks to give DJs feedback on their on-air delivery
DJ- VIC Radio, Ithaca, NY January 2016- Present
• Control Wheatstone soundboard and operate Zetta computer software for weekly, 2-hour shifts
• Develop an on-air personality speaking about local music and pop-culture topics
Additional Skills
• Writing in journalistic broadcast and AP style, basic video editing on Adobe Premiere and iMovie, page layout on
Adobe InDesign, operation of video cameras, audio equipment and mobile devices for news packages, research
on Nexis and other databases, organizing research in Excel, navigating WordPress, interpreting social media
analytics, Hootsuite certified, proficient in Spanish
