1. CHUCK WADE
312 Marion St. Rochester, NY 14160 • (585) 356-3335 • chuckwade13@gmail.com
Anchor/Reporter
Media Communications Specialist
Dynamic and highly motivated professional with over five years’ experience conceptualizing and communicating unique
broadcast programs for television stations in order to consistently reach new customer demographics while cultivating and
expanding existing relationships. Highly competitive and successful in deadline-based situations to creatively communicate
through a variety of outlets and platforms. Experienced in deadline-based project management, relationship building,
long-term planning, and superior interdepartmental communication.
Demonstrated success record in:
 Branding, managing and positioning daily broadcasts under deadline
 Communicating and managing information across departments to ensure efficient broadcast execution
 Designing creative broadcast platforms to address emergence of online programming
 Training and development of staff with new broadcast technologies and practices
 Planning, production, and execution of long-term revenue producing projects
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Deadline-Based Production • Strong interpersonal skills • Training and Development
• Market Research • Social Media Marketing • Technology Integration
HIGHLIGHTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Deadline Based Project Management – Planned, produced, and anchored several revenue producing “special
programs” while still meeting daily broadcast deadlines. Handled staffing, internal communications, and content
production for broadcasts.
• Interdepartmental Communication – Gathered, composed, and disseminated information from a wide variety of
departments (sales, production, promotion, news) in a manner that is easily understood in timely fashion.
• Technology Integration – Utilized “ftp” technology to provide content from remote broadcast locations.
Technology reduced station costs by negating the need for satellite usage and site staffing.
• Social Media Marketing – Developed and managed department communication and relationship building with
viewers and clients through Facebook, Twitter, and Coveritlive online platforms.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY 2008 - Present
Sports Anchor/Reporter
• Anchored, produced, and presented daily information in a high-energy, deadline-based work environment for the top-
rated television station in the Rochester market.
• Planned and produced several revenue-producing specials for on-air and online broadcast to provide clients with new
outlets to reach a hyper-specific viewer demographic.
• Trained staff of four on new broadcast technologies to allow for reduced costs in content presentation from remote
locations.
• Utilized Facebook and Twitter to cultivate new relationships with viewer demographics that were shown to not be
watching on-air broadcasts.
WVIR-TV, Charlottesville, VA 2006 – 2008
Quickly accelerated through the ranks based on proven skills and adaptation to station technologies and branding concepts
Sports Anchor, 01/07 to 10/08

2. • Promoted to handle increased anchoring and reporting duties for top-rated television station in the Charlottesville, VA
market.
• Extensive remote working experience covering the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech athletic programs on a
daily basis.
• Created and managed new web-specific content for station website in order to provide clients with new avenues to
reach specific demographics.
Sports Reporter, 10/06 to 01/07
• Reporter and main videographer for sports department. Served as self-sufficient operation by gathering video,
producing, editing, and reporting content in daily deadline-based situations.
WKTR-Radio, Charlottesville, VA 2007 – 2008
Talk Show Host
• Was actively sought out by radio station management to provide new and creative broadcast content covering a wide
variety of sports topics.
• Operated as a self-sufficient entity, securing guests, producing broadcast materials and maintaining relationships with
clients that desired to market their brand to a specific demographic.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Alumni Association Board of Directors, SUNY Brockport 2006 – Present
Board Member
• Conceptualized new initiatives and programs to actively engage college alumni in donating and becoming more active
in their relationship with SUNY Brockport.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Communication, State University of New York at Brockport, 2006
Magna cum Laude