Bria Bolden is a journalist who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Journalism. She has skills in live reporting, anchoring, writing for print and television using AP style. Her experience includes news internships at KTBC Fox 7 Austin and CNN where she wrote stories, edited videos, and contributed to newscasts. She was also a reporter and anchor for Texas Student Television during college where she produced news packages.

1. CONTACT
(713) 858-4375
BBRIA6897@GMAIL.COM
WWW.BRIABOLDEN.COM
EDUCATION
AUGUST 2016 – AUGUST 2019
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Moody College of Communication
• Bachelor of Journalism
AUGUST 2015 – MAY 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
SKILLS
• Live Reporting
• Anchoring
• Writing for Print and
Television
• AP Style
• iNews
• Microsoft Office
• CNN Newsource
• Social Media
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC
2019
• Edius
• FinalCut Pro
• iMovie
• Adobe Photoshop CC
2019
• Adobe Audition CC
2019
ACTIVITIES
AUGUST 2017 – MAY 2019
TEXAS STUDENT TELEVISION
• News Department volunteer, Associate Producer,
Executive Producer, and Reporter/Anchor
AUGUST 2016 – MAY 2019
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS
• Member of the UT Austin Chapter
AWARDS & HONORS
• 2019 Brandon Schantz Memorial Scholarship Recipient
• Moody College of Communication Dean’s List
• The University of Texas at Tyler Dean’s List
EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2019 – JULY 2019 AUSTIN, TEXAS
KTBC FOX 7 AUSTIN NEWS
NEWS INTERN
• Shot stories with reporters and
photographers
• Wrote packages, VOSOTS, and teases
• Edited packages with Edius Software
• Contributed to the daily pitch meetings with
the news team
JUNE 2018 – AUGUST 2018 ATLANTA, GEORGIA
CNN
NEWSROOM EDITORIAL OPERATIONS INTERN
• Selected and edited video elements (SOTs
and VOs) for CNN Newsroom with Ana
Cabrera
• Researched and gathered information for
discussion segments
• Wrote stories and researched for video
elements for CNN Weekend Evening News
Briefs
NEWS ASSISTANT INTERN
• Collaborated with CNN, CNNI, and HLN
Control Staff and Show Teams
• Ran the teleprompter for CNN branded
world news programs
• Ran scripts for HLN anchors
• Mic'd guests and anchors in CNN studios
AUGUST 2017 – MAY 2019 AUSTIN, TEXAS
TEXAS STUDENT TELEVISION
REPORTER/ANCHOR
• Shot, edited and produced packages, VOs,
and VOSOTs for the newscast on a deadline
• Pitched stories for the next newscast
• Conducted interviews with sources
• Wrote story introductions
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – TEXAS NEWS CHANNEL
• Selected stories, building the rundown, and
timing the newscast
• Reviewed teases and headlines in the script
• Wrote and copy-edited the script in a
broadcast format
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – TOWER TALKS
• Wrote and copy-edited script in broadcast
format for Tower Talks, a weekly round-table
political talk show
• Coordinated each show segment with the
Executive Producer
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER – KVR NEWS
• Contacted reporters on a weekly basis to
determine story progress
• Gathered, exported, and reviewed video
elements PKGs, SOTs, and VOs) for the
newscast
• Created and edited on-screen graphics for
anchors, reporters and video elements
B R I A
B O L D E N
JOURNALIST