Wendy Fry has over eight years of experience in local reporting, with a focus on investigative, political and public affairs reporting. She currently works as a reporter and investigative producer at NBC San Diego, where she provides daily stories, quick investigations, and long-term data analysis projects. Previously, she was a government reporter at the UT San Diego/Union Tribune where she led an investigation into government contracts that resulted in corruption charges filed against over a dozen officials. She has received several awards for her in-depth reporting and investigations.

1. WENDY M. FRY
(858) 353-4456
WENDYM.FRY@GMAIL.COM
BROADCAST AND PRINT REPORTER
 Eight years of experience in local reporting, with three years focus on investigative,
political and public affairs reporting
 Strong ability to move with ease between different storytelling platforms and mediums
 Co-host of weekly Sunday public affairs show “Politically Speaking”
 Provide daily coverage as well as enterprising long-term data and investigative projects
 Advanced data analyst, Excel, database and data visualization skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Reporter and Investigative Producer, NBC San Diego, San Diego, CA (August 2013 through
present) Provide daily stories and quick-turn investigations that break news and lead the market;
analyze data for enterprise stories and long-term investigations; obtain public records and open
access for entire team; advanced knowledge of California public records laws; advanced data
skills including Access, Excel, SQL, and scraping.
Government Reporter, UT San Diego, Union Tribune, San Diego, CA (June 2009 through
July 2012) Covered city government for four South County cities, including Chula Vista,
National City, Imperial Beach and Coronado; covered City of San Diego mayoral race; led an
investigation into government contracts in the Sweetwater and Southwestern schools that
resulted in corruption charges being filed against more than a dozen public officials
OTHER SKILLS:
 Proficient in Spanish and able to conduct interviews in second language
 Able to shoot and edit video, and implement multimedia
 Collaborate with and contribute to media partner Voice of San Diego
 Possess strong, respected reporting presence on all platforms: print, broadcast, radio,
web, social media
AWARDS:
 Holly Whisenhunt Stephen Fellowship from the Investigative Reporters and Editors
(IRE) National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. (2014)
 Two SPJ awards for in-depth reporting (2009) and team coverage of corrupt school
district (2012)
 Second Place in CNPA investigative category for city/county wildfire clean-up