Juliette Vara is a bilingual Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and media professional with over 13 years of experience in television news reporting, radio hosting, and freelance field producing. She currently works as the host for the Grand Ole Opry pre-show in Nashville, Tennessee, where she engages the audience, runs games and giveaways, and ensures contestants are well-managed. Previously, she served as a news reporter and anchor for Fox 5 News in San Diego, California, producing and reporting on daily news stories and serving as a live correspondent. She also has experience freelancing as a field producer for ABC News and Good Morning America, and coordinating television placements for independent artists.

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JULIETTE VARA
P R O F I L E
B R O A D C A S T I N G A N D M E D I A P R O F E S S I O N A L
SHOW HOST
GRAND OLE OPRY | JUNE 2015 - PRESENT | NASHVILLE, TN
Responsible for 15 minute pre-show warm up audience engagement, trivia &
announcements
Entertain 4,400 visitors with games and giveaways on stage in between acts
Ensure all contestants are well managed backstage
Answer questions and make sure sponsor name/brand is clear
Easily capable of ad-libbing and stretching, if needed, during live show
FREELANCE FIELD PRODUCER & TV PLACEMENT COORDINATOR
JAN 2011 - PRESENT | SAN DIEGO, CA & NASHVILLE, TN
Field produce and organize video shoots for ABC News & Good Morning
America - most recently interviewing wife of Charles Kelly (Lady
Antebellum) about their miracle pregnancy
Conduct interviews and manage field crews to ensure all video is gathered and
fed back to NYC within a very tight deadline
Secure TV morning show placement for independent artists to perform and be
interviewed on various stations including Los Angeles (KTLA), Dallas,
Cincinnati, San Antonio, etc.
Successfully pitched and secured national TV coverage on TODAY Show for a
childhood cancer non-profit, Friends of Scott
Organized placement of heath product (MyPurmist) on Dr. OZ Show
Hired by TODAY Show and sent to Colombia to help field produce national
sex scandal news story involving Presidential Secret Service
TV NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER/ANCHOR
FOX 5 News | NOV 2009 - OCT 2014 | SAN DIEGO, CA
Produced, organized, conducted interviews & live shots for daily news stories
Served as live correspondent for Fox National News & affiliates
Live reporter during 2014 San Diego destructive wildfires that destroyed
homes and lives
Fill-in anchor for 5pm, 6pm, & 10pm newscasts
Lead reporter sent to L.A. to cover FOX junkets & interview celebrities like
Kiefer Sutherland, Greg Kinnear, Keith Urban, and Jennifer Lopez
I’m a bilingual 3X Emmy Award winning television news reporter, country
music journalist, radio host, video producer, freelance TV promotions
coordinator and field producer for ABC News and Good Morning America.
I’ve been a media professional for 13 years, and my work has been featured
on CNN, FOX, MNSBC, ABC, AXS-TV and in Country Weekly. I’m a
versatile, problem solving, creative, multi-tasking, outgoing individual with a
passion for creating content and connecting with people using video,
interviews, testimonies and social media.
E X P E R I E N C E
CONTACT
NASHVILLE, TN
(619) 929-4484
julietteuf@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
MASTER’S
(BROADCAST JOURNALISM)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
GRADUATION: 2002
BACHELOR’S (COMMUNICATIONS)
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
GRADUATION: 2000
SKILLS
BROADCAST PRODUCTION
CONTENT CREATION
SCRIPT & BLOG WRITING
INTERVIEWING
FIELD PRODUCING
VIDEO SHOOTING & EDITING

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TECHNOLOGY
ADOBE PREMIER
FINAL CUT PRO
MAC PROFICENT
SOCIAL MEDIA
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
INSTAGRAM
LINKEDIN
YOUTUBE
VIMEO
AWARDS
3 EMMY AWARDS
4 SPJ AWARDS (SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS)
1 ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARD
1 SAN DIEGO PRESS AWARD
HOBBIES
OUTDOORS
COUNTRY MUSIC
TRAVELING
WRITING
HORSEBACK RIDING
HUNTING
COOKING
YOGA
SPIN & BOXING CLASS
CHURCH/BIBLE STUDY
VOLUNTEERING WITH CANCER
PATIENTS
FREELANCE COUNTRY MUSIC JOURNALIST
VARIOUS OUTLETS | DEC 2008 - PRESENT | SAN DIEGO & NASHVILLE
Interview celebrities and songwriters including Carrie Underwood, Jason
Aldean, Josh Turner, Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan, Chris
Young, Scotty McCreery, etc.
Craft and write features on various artists including Kellie Pickler, Larry the
Cable Guy, Chris Young and Easton Corbin for print and online magazines
including Country Weekly and Country Music Pride
FOX red carpet reporter for American Country Awards (ACA) in Las Vegas
& Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) in Las Vegas
Cover festivals including CMA Fest
RADIO HOST/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER “BIG 20 COUNTDOWN”
MOUNTAIN COUNTRY 107.9 FM | SEPT 2013 - OCT 2014 | ALPINE, CA
Hosted weekly country countdown show for radio, online & I-tunes listeners
Secured guests, acoustic performances & conducted live interviews with
artists including Craig Morgan and Phil Vassar
Researched hot topics and news of the day
SEGMENT PRODUCER
DISH NATION | JULY 2012 - MAR 2013 | LOS ANGELES, CA
Produced daily segments for celebrity driven nationally syndicated
entertainment radio/TV show on FOX
Managed 16 different radio hosts/talent under very strict deadline to acquire
best content
Instructed field producers in 3 different cities to direct radio hosts with
specific story topics and angles
Juggled producing approximately 2 or 3 different TV segments under
stressful, intense daily deadline
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER/ANCHOR
KGTV 10 News | JULY 2006 - NOV 2009 | SAN DIEGO, CA
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER/ANCHOR
WLWT Channel 5 News | DEC 2004 - JULY 2006 | CINCINNATI, OH
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER/FILL-IN ANCHOR
KHBS News | FEB 2002 - NOV 2004 | FT. SMITH, AK
R E F E R E N C E S
GARY BUZEL
REPORTER/VIDEO
CW 6 | SAN DIEGO, CA
GBUZEL@GMAIL.COM
(858) 361- 0711
DAVID JOHNS
EXEC. PRODUCER
FOX 5 | SAN DIEGO, CA
DJOHNS@SBGTV.COM
(773) 456 - 5697