ALLISON MOLIN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2017 - January 2020
NEWS PRODUCER, KMSP
Weekdays: produce the 7 AM (1 hour) newscast three days a week. Work with a team of producers to select the biggest news stories of the day, manage 2-3 live reporters, manage live guests (in-studio or via Zoom/Skype), produce studio hits for anchors in different newscasts, monitor the wires and social media, write stories, edit scripts, use graphics/video/studio set to tell the news in a creative and engaging way.
Weekends: produce the 7 AM (1 hour) Saturdays. Alternate producing the 7 AM/10 AM (1 hour) and the 9 AM (1 hour) Sundays with another producer. Help determine content, manage an overnight pool photographer to cover any breaking news, monitor police activity, the wires and social media, set up/manage live guests (in-studio or via Zoom/Skype), write stories, edit scripts.
January 2017 - January 2020
NEWS PRODUCER, WNCN
Main responsibility was the 6 PM and 11 PM weekend news. Produced a variety of different newscasts three times a week where needed (from the 12 PM to the 11 PM), helped determine content, searched for news across the state, monitored social media and the wires, edited scripts, wrote stories, and managed reporters and live shots. Helped produce/booth wall-to-wall coverage during hurricane season and breaking news events. Joined the morning news team in Aug. 2019.
February 2015 - January 2017
NEWS PRODUCER, KULR
10 PM producer until Oct. 2016, when I became the 5 PM producer. Helped manage several reporters and live shots from across the state, determined content, edited scripts, wrote stories, monitored social media and the wires for national and local breaking news and weather, wrote and posted stories to our website and social media sites. During the Rio Olympics, shot, edited, wrote and fronted a package on a local athlete for our Olympics coverage.
May 2014 - June 2014
Wrote stories, shot and edited footage and helped create the evening newscasts.
INTERN, KECI
May 2013 - June 2013
INTERN, KULR
Wrote stories, helped reporters on stories, edited footage and helped create the evening newscasts.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Fall 2014
UM NEWS
Shot/edited and wrote stories, produced, anchored and helped direct for weekly newscast.
Aired on KPAX-TV, KTMF-TV and online.
Fall 2014
MONTANAPBS NEWSBRIEF
Produced and anchored two 30-second news segments during weekdays.
Aired on MontanaPBS.
Fall 2013
MONTANA JOURNAL
Produced, shot/edited and wrote a segment on climate change’s impact on Montana businesses for the TV magazine program “Montana Journal: Climate Changing Business.”
Aired on MontanaPBS.
Produced full show about ethnic food in Montana for the TV magazine program “Montana Journal: Ethnic Flavors.” Aired on MontanaPBS.
Spring 2013
BUSINESS: MADE IN MONTANA
Researched, produced, shot/edited and wrote a profile on a Montana business that makes their product in state as part of a TV magazine program.
Aired on MontanaPBS.
EDUCATION
Graduated December 2014
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
BA in Journalism
Minor in Political Science
SKILLS
NON-LINEAR EDITING
Adobe Premiere, Avid Newscutter 10, Avid Media Composer 5, EDIUS, Final Cut Pro 7
NEWS PRODUCTION
iNews, ENPS
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram
ONLINE
WorldNow/Frankly, Social News Desk, Newscycle Mobile Publisher, AP Style
JOURNALISM AWARDS
E.B. CRANEY AWARD: TELEVISION WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Contributor at KULR-TV
Montana Broadcasters Association
JENNIFER SERVO MEMORIAL AWARD
University of Montana
2015 MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
Society of Professional Journalists (Region 10)
2015 MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST
2 Finalists
Society of Professional Journalists (Region 10)
2015 COLLEGE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE NOMINEE
3 Nominations
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Northwest Chapter)
2014 COLLEGE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Northwest Chapter)
DON OLIVER SCHOLARSHIP
University of Montana
RONALD E. MILLER AWARD
University of Montana