RESUME

Education Honors Work Experience Activities Skills

 

KEVIN W. MAGUIRE

 

College Address                                                                         Permanent Address

135 Old West Dorm                                                                     647 Linton Hill Rd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27514                                                                 Newtown PA, 18940

(919) 914-8077                                                                           (215) 579-9023

guire@email.unc.edu

 

 

EDUCATION

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations/News Writing Concentration

Anticipated graduation: December 2002

 

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA (Sept. 1998-July 2000)

College of Arts and Sciences

 

Significant coursework includes:

Principles of Public Relations, News Writing, Introduction to Mass Communication Law, Introduction to Marketing, Editorial Feature Writing,

Introduction to Corporate Communication

 

HONORS

Anthony J. Drexel Scholar 1998-2000

Dean’s List (Fall 1998, Spring 1999)

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Team, Philadelphia, PA (April 2000-present)

Public Relations Intern

·       Wrote and edited press releases and media advisories

·       Wrote and formatted articles and biographies for various team media guides and  publications

·       Pitched community related events to local media including “Summer Hoops Tour” program and “Beach Bash”

·       Participated and helped in several aspects of game-day and draft day preparation

·       Set up and assisted with player and coach press conferences

 

Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA (Jan.-Feb.1999)

Stringer

·        Covered Drexel men’s basketball games for both publications

·        Met and worked with numerous staff writers and editors

·        Further developed skill of writing game stories on deadline

 

The Cricket Box, Ocean City, NJ (April 1993-present)

Inventory Manager, Clerk

·        Accepted deliveries and calculated inventory

·        Learned to work and communicate with retail customers

 

ACTIVITIES

·        Triangle Staff Writer and Columnist 1998-2000

·        Intramural Basketball and Flag Football

 

SKILLS

Microsoft Word 97, QuarkXPress 4.0

 

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