Jason R. Hernández
jhernand@email.unc.edu
180 BPW Club Rd.
Apartment M10
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 929-8158



Education:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication – Electronic Communication Track (May 2004)

GPA - Journalism and Mass Communication: 3.3 Overall: 3.3

Upper Level Coursework:

- News Writing
- Video Production
- Video Editing
- Writing for Electronic Media
- Electronic Information Sources

Experience:

Correspondent/Anchor August 2000 - Current
SportsXtra (UNC-CH Student Television) Chapel Hill, NC

- Interacted with university coaches and players in journalistic atmosphere
- Honed writing and reporting skills
- Gained technical skills with camera and studio equipment
- Anchor work (approximately 10 shows)
- Interviewed major university sports personalities
- Worked on approximately 70 shows

Waiter June 2002 - August 2002
Pasquariello’s Italian Restaurant & Lounge Ocean Isle Beach, NC

- Group work experience
- Worked under time restraints
- Worked in high-stress situations
- Listened to and rectified customer dissatisfaction
- Served parties between 1 and 30 people
- Cashiering responsibility

Leadership and Recognition:

- Wal-Mart Scholarship (Fall ’00)
- American Business Women’s Association Scholarship (Fall ’00)
- Knight’s of Columbus Scholarship (Fall ’00)
- Dean’s List (Spring ’01)

Technical Skills:

- Interviewing
- Reporting
- Audio Editing
- Writing for Electronic Media
- News Writing
- Voiceovers
- Anchoring
- Research
- Video Recording

Software:

- Microsoft Office
- Cool Edit
- Internet Explorer
- Netscape
- Dreamweaver
- Windows 95/98/XP

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