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Communications Employment History

Skills

Misc. Employment History

EducationVirginia Commonwealth University B.S. in Mass Communications Concentration in Digital Journalism Psychology Minor

*Expected graduation May 2019

Proficient in Adobe Audition.

Able to use/record with Tascam DR-40.

Knowledgeable in AP Style. Competent with social media design and marketing.

Marketing InternRichmond Symphony

Create social media posts for Instagram account of over 5,000 followers. Oversee Facebook account of over 14,000 followers. Write media releases for upcoming season concerts. Design and manage the weekly email sent to over 20,000 subscribers.

Richmond, VAJuly 2018 - Present

Reporting InternWCVE Idea Stations NPR Member Station

Contribute to NPR national on Richmond current events. Produce local news spots and actuality treatments for local segments in Morning Edition and All Things Considered (Over 30 since January 2018). Cover topics including local government, education, community events, and state government. Produce feature stories on content impacting Richmond communities.

Richmond, VAJan. 2018 - Present

Marketing DesignerSales AssociateFred & Co

Construct visually engaging window displays showcasing merchandise in creative ways.Create an Instagram account and craft posts to showcase the store’s current inventory.Photograph and produce the shop’s first winter lookbook.Design the shop’s updated logo. Provide attentive and individualized costumer service.

Fish Creek, WIOct. 2016 - Aug. 2017

Co Production ManagerWVCW VCU Student Radio Station

Produce, edit and mix audio pieces for student events.Run social media campaigns, promoting concerts and events.Strategize to meet sales goals and increase listenership.

Richmond, VAJan. 2018 - May 2018

Costume Shop ManagerLawrence University

Appelton, WIAug. 2013 - June 2016

Barista/WaitressThe Graduate Hotel

Richmond, VAOct. 2017 - July 2018

Ticket ClerkThe Broadberry

Richmond, VAJuly 2018 - Present

Retail Associate/BartenderDoor County Brewing Co.

Baileys Harbor, WIMay 2017- Aug. 2017

Sales Associate Finch

Charlottesville, VAAug. 2013 - Jan. 2016

Substitute TeacherNorthern Door Children’s Center

Sister Bay, WIOct. 2016 - May. 2017

AwardsFinalist in the Hearst Radio Competition 2018

Ed and Jo Pritchett Scholarship 2018

T. Edward and Polly D. Temple Writing Award 2018

E V I E K I N G print & audio journalist

March 11, 2019

Kazoos, chants drown out Westboro Church’s message of hate

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By EVIE KINGMarch 11, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Randy Blythe of Richmond’s heavy metal band Lamb of God met

demonstrators from Westboro Baptist Church at the Virginia Capitol on Monday with an

unlikely weapon: kazoos.

Armed with colorful plastic instruments, Blythe and more than 100 other

counterprotesters drowned out the six WBC members with a cacophony of chaotic noise.

“I couldn’t bring my band, so we brought kazoos instead,” Blythe said.

Westboro Baptist Church, which the Southern Poverty Law Center calls “arguably the

most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America,” came to the Capitol to protest Del.

Danica Roem as the first transgender woman to be elected to the Virginia General

Assembly.

In a news release, WBC, which condemns LGBTQ rights, called Roem a “slave to sin”

among other inflammatory statements.

As a rebuke to WBC’s hateful remarks, Roem encouraged her Twitter followers to donate

to her campaign for re-election. With the hashtag #westborobackfire, more than 900

contributors have raised over $34,000 since March 1.

Jill Hammer, who supports Roem, showed up to celebrate her city’s diversity.

“Richmond is fueled by creativity, fueled by musicians and artists, and we’re here to have

a party and show them that Richmond is about love for everyone,” Hammer said.

The music coming from WBC member Shirley Phelps-Roper’s speaker was barely audible

over the counterprotesters’ unconventional chorus of noise.

Singing along to parodies of pop songs like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with lyrics modified to

match the group’s message, Phelps-Roper said WBC intentionally chooses well-known

music. “We’re trying to talk to this generation, meet them where they live,” Phelps-Roper

said.

Less than 30 minutes later, the WBC protesters moved north to a sidewalk near VCU’s

campus, demonstrating against the college’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Students stopped as they walked to class, some vocally protested while others stopped

and stared.

In a statement to the university community, VCU President Michael Rao said the WBC1/2

2/18/2019 Citizens advocate for gun control from both sides at the Capitol | The Henrico Citizen

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Citizens advocate for gun control from both sides atCitizens advocate for gun control from both sides atthe Capitolthe CapitolSpecial to the Citizen on January 22, 2019

By Evie King, Capital News Service

Members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League rally for gun rights Jan. 21.

People on both sides of the gun control debate rallied at the Capitol Jan. 21 to

advocate for their stances on �rearms in Virginia.

The Virginia Citizens Defense League held a Second Amendment rally at the Bell

Tower at Capitol Square in the morning. The Virginia Center for Public Safety

followed with an afternoon vigil that honored lives lost to gun violence.

Virginia Citizens Defense League rallyVirginia Citizens Defense League rally

An hour before the Capitol Bell struck noon, over 50 VCDL members congregated,

clad in winter coats and wearing hunter-orange stickers that read “Guns save lives.”

Demonstrators gathered to listen to speeches from gun rights activists and

legislators sympathetic to their cause, including Sen. Dick Black, R-Loudoun, and

Del. Dave LaRock, R-Loudoun.

Capital News Service

Before legislative session, a serving of eggs and a prayerfor civility

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The General Assembly Prayer Breakfast, held Wednesday morning at the Greater Richmond

Convention Center. (VCU Capital News Service/ Jan. 9, 2019)

By Evie King /Capital News Service

As legislators, faith leaders and others tucked into their scrambled eggs and fresh fruit cups,

two slideshow screens at the front of the room rotated Bible verses speaking to the theme of

the 53rd annual General Assembly Prayer Breakfast: civility and reconciliation.

Politicians who packed the ballroom at the Greater Richmond Convention Center reflected on

familiar Bible verses such as Luke 6:27: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”

Republicans and Democrats sat next to one another Wednesday morning, amicably asking

about family members and the past holiday season while sipping orange juice or coffee. There

was little hint of the potential political drama or partisanship of the impending legislative

session.

Former Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Kelly acted as master of ceremonies for the

event. Bringing the room to attention with a chime of her glass, she blessed the food — “in

Jesus’ name we pray” — and then introduced Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.

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