ROSE SCHMIDT

roseschmidt22@gmail.com Ÿ @RoseSchmidtTV

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

KMSP-TV | FOX Owned & Operated                                  Minneapolis, MN | March 2022 – Present
General Assignment Reporter

• Report on breaking news and issue-based, enterprise stories as a nightside reporter

• Covered shooting at Mall of America, extreme weather including snow and flooding, feature stories

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WDJT-TV | CBS Affiliate                                                   Milwaukee, WI | December 2019 – Present

General Assignment Reporter

• Report on breaking news and issue-based, enterprise stories as a dayside reporter

• Covered weekly state and city COVID-19 briefings, with a heavy focus on vaccine reporting

• Covered 2020 election, Milwaukee Bucks' NBA Finals run and severe storms

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WISC-TV | CBS Affiliate                                         Madison, WI | November 2017 – November 2019

General Assignment/Political Multi-Media Journalist

• Established rapport with Wisconsin legislators through daily coverage at the Capitol

• Filmed and edited video on tight deadlines as a dayside and nightside reporter

• Covered severe flooding, deadly explosion, active shooter situation, 2018 gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races, state budget cycle and lame-duck legislative session

 

CNN                                                                                            Atlanta, GA | June 2017 – August 2017

Social Discovery Intern

• Pitched and wrote stories for CNN.com

• Obtained permission from social media users to use images and videos on all CNN platforms and affiliates

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KOMU-TV | NBC Affiliate                                                        Columbia, MO | May 2015 – June 2017

Reporter, Anchor and Producer

• Filmed, wrote and edited stories about mid-Missouri breaking news and issues

• Co-anchored or solo-anchored morning and evening newscasts

• Operated LiveU to set up solo live shots

• Posted AP and original stories to social media and monitored viewer comments

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University of Missouri School of Journalism                   Columbia, MO | August 2016 - May 2017

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Wrote quiz questions for undergraduate students based on current events and class readings

• Taught grammar review sessions and held office hours to edit students' stories

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USA TODAY                                                                                                 May 2015 – November 2015

Collegiate Correspondent 

• Wrote story about University of Missouri campus for the front page of the print edition

• Selected as one of about 25 student applicants from across the country for the 2015 summer program

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KBIA-FM | NPR-Member Station                                Columbia, MO | February 2015 – March 2015

General Assignment Reporter

• Wrote, edited and voiced stories after pitching ideas and conducting interviews

 

WFLD-TV | Fox Owned & Operated                                        Chicago, IL | May 2014 – August 2014

News Intern

• Assisted reporters in the field with stories, such as plexiglass breaking on Willis Tower Skydeck

• Pitched story ideas during editorial meetings and scanned social media for breaking news