Marissa Morris
8 Rudy Rose Lane, Green Brook, NJ 08812
Phone: 732-710-9187 E-Mail:
[email protected]Journalism Experience
NBC Washington Sports Department
Assistant Sports Producer
March 2016-Present
Edit and write game highlights and feature packages for sports anchors
Report on and conduct interviews for collegiate and professional sporting events
Field Producer (Washington Redskins Home Games)
September 2015-January 2016
In charge of game log and post game press conference interviews
Assist reporter and photographer in writing and editing packages for stations weekly sports show, Redskins
Final
Intern
January 2015-June 2015
Worked alongside producers preparing television sports on the national and local levels
Chart sporting events and assist in production of highlight packages
Assisted with the field production of live shots and features
Big Ten Network
August 2014-Present
Director and producer for a variety of sporting events that originally stream live on the Big Ten Digital
Network. Many of these broadcasts also air on BTN on delay. (formerly TerpsTV in 2012 and 2013)
Also served as color commentator, camera operator, graphics creator, replay operator and technical director
WMUC Sports, University of Maryland Radio Station
News Editor
September 2012-Present
May 2014-Present
Manage a staff of 20 reporters, including assigning crews for each sport
In charge of editing and posting articles to the stations website
Previously covered womens basketball, mens soccer, mens basketball, and baseball. Responsible for player
and coaches interviews and textual or audio write ups of each individual game
Intern, Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
May 2014-August 2014
Managed social media accounts and created videos for a minor league baseball team located in N.J.
Served as on field host for five games in front of crowds over 5,000 people
Freelance
Band Audio Operator for TerpVision
Voice Interpreter for University of Maryland Sports Closed Captioning
October 2014-Febuary 2015
August 2013-November 2013
Awards/Honors
Broadcast Education Associations Best TV Newscast (Maryland Newsline)
John Ledecky Sports Journalism Scholarship Recipient
Maury Povich Sports Journalism Scholarship Recipient
National Society for Collegiate Scholars
2016
2015
2013 and 2014
May 2013-Present
Professional Organizations
Association of Women in Sports Media UMD Chapter President
2015
Education
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Fall 2012-Present
Major: Broadcast Journalism Minor: Leadership Studies
GPA: 3.757; estimated graduation: May 2016
Skills
Working knowledge of AP Style, online content management systems, HTML, Adobe Photoshop and Premiere,
Dalet Digital Media Systems