HOLLY EDGELL
JOURNALIST & EDUCATOR
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
January 2006 to present: Executive Producer, KOMU-TV (NBC). Columbia, Missouri.
• Supervise professional staff and students in the newsroom, which serves as a teaching laboratory for The Missouri School of Journalism
• Provide editorial oversight for local news that serves viewers in 15 counties
• Work with senior management and Journalism faculty to implement content, technological and operational changes for the benefit of students and audience
June 2009: Kansas City Press Club “Heart of America” Award for Best Newscast (small market)
May 2009: Missouri Broadcasters Association, “Best Newscast”
October 2008: NATAS Emmy Award Nominee, “Best Newscast” – Markets 101+
June 2008: Kansas City Press Club “Heart of America” for Best Newscast (small market)
October 2007: NATAS Emmy Winner, “Best Newscast” – Markets 101+
June 2007: Kansas City Press Club “Heart of America” Award: Bronze, Regular Franchise Feature: “Journeys with Josh: The 7 Wonders of Missouri”
April 2007: Regional Edward R. Murrow Award (RTNDA) Best News Series: “Immigration In-Depth” (team award)
September 1998 to August 2001: Segment Producer/Consumer News, WDIV-TV (NBC). Detroit
December 1997 to September 1998: Segment Producer/Medical News, WOIO-TV (CBS). Cleveland
September 1996 to December 1997: Newscast Producer, WTAE-TV (ABC). Pittsburgh
January to September 1996: Newscast Producer, WFMJ-TV (NBC). Youngstown, OH
June 1991-April 1992: News Director, News 5/Great Belize Television. Belize City, Belize
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
January 2006 to present: Assistant Professor of Journalism, The Missouri School of Journalism. Columbia, Missouri.
* Member, Graduate Faculty
* Faculty Adviser, National Association of Black Journalists Chapter
* Member, Scholarship Committee
August 2001 to December 2005: Assistant Professor of Journalism, Florida A&M University School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. Tallahassee, Florida.
SKILLS & TOOLS
News writing and copy editing for print, broadcast and web platforms
Avid Active Content Manager Web Publishing
Avid iNews Newsroom Computer System
Avid Newscutter Non-linear Editing System
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Journalism (Media Management). Kent State University (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism. Michigan State University (1990)
CONTINUING EDUCATION
September 2006: NewsTrain, ASNE/RTNDA Leadership Training Seminar. Kansas City, MO
August 2006: RTNDF Leadership Training Seminar, Chicago.
August 2005: National Institute for the Study of Digital Media at Bowling Green State University, Final Cut Pro 101
Edgell CV, cont.
July 2003: The Ifra Newsplex Summer Seminar on Teaching and Research in Convergent Media. Columbia, South Carolina at the University of South Carolina.
ACTIVITIES, WRITING & BLOGS
June 2010:
Producing and teaching, “Dateline: Belize,” a week of workshops for Belizean journalists at the University of the West Indies, Belize Campus.
May 2010:
April 2010:
Co-produced Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE) conference
(Omaha, NE)
May 2009:
Quill (Society of Professional Journalists) magazine, “America’s Biracial Moment” and blog
Jan. 2009:
Sept. 2008 to present:
April 2008:
Quill magazine (Society of Professional Journalists), “The Language of Race”
July 2007 to present:
August 2006:
Newslab.org, “Backtiming your Day”
MEMBERSHIPS:
Society of Professional Journalists (2002 to present)
Region 7 Director – Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa (2008 to present)
Diversity Committee Member
Kappa Tau Alpha, Journalism Honor Society (1995 to present)
National Association of Black Journalists (1996 to present)
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (2006 to present)
Radio-Television News Directors Association (2007 to present)
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
August 2005: Awarded Society of Professional Journalists Diversity Leadership Grant.
June 2003: National Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation Fellowship to The Producer Academy (sponsored by Belo Television & Hearst Argyle Television). Orlando, Florida
TRAVEL
2003-10: Cuba, Armenia, Russia, Belize, France, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados. Lived in Belize, Nigeria, England, USA (Michigan, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania), Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Somalia, Kenya. Traveled to 26 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish (Advanced conversation, reading and writing)
