Chris Grisby
Media Expert

Spectrum News 1 Texas (Dallas, TX)

Senior Managing Editor (June 2022 - Present)

 • Helped lead all efforts to maintain and promote rigorous standards of ethical journalism, including fairness, integrity and unbiased coverage.​​

 •  Provided leadership and editorial strategy to the teams responsible for producing content.

 • Delegated and tracked each staff member's assignments and deadlines.

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Spectrum News 1 Texas (Dallas, TX)

Multimedia Journalist (June 2019 - June 2022)

 •  Responsible for shooting, writing, editing news stories for broadcast and digital news formats

 •  Curate a reliable network of local contacts to help build and develop character-driven content

 • Communicate and strategize with the assignment desk team to plan ahead and coordinate shoots on a scheduled deadline

 

WINK News (Fort Myers, FL)

Video Journalist (May 2017 - October 2018)

• Responsible for shooting, writing, and creating news content

• Conduct live shots for both television and digital news platforms

• Pitch enterprise stories daily

 

The Weather Channel (Tampa, FL)

Freelance Journalist (Summer 2016)

• Shoot, edit, and create digital packages for the web

• Record Facebook live hits for the digital team

• Communicate with assignment editors on hardest hit weather areas

 

WTVT Fox 13 News (Tampa, FL)

Intern General Assignment Reporter (Fall 2015- Spring 2017)

• Responsible for shooting, editing, and creating news packages

• Pitch news ideas during daily planning meeting

• Write web stories, VOSOTS, and teasers

• Push content via social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

• Use iNews and Edius platforms for inputting stories & editing

 

NBC Network (New York, NY)

Intern: Network News Desk (Summer 2016)

• Gather, filter, and process incoming breaking news

• Communicate with TODAY, MSNBC, and Nightly News for daily coverage

• Assist web team in writing stories for digital platforms

• Work with correspondents to ensure correct hit times

           

The University of Tampa Office of Admissions (Tampa, FL)

Public Relations Assistant (Spring 2014 - Spring 2017)

• Provide knowledge about the University of Tampa to prospective and transfer students

• Conduct campus tours

• Speak at different admissions receptions and presentations on behalf of The University of Tampa

 

The University of Tampa Office of Residence Life (Tampa, FL)

Resident Assistant (Spring 2014 - Spring 2016)

• Responsible for maintaining a safe and open environment for 30+ students

• Created programs tailored to help residents succeed and feel comfortable

• Liaison between students and the Office of Residence Life

 

GoPro (Tampa, FL)

Retail Intelligence Agent (Summer 2015 - Fall 2015)

• Provide customers with tech support and assistance

• Troubleshoot technical problems with GoPro retail display systems

• Provide hands on knowledge workshops of all GoPro cameras