Lia Steinberg

                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                    lia.steinberg@gmail.com
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EXPERIENCE

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REPORTER/WEATHER ANCHOR, Cronkite NewsWatch, Phoenix, AZ                                 August 2012 to present
• Pitch, shoot, edit, produce and report stories on live television under day-turn deadlines
• Reported live from Tucson, AZ on election night to cover the Senate race and conduct live interviews, covered and localized stories from the Democratic/Republican conventions and issues surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border
• Create live weather segments using Weather Central software, build graphics and ad-lib about current and national weather conditions.

INVESTIGATIVE INTERN, ABC 10 News, San Diego, CA                                                            May 2012 to August 2012
• Independently researched and analyzed news tips for potential news value
• Dug into investigations affecting local officials and businesses, interviewed subjects
• Wrote scripts for the midday newscast and assisted at the assignment desk

THE ABC 15 INVESTIGATORS INTERN, ABC 15 News, Phoenix, AZ                                     August 2011 to December 2011  
• Went undercover to investigate issues regarding fake drivers licenses that were threatening to local and national security
• Researched and analyzed news tips for potential investigations, logged video
• Worked closely with producers and reporters to investigate cases, business scams and border corruption

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST, Know99 Television, Phoenix, AZ                                               January 2012 to May 2012  
• Shot, edited and reported stories for the city of Phoenix under deadline
• Conducted on-camera interviews, creative stand-ups and look-live shots
• Interacted with local political and educational figures on a daily basis

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST, State Press Television, Phoenix, AZ                                        December 2011 to May 2011 
• Pitched stories, wrote, shot, edited and reported for the Web under deadline
• Broke stories involving proposed tuition increases and campus gun laws

 

 

EDUCATION
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B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, Pre-law Minor, Arizona State University                           August 2009 to December 2012
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication                                                                            (expected)
Scholarships and Honors: Barack Obama Scholar 2009-2012, Dean’s List 2009-2012



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PROFICIENCIES

Non-linear editing with Final Cut Pro, Line producing with iNews and ENPS, Sony XDCAM, Weather Central, AP Style writing, Videography, Adobe Photoshop, Apple Motion, HTML, Social Media