Hi! I'm Theresa-Christine.
I'm from Houston, Texas and I was most recently a graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a Master's in Journalism. I also graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in Journalism and studied meteorology afterwards. I've studied multimedia reporting and worked for multiple newspapers, media outlets, and a local radio station for three years. Below are my experiences and educational background in detail. Please don't hesitate to contact me for more information if needed. I can be reached by email during most weekdays.
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EXPERIENCE
August 2013-August 2015
Press Release Writer
Bobcat Promotions
At Bobcat Promotions I wrote press releases for Texas State's Friends of Fine Arts events program. I wrote press releases for upcoming Fine Arts events such as meet and greets for play producers, actors, symphony musicians on campus.
August 2011-August 2013
Reporter, Anchor, and DJ
KTSW 89.9
At KTSW 89.9, I worked as a reporter, as I interviewed Texas State faculty and students, local bands, artists, and politicians. I was also responsible for writing scripts, editing, and building audio stories for air play on the station. While there I was also an anchor, reading scripts of local, national, and international news while on-air. In addition, I was an On-Air personality, responsible for giving song information and reading local advertisements for the station.
January 2020-March 2020
Weather Intern
KXAN-TV
As an intern, I looked up high and low temperatures, dust and pollen percentages, wind speeds and rain chances for local meteorologists. I uploaded previously mentioned weather information into studio computers that broadcasted on daily Austin television news.I also helped meteorologists prepare for each weather segment and commercial tease by helping them prepare and edit their own weather statistics. Additionally, I studied with meteorologists for everyday duties such as information input, interpretation and broadcasting.
April 2019-December 2019
Reporter
Taylor Press
At Taylor Press, I write news, feature, police and local government stories for turn-in and deadlines. I research local subjects and events for interview questions and I interviews local citizens and city officials. I also take photos of events and subjects.
Additional duties include editing lifestyle submissions from local cities (Thrall, Hutto and Granger), adding and editing submissions from local cities for the bi-weekly calendar, and
attending city council meetings to write stories that document updates in local government.
2016-Present
Freelance Writer
365 Things to do in Houston
At 365, I currently write feature stories that highlight local destinations, venues, museums, and other places of leisure around Houston. I also accompany stories with photos.
August 2015- Dec 2015
Intern/Freelance Reporter
Hays Free Press
At Free Press, I worked as a reporter covering education, city hall, society and lifestyle topics. I interviewed city hall employees, artists, business owners, and citizens of Kyle, Texas. While there, my stories also were accompanied with my own photos.
March 2014-March 2015
Reporter
University Star
At University Star, I worked as a reporter for Texas State University. While there, I wrote education and lifestyle stories while interviewing faculty and students as well as local bands, artists, business owners and public figures in San Marcos, Texas.
January 2020-March 2020
Weather Intern
February 2020-March 2020
Freelance Writer
April 2019-December 2019
Reporter
KXAN-TV
As an intern, I looked up high and low temperatures, dust and pollen percentages, wind speeds and rain chances for local meteorologists. I uploaded previously mentioned weather information into studio computers that broadcasted on daily Austin television news.I also helped meteorologists prepare for each weather segment and commercial tease by helping them prepare and edit their own weather statistics. Additionally, I studied with meteorologists for everyday duties such as information input, interpretation and broadcasting.
Working at Williamson County Sun, I wrote for local businesses. I also wrote stories that highlighted the current times and trends of the area.
Taylor Press
At Taylor Press, I write news, feature, police and local government stories for turn-in and deadlines. I research local subjects and events for interview questions and I interviews local citizens and city officials. I also take photos of events and subjects.
Additional duties include editing lifestyle submissions from local cities (Thrall, Hutto and Granger), adding and editing submissions from local cities for the bi-weekly calendar, and
attending city council meetings to write stories that document updates in local government.
2016-Present
Freelance Writer
365 Things to do in Houston
At 365, I currently write feature stories that highlight local destinations, venues, museums, and other places of leisure around Houston. I also accompany stories with photos.
August 2015- Dec 2015
Reporter
Hays Free Press
At Free Press, I worked as a reporter covering education, city hall, society and lifestyle topics. I interviewed city hall employees, artists, business owners, and citizens of Kyle, Texas. While there, my stories also were accompanied with my own photos.
March 2014-March 2015
Reporter
University Star
At University Star, I worked as a reporter for Texas State University. While there, I wrote education and lifestyle stories while interviewing faculty and students as well as local bands, artists, business owners and public figures in San Marcos, Texas.
EDUCATION
St. Bonaventure University
January 2022-August 2024: Master of Journalism
University of Colorado-Boulder
August 2022-May 2023: Journalism (Master's study)
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
August 2020-August 2021: Meteorology
Mississippi State University
August 2019 - August 2020: Meteorology
Texas State University- San Marcos
August 2011 - December 2015: Bachelor of Journalism
SKILLS
Microsoft ExCel - Advanced
Microsoft Word - Advanced
Photoshop - Proficient
Adobe Audition - Advanced
Premiere Pro - Advanced
Spanish - Basic
Clips & On-Air
KTSW 89.9:
Below are on-air clips from newscasts & shows I hosted while at KTSW 89.9.
Hays Free Press:
Below are clips of stories i've written for Hays Free Press.
Hawaiian Traces Lineage to Kyle Claiborne
Building a bigger, better Kyle: City moves forward with strategic plan adoption
Sharing emergency services: Buda activates Mutual Aid agreement
Digital Journalism Today:
Below is a link to a website I made with one of the stories I wrote for it, which served as a capstone project that was used for research by my university.
https://digitaljournalismtoday.com/