Anchor & Producer

Posted on: 2006-03-15

Laura Wells website: www.laurawells.com/latestdemoreel.htm (917) 304-7603 e-mail: [email protected] Professional Experience ISNN Anchor & Producer June 2005 to Present • Researching, writing, & delivering daily news The Inside Look (MN Network) Producer & Reporter March 2004 to June 2005 • Booking guests & events for New York City Entertainment show; interviewing guests such as the cast of “The Sopranos”, film stars Chris Klein & Ryan Gosling, & musical stars Ashanti, Steve Winwood, Macy Gray, & The Black-Eyed Peas Business World Review (www.businessworldreview.com) Host June 2004 to February 2005 • Writing scripts & interviewing CEOs Wall St. Reporter Television (www.wallstreetreporter.com) Anchor/Reporter January to June 2004 • Booking guests, doing research, editing, & interviewing financial guests CNBC Reporter, CNBC World March to August 2003 • Researched, wrote & presented “Global Update”, a daily global geo-political & market news wrap-up News Associate June 2001 to October 2003 • Produced segments for “Special Report with Maria Bartiromo”; entailed booking guests (such as George Soros, Benjamin Netanyahu, Andrea Bocelli, & Queen Noor), researching, pre-interviewing guests, interviewing related experts, writing scripts, & editing for voice-overs & packages • Assisted reporters at the NYSE in their coverage of the open market Cyberscenetv.com (affiliated with thecyberscene.com & cocktailswithcourtney.com) Director of Business Development February 2000 to January 2001 • Created a business plan to support a weekly show including: researching & choosing an advertising network for the sites, forming relationships with networks, portals, & headline aggregators to distribute our content • Field Producing & Editing streaming video (technology news) Merrill Lynch & Company Marketing Analyst, Specialty Technology Research Sales January to June 1999 • Researched 14 Investment Banks’ Technology Client Services, specifically, Institutional Sales, Research, & Investment Banking as a special project for Management to allocate resources to the new Specialty Technology Desk • Presented reports periodically to Sales & Research management Personal Information • English & French Double Major, University of Virginia 1996, cum laude, Echol’s Scholar, Dean’s List • Merit Scholarship to attend Columbia University’s Reid Hall Program in Paris • Involved in Phi Mu Sorority, “3.7” Literary Magazine, & “Virginia Literary Review” • Charity Involvement: Co-founder of the “Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation”, Volunteer at Mother Theresa’s Delhi Orphanage, Fundraiser for the “Children of War”, “Tanzanian Children’s Fund”, “East Side House”, “Grosvenor House”, “Love Heals” & “World Wildlife Foundation”