Ashley Siu | Resume

Produce 'ABC7 Mornings' and 'Midday Live' shows, as well as breaking news cut-ins and GMA local news cut-ins
Took command in the control room during breaking news coverage of the San Jose VTA mass shooting
Contributed to 40+ hours of wall-to-wall wildfire coverage
Pioneered the morning 'Catch-up', a news roundup video produced specifically for web
Edit long-form interviews for connected TV apps
Team player who adapts to the abilities of other producers and directors
Pitch and assign stories to morning reporters
Write web stories and edit videos published on abc7news.com

Produced the most watched morning newscast in the Mid-South
Landed 2am interview with the family of a teen involved in a deadly shooting
Intervened when senior producer fell ill about an hour before showtime to get clean newscast on air
Wrote anchor reads and reporter live shots
Listened to police and fire scanners, and dispatched crews
Published stories on wreg.com via Wordpress, sent push alerts for app users

Produced half of the 11pm and 5pm newscasts once per week
Wrote web stories and anchor reads from press releases
Selected national/international stories for newscasts from wires/NBC affiliate video databases
Screened video from photographers, noting compelling sound bites and visuals

Selected by the Asian American Journalists Association as an NBC Summer Fellow
Conducted story research and logged interviews for field producers
Used social media to gather information/pictures/video, reached out to users for interviews
Pitched story ideas to senior producers

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