Christopher Boan

E-Portfolio: http://504024614609416194.weebly.com/ 1221 University Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 chris@westelco.com (443)-995-8538

Summary of Qualifications:
Experienced multimedia journalist, with experience working in multiple forms of media, including print (both online and broadsheet), video editing, and radio work Some notable achievements include: o More than three years of experience as a radio disc jockey, sports show co-host and print journalist o Published more than 30 articles with The Rocky Mountain Collegian and The Annapolis Gazette o Covered professional sports teams, such as the Baltimore Orioles and Bowie Baysox o Produced more than 10 Colorado State University volleyball game radio braodcasts during my tenure at 90.5 KCSU o Play-by-play and color commentary for two Colorado State volleyball games as well

Education:
Colorado State University Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Technical Communication Fort Collins, CO 2010-2013 Degree Anticipated: December 2013

Professional Experience:
Fort Collins, CO September 2010-Present 90.5 KCSU-FM Disc Jockey/Sports Show Co-Host Acquired radio production and play-by-play experience Built on-air rapport with the KCSU audience, by hosting music shows for more than three years Learned valuable research and diction skills

Past experience:
Annapolis, MD The Capital Gazette Newspaper Sports Writing Intern Acquired professional experience as a sports journalist Wrote 15 articles that were published over an eight-week span Honed my writing and interviewing skills by covering a wide range of stories, including features and human-interest pieces May 2013August 2013

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Fort Collins, CO

August 2010December 2012

Sports and News Reporter Learned how to write a wide variety of stories, including feature and local articles Effectively covered sports like volleyball in print form, which were useful at The Capital Covered both sports and news effectively Center for American Progress Generation Progress Division Washington D.C. May 2012-August 2012

Journalism Intern Covered political issues, both in D.C. and abroad Provided input during name change from Campus Progress to Generation Progress Assembled a nationwide database of nonprofit alternative-weekly magazines

References: 1. Gerry Jackson Sports Editor at The Annapolis Capital Gazette. Phone: (410)-280-5926, Annapolis, Maryland. 2000 Capital Drive. gjackson@capgaznews.com. 2. Erin Green Internship Coordinator at The Center for American Progress. Phone: (202)-478-6339, Washington D.C. 1333 H Street N.W. egreen@americanprogress.org. 3. Sean Barba Director of Carrier Sales at Conterra Broadband. Phone: (717)-817-3317. 586 Harvest Drive, York, Pennsylvania. sbarba@conterra.com.