SAMANTHA SALDIVAR

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News Producer, KGW, Portland OR (August 2018-present)

 Produce the 5-6am newscast for KGW news at Sunrise
 Improved Nielsen ratings 200% (ages 25-54); 100% (females 25-54); 150% (men 25-54) from
November 2018-October 2019
 Responsible for choosing relevant, trending, and memorable stories for viewers that mean something as
they start their day; write content that’s personable but informative and concise; booth shows,
communicate with anchors and contribute to all Sunrise programming.
 Developed weekly segment concepts including ICYMI, Weekend Watch, and Digital Dive.

News Producer, NBC16, Eugene OR (June 2015-July 2018)

 Produced the 5-6pm newscast which entailed choosing local/national content important to our viewers,
writing stories, coordinating live shots & breaking news, approving reporter scripts, creating graphics,
and working with directors & production team in control room.
 NW Emmy Award, Best Newscast Markets 81+ UCC Shooting (June 2016)
 Offered promotion to Executive Producer (February 2018)
 Covered high profile & national events including: Umpqua Community College shooting & subsequent
Presidential visit, Bernie Sanders & Donald Trump campaign rallies, 2016 Summer Olympic Trials,
Nov. 2016 Election Night, 2018 Total Solar Eclipse with experience in wall-to-wall coverage, breaking
news & special reports.

News Producer, KEZI 9 News, Eugene OR (March 2015-June 2015)

 Produced 5-6am newscast while finishing bachelor’s degree.
 Line produced, wrote stories for morning newscast, coordinated traffic updates & live shots, and
executed show in control room.

Producer/Reporter/Anchor, DuckTV Sports, University of Oregon (Oct 2012-March 2015)

 Covered University of Oregon sports for weekly student newscast
 Produced sportscast, lead a group of 15 peer journalists, shot games, press conferences & feature stories,
wrote & edited final show for air
 Won Force Award (Winter 2015) – presented to best show of the term.

Education
University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication and College of Arts & Sciences (2011-2015)
- Bachelor of Science, Double Major in Journalism & Political Science

Activities
- Assistant Varsity Coach, Lake Oswego High School Softball (2019-present)
- Self-published a novel, Parallel Descent (2018)
- Founded/organize memorial scholarship, Sweet Home High School Alumni Foundation (2018-present)
- Golf, snowshoeing, reading, writing, spending time with family & friends