Grant Ford Robinson Multimedia Journalist gford.rob@gmail.com | 615-339-7164 | gfrobinson.com
MISSION Each day I aim to connect with viewers and digital users through written and visual storytelling that clearly communicates the issue, prompts an emotional or intellectual response and grows the community’s trust in my reporting and the station I represent.
EXPERIENCE WKRN NEWS 2 | PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN Nashville, TN Aug. 2016 - Present - Interview news subjects, write, shoot and edit both sports and general news - Pitch story ideas -Write web stories WZTV FOX 17 | NEWS INTERN Nashville, TN May 2016 - Aug. 2016 - Heavy breaking news emphasis in both photography and reporting - Covered broad range of assignments from federal court to NFL football - Wrote web stories
BELMONT VISION | MANAGING EDITOR Nashville, TN May 2016 - Present - Oversee all video-based content for Belmont University’s student news - Incorporate nontraditional media to better reach Belmont student body (e.g. Instagram and Snapchat stories) - Guide, encourage and edit students interested in broadcast journalism WNPT | PRODUCTION INTERN Nashville, TN Jan. 2015 - May 2015 - Edited 28th season of “Tennessee Crossroads” (Emmy award winner) - Worked on immigrant based “Next Door Neighbors: Storytellers” (NETA award winner for Best Nontraditional Community Engagement)
WBIR 10 News | NEWS INTERN Knoxville, TN May 2015 - Aug. 2015 - Shot and edited sports and news content - Wrote web stories BELMONT SHOWCASE SERIES | - Researched for digital special projects POST-PRODUCTION MANAGER - Contributed to station productivitiy over a Nashville, TN period for which it won the Regional April 2015 - Aug. 2016 Murrow award for Overall Excellence - Coordinated and edited multicam recordings of arena concerts
EDUCATION
MEMBERSHIP
BELMONT UNIVERSITY B.S. Audio & Video Production Journalism, minor
- National Press Photographers Association
TECHNICAL SKILLS SOFTWARE: EDIUS, AVID NEWSCUTTER, ENPS, iNEWS, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, PREMIERE PRO, FINAL CUT PRO HARDWARE: SONY XDCAM, PANASONIC P2, CANON 70D, LiveU, TVU