Geraldine Cols Azócar

(314) 452-5051 – gerymca@gmail.com – www.geraldinecols.com

EXPERIENCE

News 12 Networks: News 12 En Español, Long Island, NY
Producer/Anchor, (July 2010 – Present)

-Launch Spanish-language web-based newscasts targeting emerging Hispanic market.
-Prepare, manage, and supervise daily newscast coverage and staff of five.
-Conduct daily editorial and planning meetings.
-Direct training and one-on-one coaching.
-Write, edit and produce content for all newscats.
-Anchor newscasts in Spanish for Bronx and New Jersey bureaus.
-Publish newscasts to the Internet, mobile devices, and social media.

Dateline Belize, Belize
Panelist/Instructor, (June 2010 – Present)

-Lecture at yearly journalism symposium for media professionals and students.

KOMU TV – NBC affiliate, Columbia, MO
Reporter/ Producer, (June 2008 – June 2010)

- Managed and line produced newscasts in English. Led training of new producers.
- Investigated and reported special stories in Spanish for “KOMU En Español” segment.

STL TV, St. Louis, MO
Anchor/Production Crew, (August 2009 – June 2010)

- Anchored segments in English and Spanish.
- Operated in-studio camera, edited video and coordinated graphics.

Newsy.com, Columbia, MO
Anchor/Associate Producer, (2008 – 2009)

- Wrote scripts evaluating how media outlets cover news stories & anchored three-minute newscasts.

Orinoco Television, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Political and Union Reporter, (2007 – 2008)

- Gathered information and wrote news stories for the political and union beats. Established a list of sources and contacts.

NBC5/Telemundo Chicago, Chicago, IL
Intern, (2006)

- Assisted reporting teams for both NBC5 and Telemundo Chicago. Researched and produced stories for “Nuestra Familia” segment.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, International Relations.
Webster University – Saint Louis, Missouri

Bachelor of Journalism, Broadcast News.
University of Missouri- Columbia’s Missouri School of Journalism

SKILLS

Bilingual in English and Spanish. Shoot in digital and DCV Pro cameras. Edit in Final Cut Pro and Avid. Work with I-News and ENPS. Work with the Tricaster. Work with content managers and blog sites like WordPress.

AWARDS

Regional Edward R. Murrow Award (RTNDA), 2006. – KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO.
“Immigration in Depth,” Contributed with stories in English and Spanish to an 11-part series.

Meredith-Cronkite Fellowship, 2010 – KPHO-CBS 5, Phoenix, AZ.
Selected to an exclusive fellowship from a pool of nationwide candidates.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Hispanic Journalists – NAHJ, Member (October 2005- Present)