CHERYL L. SOLLARS

11271 Ventura Blvd #199 Studio City, CA  91604

[email protected]

 

 

                                   

EXPERIENCE:

 

01/04-06/04       Channel 3                                                                                Palmdale, CA

                        Contractor reporter for 5pm newscast.  Provide daily packages and stories

under deadline.

 

6/03-02/04         Santa Clarita Sun Newspaper                                                 Valencia, CA

Production Coordinator, writer and reporter for periodical newspaper. 

Gather information from contributors and columnists, proof ads, and write

stories.

 

10/03- Present   Cunningham Market Research                                                Northridge, CA

                        Recruiter and interviewer for market research firm.  Conduct interviews about

Various products including movies, commercials and print ads.

 

01/02- 03/02      KTLA Channel 5                                                                       Los Angeles, CA

                        Trained as writer for 10pm news.  Provide stories under deadline for 10pm broadcast. 

                        (Note: This was an extension of a class through UCLA- I was not an employee)

 

10/99-02/02       KTTV FOX 11 News                                                                  Los Angeles, CA

                        Research/News Assistant. 

                        Work closely with producers and reporters, set up interviews, research stories

                        in development and update reporters/crews with breaking news for 10pm broadcast.

                        Edit Coordinator for Morning News, GDLA and 10pm news.  Field produce.

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7/00-4/01           Warner Brothers Studios                                                         Burbank, CA                             

Marketing Assistant for Warner Bros. Consumer Products International

                        Licensing.  Assist directors with research related to licensing ventures.     

                        (Note: Assignment through temporary agency)

                                   

3/97-9/98           Channel 10                                                                              Fairfax, VA

                        Anchor/reporter for monthly newsmagazine show.  Cable channel for Northern VA.                                                                                                 

                        Discovery Communications                                                     Bethesda, MD

Special project in the Office of the President. Research liaison with new retail

operation, organized interesting artifacts corresponding with programming.

                       

9/94-10/97         CNN                                                                                         Washington D.C.

                        Operations Assistant/Production Assistant- Newsroom. 

                        Primary responsibilities included preparing for shows, conducting off-air interviews,

                        transcribing interviews and sound bites, field producing

                        Assisted with Larry King Live, Crossfire, Inside Politics, and international

newscasts

                                   

Intern- Medical Health News

                        Gathered elements for shoots, transcribed sound bites, maintained filing system.   

                       

Intern- Booking and Research Department                                   Atlanta, GA

                        Researched and assisted guests for on-air interviews through maintenance of

guest files.

                       

1/94-7/94           Cable 15                                                                                  Baltimore, MD

Intern- Assisted in production of health show- collected information on topics and

organized guests, wrote scripts, interviewed sources

                                                           

 

 

EDUCATION:    University of Maryland, College Park, MD -B.A. in Journalism/ Broadcast News

                        UCLA Extension - On Camera Technique with Marta Waller- KTLA

 

 

SKILLS:           62 wpm, Windows 98, Microsoft Word, Power Point, PageMaker, BASYS, Excel