Shanté Sumpter
Alert Desk Anchor, Traffic Reporter, Reporter
Shanté Sumpter
spsumpter@gmail.com
Experience
Alert Desk Anchor, Traffic Reporter, Reporter | WACH- TV | Columbia, SC
January 2019–Present
Produces and fronts alert desk hits. Fronts breaking news live shots for assigned newscasts. Produces and anchors traffic updates for Good Day Columbia. Posts multiple updates to social media.
MMJ/Anchor/Producer | WTVA-TV | Tupelo, MS
January 2017 – January 2019
Shot and edited stories daily (Two packages a day). Pitched three story ideas daily. Shot live shots solo through TV-U backpack. Solo anchored, produced and edited videos for three 30-minute weekend newscasts. Approved weekend reporter scripts. Posted stories to website and social media daily.
Reporter/Producer/Photographer/Anchor | Carolina News | Columbia, SC
August 2015 – December 2015
Shot, wrote, and edited stories primarily as a one-man band using Sony HD Camera and Adobe Premiere. Produced two daily 30-minute newscasts using ENPS. Posted stories to web.
Intern | WACH-TV | Columbia, SC
August 2015 – December 2015
Monitored AP Wires and CNN Newsource to create content for newscast. Edited VO/SOTs from reporter packages to be used in newscast using Edius. Shot and edited highlights for Friday night football segment.
Skills
VegasPro, Edius, ENPS, Ross Inception, TVU, iNews, Adobe Premiere, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Panasonic AG-HMC 150P
Awards & Achievements
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2015 Society of Professional Journalists Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards 2016 Television Breaking News Reporting, Winner
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2018 Miss America 2.0, Atlantic City, NJ: Covered Miss Mississippi and controversy surrounding the pageant. Live shots for nightly news and edited packages – consistently throughout five-day trip.
Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia December 2015
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism
Sports Entertainment Management Minor