John J.

(JJ) Murphy
85 Jennings Rd, Waltham MA, 02451
781-330-4861
JJmurphy93@gmail.com

Related Work Experience

News7: (2014- Present)
LSCTVs Emmy award winning news organization provides twice-daily live newscasts of local
and regional news and weather via cable to over 9,000 subscribers in rural northeastern Vermont
and northern New Hampshire. The News 7 operation is driven entirely by Lyndons Electronic
Journalism Arts majors with limited oversight by EJA faculty.The station is a CNN award school
affiliate, subscribes to the Associated Press news service and students utilize Avid iNews, Avid
NewsCutter and the Panasonic P2, DVCPro and AVCHD formats to produce each newscast.

News Photographer
Work with a reporter to tell a story with strong visuals.
Comfortable shooting in field with different angles and focal length using a
Panasonic p2 camera.
Responsible for editing VOs, VO/SOTs, and Packages under a deadline
Director
Support all technical aspects of live nightly broadcast
Work with producer to ensure rundown is executed as outlined
Video Journalist
Responsible for all aspects of visual storytelling from concept through broadcast.
Reporter
Arrange and conduct on-camera interviews
Produce packages, VO/SOTs, and VOs on deadline
Web Reporter:
Gather and contribute digital content to support a repurposed broadcast story.
NewsLINC:
NewsLINC is the online media extension of the Department of Electronic Journalism Arts awardwinning News 7 operation. NewsLINC offers advanced EJA students the opportunity to hone
their newsgathering skills in a web-based environment. Students produce stories collaboratively
for the website www.News7newsLINC.net with fellow reporters and photographers from News 7.
The goal of this initiative is to build and maintain a community eJournalism website for the
greater NEK community to use as a source for local news.

Education
Lyndon State College
2012- Present
Expected date of graduation: August, 2016 BS Electronic Journalism Arts

Leadership and Other Work

Electronic Journalism Arts Tutor
Coordinated external course support for variety of courses throughout EJA
curriculum, appointed as tutor by faculty

City of Waltham Wires Department- 610 Main St, Waltham MA 02452

July 11- August 11
July 12- August 12
Work varied from painting light poles to assisting in various electrical projects
throughout the city. (Other tasks as needed)
City of Waltham Recreation Department- 510 Moody St, Waltham MA 02453
Camp Staff
July 13- August 13
July 14- August 14
Responsibilties consisted of planning, leading, and implementing a fun experience for
children in a group setting. Responsible for the safety, growth and development and skill
achievements of children.
L.E.A.P Director
July 15- August 15
Organize and implement a weekly schedule for camp groups. Responsible for
communicating with parents about their childrens experience. Assist in maintaining
accurate program records including reports, logbook, documentation, and daily
attendance.

Skills and Certifications

Final Cut Express, Pro

Avid Newscutter, Media Composer
Microsoft Office
Photoshop
First Aid, CPR, AED Certified

References
David Ballou Professor, Lyndon State College
802-626-6371
david.ballou@lyndonstate.edu
Kim Scott Director, Waltham Recreation
781-314-3480
Chris Hazel Television Teacher, Waltham High School
781-424-0375
Chrishazel@k12.waltham.ma.us