Megan Cloherty

radio, television & multimedia reporter

www.megancloherty.com/blog​ ​megancloherty@gmail.com​ @ClohertyWTOP

• An award-winning journalist with 15 years experience in daily reporting

• Delivers conversational liveshots & calm under the pressure of breaking news
• Developing sources resulting in early news tips and confirmation of breaking information
• Fast and concise writer with national & local newsroom experience
• A team player who does what it takes to get the story done well

Education/Fellowship
RTDNF RIAS Berlin Kommission Fellow June 2017
American University, Master of Arts Interactive Journalism May 2012
University of Missouri, Bachelor of Arts Broadcast Journalism December 2003

Awards
Alliance for Media for Women Foundation Gracie “Boyfriends Killing Boys” 2017
Edward R. Murrow regional Best Investigation “Carlos Bell” 2017
DC Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists Best Investigation “Carlos Bell” 2017
Chesapeake Associated Press Best Investigative Series “Carlos Bell” 2017
Chesapeake Associated Press “Best in Show” 2017 & “Best Reporter” 2014, 2015, 2017

Professional Experience
WTOP 103.5 FM/wtop.com - Washington, DC 02/2012 to present
Reporter
-Find and source a minimum of two stories a day, filing in a 24-hour format on air and online
-Contacting sources on past stories, checking in with law enforcement to stay in the loop daily
-Communicating with editors and managers on content, often passing stories to other reporters
-Formatting my stories in wtop.com’s CMS in AP style, taking photos & videos for web content

WRC News 4 - Washington, DC Sports Dept. 07/2011 to 02/2012

Part-Time Reporter/Producer (while in graduate school)
-Responsible for covering Redskins locker room, covering features and breaking news off air
-Wrote and edited highlights for three daily sportscasts and Sunday evening sports show
-Produced live sportscast and make editorial decisions in the control room

CNN Newsource - Washington, DC 03/2011 to 06/2011

Freelance Reporter
-Covered national stories for local affiliates nationwide
-Engaged in live talk backs with anchors on one of two newsworthy topics of their choosing
-Responded to national breaking news decisively and urgently to get content to affiliates

WDAF FOX 4 NEWS - Kansas City, MO 01/2007 to 09/2010

General Assignment Reporter
- Generated exclusive stories, routinely devised my own active stand-ups & live shots
-Turned a package, two live-shots and vo/sot a day minimum
-Featured as one of the station’s top political reporters during elections

Weekend Anchor
-Anchored two and 1/2 hours of newscasts every weekend day for 7 months, including
November sweeps period
-Turned packages while on my anchoring shift to help bolster weekend content

KDRV (ABC) NEWSWATCH 12 - Medford, OR 08/2004 to 12/2006

General Assignment Reporter
-Pitched, shot, wrote, edited and delivered two stories daily for 6:30p and 11p newscasts
-Turned three stories a day and covered breaking news as the sole nightside reporter
-6pm & 11pm anchor during May book while main anchor on maternity leave, while maintaining
my reporting shift

Weekend Anchor/Producer
-Solely responsible for the editorial content of the show, I assigned, wrote, stacked and solo
anchored four half-hour newscasts a weekend
-Created the highest-rated weekend newscasts in station history
-Timed shows from the desk, while anchoring

Internships
-House of Representatives Radio-Television Gallery awarded through then-RTNDA 05/04 to
08/04
-CBS London 01/03 to 04/03

Technology
-Software: Burli, Dalet, iNews, ENPS, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, Audition, linear/non-linear editing
-Web/Multimedia: Web design, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Socrata, Sound Slides, WordPress

References
-Jamie Forzato - former manager at WTOP, CBS Philadelphia
-Letese Clark - former editor at WTOP, WAMU-DC
-Tisha Thompson - ESPN Investigative Reporter
-Amy Eisman - American University
(phone numbers upon request since this is posted online)