Colin Morris

mail@ colinmorris.net

773.432.4138

11 S. Highland Ave., Apt. #8

Akron, OH 44303-1059

Work Experience

• Rubber City Radio Group in Akron, Ohio, as reporter for 1590 AM WAKR and AkronNewsNow.com (3 years)
  

• DePaul University Student Centers in Chicago, Illinois, staff

• First Merit Iinvestments in Akron, Ohio, seasonal assistant

• Van’s Camera in Akron, Ohio, camera salesman

Work Samples

• Photojournalism

• http://newsphoto.colinmorris.net
• In-depth reporting and online storytelling with converged media
  
• Akron Schools Crosswalk Safety
  
• www.akronnewsnow.com/specialsection_aps2007.asp

Education

• Kent State University in Kent, OH, 2007 - present for French and journalism
• DePaul University in Chicago, IL, 2005 - 2007 for French and journalism
  
• Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, OH, 2001 - 2005

Awards and Associations

• Kent State University College of Journalism and Mass Communication Dean's list, fall 2007-present
• DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's list, fall 2005-2007
  
• Member, Golden Key International (Invitational Academic Honors Society)
• Member, Alpha Lambda Delta (National Academic Honors Society)
  
• "Best Enterprise Reporting" in 2008 by the Ohio AP Broadcaster's Association for Akron Schools Crosswalk Safety

Skills

• Near-fluency in French; beginning Spanish, Arabic and Russian.
  

• One year sales experience

• Two years reporting and multimedia storytelling experience

• Photography, videography
  

• Capability with all Microsoft Office software on Windows and Mac platforms, as well as Open Office
  

• Audio and video editing using Adobe Audition and Final Cut Pro
  

• Web content development in HTML, some XML and beginning CSS
  

Supervisors

• Current: Ed Esposito, vice president of information media for Rubber City Radio Group (WAKR, WONE and WQMX) in Akron, OH

  • + 001 330.869.9800

  • eesposito@rcrg.net

• Aileen Spencer, asst. director of DePaul Student Centers Loop Campus in Chicago, IL

  • + 001 312.362.8624

  • confservices@depaul.edu

• Bill Haliko, Manager, Acme Fresh Markets #15
• +001 330.666.6781
• 3979 Medina Rd. Akron, OH USA

• Dr. Clara Orban, Professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages at DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• +001 773.325.1880
• corban@depaul.edu
  
• Joe Skibicki, Day Operations Manager for DePaul Student Center, Lincoln Park Campus
  
• + 001 773.325.7346
• jskibick@depaul.edu

• Br. Joe LeBon, former student newspaper adviser at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, OH

  • + 001 330.773.6658 x249

  • lebonj@hoban.org

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