Resume

ANNA R. HUNTSMAN

EMAIL: ahuntsman25@gmail.com 

CELL: (330)-685-6928    

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Health Reporter: June 2020—present

Ideastream Public Media, Cleveland, OH – Cleveland’s NPR member station

  • Report breaking and enterprise stories on health, science and research
  • Cover Ohio health news for national audience on Kaiser Health News, Here & Now and NPR national
  • Write engaging, in-depth articles for the web
  • Appear on station’s public affairs television show to discuss weekly health news
  • Host midday newscasts on an as-needed basis

Associate Producer, Health/Education: Oct. 2019—May 2020

Ideastream Public Media, Cleveland, OH – Cleveland’s NPR member station

  • Pitched, wrote and produced daily health spots and features
  • Collaborated on community engagement project focused on reducing toxic stress in children
  • Wrote, produced children’s health podcast, Health’s Up
  • Wrote scripts, edited graphics and assisted with video production of children’s news show, NewsDepth

Investigative Reporter: May—Aug. 2019

News21, Phoenix, AZ National investigative journalism fellowship

  • Wrote in-depth public policy story published by The New York Times, The Washington Post & Associated Press, among other national outlets
  • Hosted, produced five-episode podcast “State of Emergency”
  • Shot, edited non-narrative video & documentary
  • Traveled to Charleston, S.C. and San Diego to report on natural disaster recovery

Reporter: Aug. 2018—May 2019

WKSU 89.7 FM, Kent, OH – Northeast Ohio’s NPR member station

  • Pitched and produced daily stories and features
  • Wrote broadcast copy for on-air programming
  • Adapted stories for audio and digital platforms

Assignment Editor & Intern, May 2018—Jan 2019

WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH – Cleveland’s NBC affiliate

  • Coordinated breaking news & daily coverage at weekend assignment desk
  • Wrote breaking news briefs on wkyc.com
  • Assisted with coverage of major Cleveland events

Reporter: Jan. 2018—Sept. 2018

Ohio News Connection, Columbus, OH — Ohio’s Public News Service

  • Wrote statewide public policy stories for Ohio’s branch of the Public News Service (PNS)
  • Recorded & edited audio interviews 
  • Web stories published in PNS national podcast and by 30+ print, digital and radio outlets in Ohio

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Adobe Suite: Audition, InDesign, Premiere, Photoshop; Audacity Audio Recorder, AP ENPS, Chyron Lyric, Core Publisher, Edius, ENCO, Headliner, Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word; Ross XPression, Tableau, TownNews, Twitter, Vimeo, WordPress, YouTube.

HONORS:

Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards 

John S. Knight Scholar 

President’s List

EDUCATION:

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 

August 2015—May 2019

Bachelor of Science in Journalism

Summa Cum Laude

Honors College
You may download Anna’s resume here.