CHARLES

AKERS
Cell Phone: (765) 366-3035
Work Phone: (574) 583-5121 ext 235
Email: cakers2010@yahoo.com

Website: http://charlesakers.weebly.com/

Education:
Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., August 2010-May 2014
Degree: Bachelors of Arts, May 2014
Major: Telecommunications and Journalism (news track)

Career Experience:


Herald Journal



February 2015-Present
Sports Editor
o Cover local high school sports for all White County
schools
o Write stories, lay pages out and post to the website


The Paper of Montgomery County

May 2014-January 2015
Paginator / Sports reporter
o Design pages for The Paper of Montgomery County and
The Times of Noblesville
o Post stories and e-edition to the website for The Paper of
Montgomery County
o Wrote preview and game stories for local high school
sports
London 2012 Olympic Games

January 2012-August 2012
BSU at the Games
o Covered wrestling, track and field
o Conducted interviews prior to and once in London
o Wrote articles and created packages for BSU at the
Games
o Help brand the BSU at the Games name
WLFI-TV, Lafayette, IN


January 2014-April 2014
Intern




o Covered local high school and Purdue University sports
o Produced and created scripts for nightly sports segment
o Shot and edited video
NewsLink Indiana



January 2013-May 2014
NewsLink Indiana is a student ran nightly cable newscast
covering all of Delaware County
Reporter
o Created news packages
o Performed live shots
Anchor
o Wrote scripts
Leadership Experience:


Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity

August 2010-Present
Social Committee August 2010-August 2012
PR Committee August 2010-May 2014
o Wrote articles for AT Road Show
! AT Road Show is a website where all chapters
post articles about what their chapter is doing
around their campus

CHARLES AKERS
Cell Phone: (765) 366-3035
Work Phone: (574) 583-5121 ext 235
Email: cakers2010@yahoo.com

Skills:

Ran social media sites for the fraternity

Knowledge of AP style
Proficient in:
Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Avid iNews, Edius Pro,
InDesign



Familiar with:
Avid NewsCutter and Photoshop

Referneces:

Mr. Rob Hughes
Sports Director
WLFI-TV
West Lafayette, Ind.
765-491-7024
rob.hughes@wlfi.com


Ms. Suzy Smith
Assistant Professor Telecommunications
Bal State University
Muncie, Ind.
765-285-7901
sjsmith@bsu.edu

Mr. Ross Bolin
Sports Producer
WISH-TV
Indianapolis, Ind.

317-923-8888
ross.bolin@wish.com

Mr. Neil Burk
Managing Editor
The Paper of Montgomery County
Crawfordsville, Ind.
765-361-0100

nburk@thepaper24-7.com

Website: http://charlesakers.weebly.com/

CHARLES AKERS
Cell Phone: (765) 366-3035
Work Phone: (574) 583-5121 ext 235
Email: cakers2010@yahoo.com

Website: http://charlesakers.weebly.com/