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Wailin Wong
841 Highland Ave
Oak Park, Georgia 103
Phone: 917-330-6489
Email: test@test.com
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841 Highland Ave
Oak Park, Georgia 103
Phone: 917-330-6489
Email: test@test.com
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Audio/podcast producer, reporter, editor, host
Resumes ID: 5449
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Posted: 08.18.2021
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I'm looking to join a collaborative newsroom environment to make compelling audio stories.Education:
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Medill School of Journalism Northwestern University
journalism
journalism
Work Experience:
04.01.2006 - 10.01.2007
Emerging markets reporter
Dow Jones Newsiwres |
I provided daily coverage of emerging economies and debt markets with a focus on Latin America I interviewed finance ministers central bankers and economic policymakers Selected stories and enterprise features were published in The Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones Newsiwres |
I provided daily coverage of emerging economies and debt markets with a focus on Latin America I interviewed finance ministers central bankers and economic policymakers Selected stories and enterprise features were published in The Wall Street Journal
11.01.2007 - 11.01.2013
Technology reporter
Chicago Tribune |
I covered Motorolas turnaround attempts and eventual split into two separate companies Later I originated beat coverage of the local startup scene including Groupons founding through its IPO I made frequent appearances on local television and radio including WBEZ to discuss my beat coverage I was a finalist for Best Technology Reporting in the Chicago Headline Clubs Peter Lisagor Awards in 2013
Chicago Tribune |
I covered Motorolas turnaround attempts and eventual split into two separate companies Later I originated beat coverage of the local startup scene including Groupons founding through its IPO I made frequent appearances on local television and radio including WBEZ to discuss my beat coverage I was a finalist for Best Technology Reporting in the Chicago Headline Clubs Peter Lisagor Awards in 2013
11.01.2013 - 08.01.2017
Writer audio producer host
Basecamp |
Basecamp is a company that makes group collaboration and email software It is headquartered in Chicago IL but is a remote company with a distributed team spread primarily across North America and Europe I launched The Distance thedistancecom a branded online publication featuring written profiles of long-running independent businesses Individual stories were re-published in the Chicago Tribune Quartz and Gizmodo I collaborated with two freelance editors a designer an illustrator a photographer and a video producer In 2015 I transitioned The Distance to a narrative podcast I interviewed business owners in the field scripted hosted wrote episode descriptions and transcribed episodes The Distance was a finalist for Best Podcast and Best Podcast Single Episode in the Chicago Headline Clubs Peter Lisagor Awards in 2016
Basecamp |
Basecamp is a company that makes group collaboration and email software It is headquartered in Chicago IL but is a remote company with a distributed team spread primarily across North America and Europe I launched The Distance thedistancecom a branded online publication featuring written profiles of long-running independent businesses Individual stories were re-published in the Chicago Tribune Quartz and Gizmodo I collaborated with two freelance editors a designer an illustrator a photographer and a video producer In 2015 I transitioned The Distance to a narrative podcast I interviewed business owners in the field scripted hosted wrote episode descriptions and transcribed episodes The Distance was a finalist for Best Podcast and Best Podcast Single Episode in the Chicago Headline Clubs Peter Lisagor Awards in 2016
08.01.2017 - 05.01.2017
audio producer and host
Basecamp |
Basecamp is a company that makes group collaboration and email software It is headquartered in Chicago IL but is a remote company with a distributed team spread primarily across North America and Europe I pitched and launched Rework reworkfm as a branded podcast for Basecamp The episode format varied between interviews and narrative I generated and researched story ideas booked and interviewed guests scripted edited co-hosted and wrote descriptions and show notes I interviewed Basecamps co-founders and other employees I also located booked and interviewed diverse sources on topics such as online privacy workplace culture Big Tech small business and entrepreneurship Together with one other producer and co-host I took the show from biweekly to weekly Our audience numbers peaked around 100000 monthly downloads in 2020
Basecamp |
Basecamp is a company that makes group collaboration and email software It is headquartered in Chicago IL but is a remote company with a distributed team spread primarily across North America and Europe I pitched and launched Rework reworkfm as a branded podcast for Basecamp The episode format varied between interviews and narrative I generated and researched story ideas booked and interviewed guests scripted edited co-hosted and wrote descriptions and show notes I interviewed Basecamps co-founders and other employees I also located booked and interviewed diverse sources on topics such as online privacy workplace culture Big Tech small business and entrepreneurship Together with one other producer and co-host I took the show from biweekly to weekly Our audience numbers peaked around 100000 monthly downloads in 2020
Total Years Experience:
18 yearsSkills:
- 10+ years experience as a journalist covering economics and business
- daily/realtime news coverage, beat reporting, and narrative features
- working remotely and collaborating with a distributed team
- storytelling in both print and audio
- audio editing in Adobe Audition
- proficient Spanish, basic spoken Cantonese
Occupations:
Audio Editor, Correspondent, Editor-Business Editor, Producer-General/Executive, Reporter-Business-
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