Leigh Scheps

Buzz60/Zazoom Media Group NY, NY                  October 2013-Present

Host

• Capture national online audience with viral one minute reports about trending, hot topic, viral and entertainment stories of the day

• A business report on a $35,000 Thanksgiving Dinner got 3.5 million clicks on AOL

• USAToday wrote a whole article based off a food report I covered on doughnuts competing with "the cronut"

• A viral food story on Oreo Churros reached more than 1 million views on AOL

• Research, pitch, write, shoot and edit videos using Final Cut Pro X

• Stories can be seen on major websites including AOL, NY Daily News, MSN, USAToday, Esquire, Philly.com and Boston.com

 

Broadway World NY, NY                                                   July 2015-Present

Contributor

• Interview famous artists and write long form articles on New Jersey shows for the theater website

 

Fios 1 News Rye, NY                                                     March 2014-Present

Senior Reporter: NJ Bureau

• Shoot, write, edit broadcast leading news stories live or on tape under tight deadlines for Verizon FiOS cable subscribers in New Jersey, Lower Hudson Valley and Long Island

• Lead news coverage on the biggest stories in New Jersey and New York City including Edgewater Apartment Fire, Jersey City Officer Killed, Brooklyn Elevator Stabber, Point Pleasant Beach Deadly Motel Fire and Weehawken World Trade Center climber

• Broke and secured exclusive interview with family of missing Hoboken man, Andrew Jarzyk

 

FOX 29 News Philadelphia, PA                                July 2013-March 2014

Freelance Reporter

• Reported 2 general assignment stories daily for the 5pm, 6pm and top rated 10pm newscasts

• Broke an exclusive story within 3 weeks of hire date

• Demonstrated flexibility with scheduling

 

WBBH/WZVN NBC-2 Fort Myers, FL                          June 2011-June 2013

Reporter

• Lead morning show reporter and went live on air up to 12 times daily; filing 3 versions of one story per shift

• Pitched, shot, interviewed, wrote and edited stories for broadcast

• Developed strong contacts in the field to use as sources for exclusive content

 

WBNG Binghamton, NY                                               June 2009-June 2011

Senior Reporter.Fill-in Anchor.Producer

• Interviewed, shot, wrote and edited up to three stories daily for broadcast

• Extensively covered the controversial debate on hydrofracking in NY and PA

• Served as role model and mentor to junior reporters

 

News 12 Bronx/Brooklyn Bronx, NY                     March 2008-May 2009

www.news12.com

Freelance Reporter

• Interviewed, shot, wrote and edited one story a day under tight deadlines for broadcast

 

AWARDS

New York State Broadcaster’s Association Award 2011 – Best Hard News Story, “Abandoned Children”

New York State Broadcaster’s Association Award 2010 – Part of WBNG news team that won for “best newscast” on the one year a

nniversary of the American Civic Association shooting. Contributed a

story on a family coping with the loss of a loved one