Resumé

EDUCATION                                                                                     

Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, New York, NY, 2022-present.

Double Major: Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and Statistics expected in June 2026; GPA 3.85.

Merit Four Year Full Scholarship Recipient; Dean’s List: All semesters.

 

EXPERIENCE                                                                                  

Host, Producer, and Editor of “CUNY Uncut,” CUNY TV --, July 2024-May 2026.

●     Identify and interview current students and recent alumni across entire CUNY system to explore student life.

●     Edit raw footage into episodes; make social media posts to promote episodes.

Play-by-play Broadcaster, Hunter College Athletics, March 2023-present.

●       Announced over 100 Hunter College basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball games.

●   Navigate technical requirements of streaming live sports with both audio and visuals.

●       Assist in planning, production, and publicizing broadcasts.

●       Restored play-by-play announcing at Hunter College after COVID.

●     Initiated coordinated planning and production of broadcasts between Hunter College’s media department and the Hawks Production team. 

General Manager/Treasurer/ Radio Show Host, WHCS Radio, January 2023-present.

●       Manage 9 staff and 200 active members of this student-run station.

●    Plan and host events to showcase student talent: open-mics, battle of the bands, and karaoke.

●       Manage nearly $40,000 budget and oversee 48 shows per week.

●       Host, researcher, and producer of “Hawks Athletics” a weekly 45 minute live sports radio show covering all 18 Hunter College athletics teams including two structured interviews with athletes, coaches, and administrators, that also highlights recreational sports on campus.

●       Host live and prerecorded interviews with student-athletes, coaches, and administrators focusing on their sports, academics, and extracurricular activities.

●      Operate sound board, microphones, and audio streaming software.

Founder, Hawks Production Team, January 2024-present.

●     Established production team of 50 students to gain hands-on production experience. 

●. Collaborate with the Hunter College Film and Media department to obtain equipment.

●      Teach students the basics of livestream production and use of camera, switchers, and mixers.

●      Produce games for the Hunter College Athletics Department.

●     Produce, stream, and record events for different Hunter College clubs and departments.

TV Production Management InternshipCUNY TV, July 2023- August 2023.

●        Worked with the Emmy winning series Nueva Yorks focusing on Latino culture in NYC.

●        Worked in videography (digital HDTV cameras), editing (Premiere Pro), and social media.

●        Assisted videographers and editors to produce television segments and other show elements.

 

Broadcast/Data Analyst InternNew York Boulders, Pomona, NY, July 2023- August 2023.

●        Conducted mock play-by-play broadcasts as well as broadcasting live on WRCR Radio Unscripted AM-1700.

●        Operated Yakkertech, a play-by-play tracking system, for an independent professional baseball team.

 

MenteeCUNY X New York Yankees, March 2023- April 2023.

●        Experiential learning opportunity in sports management with the New York Yankees.

●        Spoke with New York Yankee industry professionals in Human Resources, event experiences, stadium tours, partnership activation, stadium operation, coordination, media, corporate, and community relations.

AWARDS             _______________                                                

Jim O’Connell Communication Scholarship, Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association,  April 2024

●  Awarded from a work as a sports journalist within the athletics department and as host of Hawk Athletics.

Best Newcomer On-Air, International Student Broadcasting Championship, November 2023

● Awarded from a panel of international broadcasting professionals for commentary onHunter College games and Hunter College WHCS Radio Station

 

Contact Information:

david42horn@gmail.com