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BRETT D. GARAMELLA
1220 N. State Parkway, Apt. 1401
Chicago, IL 60610
919-451-1450 (cell)
GARGA41@yahoo.com
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. May 9, 2004; News-Editorial Sequence
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JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer – Aspen, CO & Chicago, IL
- Wrote various features and profile stories for local newspapers, as well as for magazines and online publications
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Summer 2004 – Present |
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Sports Editor, The Blue & White Magazine – Chapel Hill, NC
- Work with staff members to choose sports articles
- Wrote monthly column about topics such as summer work, voter apathy, interracial dating and the presidential race
- Organize and advise writers, photographers and designers for each article as well as edit stories in the production laboratory
- Wrote sport features including: club football; strength and conditioning program; team handball club; women’s basketball standouts
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Fall 2002 – May 2004 |
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Staff Writer, The Stamford Times – Norwalk, CT
- Covered local sports and recreation, and other news and feature articles for weekly newspaper such as the rise in dock jumping, the life of a vagabond tour caddie, hospital workers’ pickets and little league playoffs
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Summer 2003 |
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Intern, The Burlington Free Press – Burlington, VT
- Covered outdoor and sports articles including: the Great Outdoor Games; minor league baseball games; a fishing derby; local features
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Summer 2002 |
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Student, Creative Sports Writing Class – Chapel Hill, NC
- Learned techniques and tips, such as conducting interviews and eliminating clichés, from Tim Crothers, a former Sports Illustrated senior writer
- Wrote one article per week and critiqued work with fellow students in an open-class discussion
- Assignments concentrated primarily on features, game stories and columns
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Spring 2002 |
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City Writer, The Daily Tar Heel – Chapel Hill, NC
- Covered Orange County news on many different issues such as a spiritual festival, election day and joint disaster drill
- Received assignment in the morning and had the story ready for editing by late afternoon for daily school newspaper
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Fall 2001 |
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Intern, The New Milford Spectrum – New Milford, CT
- Staff writer and photographer for weekly paper
- Covered news and features in the six surrounding towns such as valedictorian profiles, a new librarian, musicals, a dirt bike racer, a tornado that hit a golf course and two columns in its affiliate, the News Times, in Danbury, CT
- Took photographs at a basketball camp, Little League playoffs, school graduation, road race, special events and various features
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Summer 2001 |
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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