WDRB-TV FOX 41 News Anchor/Reporter fluent in 4 languages
Louisville, Kentucky Area
- Current
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- Weekend 10pm News Anchor/Reporter at WDRB-TV FOX 41
- Past
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- News Reporter at KLTV-TV ABC 7 (Tyler, TX)
- News/Special Projects Producer at News 24 Houston - TV
- News Intern at KHWB-TV WB 39 Houston
- Producer/Host/Reporter at KUHT-TV PBS 8 Houston
- News Intern at KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
- Education
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- University of Houston
- Rice University
- Connections
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95
connections
- Industry
- Broadcast Media
- Websites
Julie Tam’s Summary
To work as a TV reporter/anchor, using my 5+ years of professional TV news experience, fluency in 4 languages, and well-rounded education.
Julie Tam’s Specialties:
-investigative reporting
-Fluent in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese Chinese. Some Taiwanese.
-Travel: 15 countries on 4 continents, 20 U.S. states.
-Technical: AP-ENPS, Newstar, iNews. Edit on BetaCam linear, Avid, Vortex, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere. Shoot on Digital, Beta.
Julie Tam’s Experience
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Weekend 10pm News Anchor/Reporter
WDRB-TV FOX 41
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
September 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Anchored Saturday and Sunday 10pm newscasts. Enterprised, reported, and wrote general assignment stories for evening and nightly newscasts. Daily live shots.
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News Reporter
KLTV-TV ABC 7 (Tyler, TX)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2003 — September 2005 (2 years)
Enterprised, reported, and wrote general assignment stories on weekdays. Live breaking reports and packages on multiple stories a day for multiple newscasts. Produced and anchored episodes of "Inside East Texas," a weekly 30-min. community affairs show.
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News/Special Projects Producer
News 24 Houston - TV
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Enterprised, researched, wrote, and edited video for news and feature segments. Field produced for special projects (features). Reported on stories that aired.
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News Intern
KHWB-TV WB 39 Houston
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2002 — September 2002 (9 months)
Interviewed sources for packages that aired.Wrote anchor stories for nightly newscast.
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Producer/Host/Reporter
KUHT-TV PBS 8 Houston
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2001 — May 2002 (10 months)
Two seasons on weekly news magazine series, Video Workshop: studio interviews, hosting, packages.
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News Intern
KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
May 2001 — August 2001 (4 months)
Reported, wrote, tracked, and edited resume tape packages. Worked at Assignments Desk. Researched stories and mediated problems for Consumer Investigations. TelePrompTer operator for "Live at Five" and "Viva Houston."
Julie Tam’s Education
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University of Houston
N/A, Communications, 2000 — 2003
8 semester-courses in journalism with credit transferred to Rice University (where I got my degree)
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Rice University
B.A., Economics, 1999 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges & Universities, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Rice Broadcast TV, KTRU-91.7 FM Radio, The Rice Thresher (newspaper), Rice Ambassadors, Rice Dance Theatre, Rice Chorale, Baptist Student Ministry, Chinese Students Association, Jones College Room Draw Coordinator
Additional Information
Julie Tam’s Websites:
Julie Tam’s Interests:
Talents: Rice University Shepherd School of Music (during high school, college: 1995-99) – opera state competition winner. Houston Ballet Academy (1989-2003) – completed pre-professional program, paid dancer for Nutcracker (2 years).
Julie Tam’s Groups:
Asian American Journalists Association, Organization of Chinese Americans, Young Professionals Association of Louisville, Rice Alumni Volunteers for Admission, Rice University Chinese Alumni Association
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YPAL - Young Professionals Association of Louisville -
Association of Rice Alumni
Julie Tam’s Honors:
· Honorable Mention, Best Reporter, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards 2004
· Texas Association of Broadcasters Scholarship Winner 2002
Julie Tam’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
