Morning Anchor/Executive Producer/Investigative Reporter at Raycom Media - WMBF News
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area
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- Morning Anchor/Executive Producer/Investigative Reporter at Raycom Media - WMBF News
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- Weekend Anchor/Investigative Reporter at MediaNews Group - KTVA-TV
- Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter at Media General - WSPA-TV
- Morning Anchor at Zimmer Radio Group
- Anchor/Reporter/Disc Jockey at Withers Broadcasting - WMIX AM/FM
- Education
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- RIAS Fellowship
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Washington Center for Politics & Journalism
- Mt. Vernon Township High School
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Matthew Nordin’s Summary
Murrow Award winning, Emmy nominated broadcast journalist, writer, and producer. With an eye and ear for detail, my goal is always what was drilled into me from the wonderful mentors who molded me: the end result must be nothing less than "network quality."
Watch my latest investigation: "Watched at the Wheel." (Full video of our story in the upper right-hand corner here: http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11494786)
Matthew Nordin’s Specialties:
Anchoring, investigative reporting, newsroom management, field producing, show producing.
Matthew Nordin’s Experience
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Morning Anchor/Executive Producer/Investigative Reporter
Raycom Media - WMBF News
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Anchor and executive produce WMBF News Today (5-7 a.m.) as well as the Today Show local news updates. Provide in-depth investigative reports several times a year, including this report on local grocery stores re-selling returned meat, which has the legislature considering changing state law: http://www.wmbfnews.com/global/story.asp?s=9946298
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Weekend Anchor/Investigative Reporter
MediaNews Group - KTVA-TV
(Broadcast Media industry)
May 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 2 months)
Dramatically boosted the ratings of the station's weekend evening newscasts. Managed the weekend news crew. Exposed an FBI agent telling an untruth in court. Showed why whale hunting is important to the lifestyle and health of Alaska Natives.
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Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter
Media General - WSPA-TV
(Public Company; MEG; Newspapers industry)
January 2001 — April 2005 (4 years 4 months)
When I left the station, I was anchoring and producing the weekend morning news. I also had extensive reporting experience from going out on the campaign trail covering gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races as well as the 2004 Democratic presidential primary. I was also the station's lead reporter on the Carolina Investors scandal, for which I won a regional Edward R. Murrow award. My coverage of a deadly hotel arson in Greenville, SC, was nominated for an Emmy.
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Morning Anchor
Zimmer Radio Group
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
August 1996 — May 1999 (2 years 10 months)
Anchored the Morning NewsWatch on WJPF-AM and WCIL-AM in southern Illinois while in college. Conducted live interviews. Reported on breaking news.
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Anchor/Reporter/Disc Jockey
Withers Broadcasting - WMIX AM/FM
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
December 1993 — August 1996 (2 years 9 months)
While in high school, I got extensive experience at WMIX AM/FM anchoring the afternoon news, reporting on city council and school board meetings as well as breaking news, and served as a disc jockey on Sunday afternoons.
Matthew Nordin’s Education
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RIAS Fellowship
n/a , Reporting on European politics and culture , 2004 — 2004
This fellowship included an intense two weeks in Berlin and Brussels, among other stops. Through a joint arrangement between RTNDF and RIAS, my colleagues and I got invaluable behind-the-scenes meetings with leaders in German media, the Bundestag (parliament), and European Commission.
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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
B.A. Radio-Television News , Broadcast News, Sociology, History , 1996 — 2000
Studied under Ken Keller and Dr. Michael Murrie, among others.
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- Volunteered as an anchor/reporter for the university-owned PBS/CNN affiliate, WSIU-TV. Dr. Joe Foote, then the dean, selected me as a college "ambassador," which gave me the opportunity to talk about the benefits of SIU's College of Mass Communications and Media Arts and recruit high school students into the program.
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Washington Center for Politics & Journalism
n/a , Political Reporting , 1999 — 1999
WCP&J provided us with insightful seminars led by the brightest political and journalistic minds of that era including two of President Clinton's press secretaries, Mike McCurry and Joe Lockhart.
At the same time, I interned at CNN's Washington Bureau serving as a researcher to economics/political correspondent Brooks Jackson, who is now the director of FactCheck.org.
In the preceding months, I had interned on Capitol Hill with the Dispatch Broadcast Group, serving as a field producer for WBNS-TV (Columbus, OH), the Ohio News Network, and WTHR-TV (Indianapolis). -
Mt. Vernon Township High School
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Matthew Nordin’s Interests:
Traveling, reading, writing, watching plays, listening to great music.
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NLGJA National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
Matthew Nordin’s Honors:
Edward R. Murrow Award - RTNDA
Emmy Nomination - NATAS Atlanta Chapter
2009 SC Associated Press Award for Environmental Reporting (investigation into unhealthy beach water)
Grand Prize Winner - National Broadcasting Society (1999)
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