Jason Chacon
Education
Arizona State University (2006-2011)
- Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Experience
Cronkite NewsWatch - Sports Anchor/Reporter (January 2011 - May 2011)
- Anchored Monday broadcasts of Sports segment, covering sports around the state of Arizona.
- Conceived, shot, edited and wrote own packages.
- Involved with "Sun Devils 101" on Fox Sports Arizona as a sports reporter, editor, and videographer.
FSN Arizona’s “Sun Devils 101” – Reporter (December 2010 – May 2011)
- Reported, filmed, edited and wrote stories on ASU sports for monthly student-produced show on Fox Sports Arizona
- Worked closely with professional and college athletes, as well as university public relations department to set up interviews, shoots, etc.
ESPNU Campus Correspondent (January 2011 – May 2011)
- Provided ASU-based content for national sports coverage as needed
- Multi-media reporter (conceived, shot, wrote and edited) for ASU sports covered by ESPNU on an as-needed basis.
ESPN – Studio Operations Runner (June 2010)
- Runner for Games 6 and 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals in Los Angeles.
- Teleprompter for daily live reports as well as pre-game and halftime shows.
- Acted as Production Assistant/Grip for professional shoots for organizations such as ESPN and CBS.
- Worked behind the scenes of professional shoots, gaining valuable experience in lighting, audio, shooting, etc.
- Cut audio, helped with production and overall seamlessness of the afternoon show featuring Dan Bickley and Mike Jurecki
- Helped with paperwork and contestant participation in giveaways
- Assisted in research and coverage of sports in the Phoenix area
- Produced and edited content for station’s news program as well as create commercials and public service announcements for the station as well as local businesses.
- Shot footage for ASU football, basketball and baseball games. Edited highlights for sports news program Devils on the Deuce .
- Called multiple ASU football, basketball (men’s and women’s) and baseball games as well as spotted for other commentators. Also operated the soundboard in the studio for live broadcasts
- Hosted weekly show "Face-Off," a weekly discussion on the world of sports.
Other Skills
- Proficient in FinalCut Pro, CoolEdit, Soundtrack Pro, ProTools, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere and Wordpress as well as social media sites such as facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
- Played high school baseball, named Most Inspirational player junior and senior years.
- Was student council Assistant Historian for high school senior class. Was named most spirited leader senior year.
- Produced, directed and acted in multiple short films. Also write screenplays with writing partners.
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