Teresa Terrapin
1111 Turtle Lane
College Park, Md. 20742
301-555-1122
Cell: 240-111-6161
tterrapin@umd.edx

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, College Park, MD. Concentration in broadcast news. B.A. anticipated May 2005.

College Park Scholars, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Citation for participation in Media, Self and Society program. May 2003.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

    Reporter, Capital News Service Television College Park, MD
      Created, shot and edited daily news reports for Maryland Newsline, a student-run news program broadcast to 500,000 households in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties and Baltimore. September-December 2004.

    Director, Maryland Newsline College Park, MD
      Director for live nightly student-run broadcast January 2003-December 2004.

    Intern, ABC News/Nightline Washington, DC
      Researched stories, transcribed recorded interviews and assisted producers and desk editors for this nightly national news show. Winter 2004.

    Intern, WPHL Philadelphia, PA
      Staffed station’s assignment desk, scheduled and conducted news interviews, regularly made newsroom’s beat calls, ran TelePrompTer and distributed scripts during newscasts for this WB affiliate. Summer 2003.
AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS
  • University Senate -- Undergraduate representative for College of Journalism faculty, September 2004-May 2005.
  • Co-president, Society of Professional Journalists, UMD Chapter.
  • Member, Radio-Television News Directors Association, since September 2002.
  • Recipient, Maryland Delaware DC Press Association scholarship, 2003.