Sales State University
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Stacy Pettit
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Tulsa, OK 74112
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Journalism and Broadcasting
Aug. 2005-May 2009
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Major: News-Editorial Journalism
Second Major: Broadcast Journalism
GPA: 3.667
EXPERIENCE
Reporter
March 2010-
Present
Urban Tulsa Weekly, Tulsa, Oklahoma
. Wrote multiple stories every week covering anything from politics
and the city of Tulsa to substance abuse and homelessness
. Created several cover stories featured on the front of the weekly
paper exposing issues in Tulsa such as the meth epidemic and its
affect on children
. Wrote fashion and entertainment stories for UTW's special Spring
Thing and Annual Manual issues
Editorial Intern
Aug. 2009-
March 2010 Tulsa People magazine, Tulsa, Oklahoma
. Trusted with multiple articles per issue for Tulsa People
magazine and the TP web site
. Wrote almost half the content for the Tulsa People Weddings
magazine
. Fact-checked and edited magazine articles
Receptionist
July 2009-
Dec. 2009
All-American Fitness, Tulsa, Oklahoma
. Answered all incoming calls and answered questions about
memberships
. Gave tours of the facility
. Executed all sales transactions
Magazine Freelance Writer
Jan. 2009-Present
College of Arts and Sciences magazine, Stillwater, Oklahoma
. Wrote profile stories about people within the College of Arts
and Sciences
. Created articles about accomplishments and changes within the
college
. Gathered details and wrote the entire obituaries section for the
2009 issue
Newspaper Reporter
Nov. 2007-May 2009
The Daily O'Collegian, Stillwater, Oklahoma
. Wrote for the news, features and entertainment sections
. Covered law enforcement beat
. Worked with difficult sources and wrote developing stories on
deadline
MULTIMEDIA SKILLS
. Adobe InDesign
. Apple Final Cut Pro
. Adobe Photoshop
. Microsoft Office
HONORS AND AWARDS
. Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation Scholarship
. OSU School of Journalism and Broadcasting Sam Love
Memorial Scholarship
. OSU Academic Award for Excellence Scholarship
. Member, Iota Kappa honor organization
ACTIVITIES
. Association for Women in Communications social chair
. Helped create a career fair for journalism and
communications students
. Produced a video promoting the event on Facebook and
other social networks
. Life Missions volunteer
. Traveled to New Orleans to gut and rebuild a home
destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
. Helped to distribute food to the homeless and to
struggling families
REFERENCES
Lorene Hickey
College of Arts and Sciences magazine editor, Media and Alumni
Relations
Oklahoma State University
005 Life Sciences East
Stillwater, OK 74078
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Joy Jenkins
Senior Editor, Tulsa People magazine
Langdon Publishing
1603 S. Boulder Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114
585-9924 ext. 234
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Joey Senat
President, FOI Oklahoma Inc.; Associate Professor, School of
Journalism and Broadcasting
Oklahoma State University
206 Paul Miller
Stillwater, OK 74078
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John McGuire
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Broadcasting
Oklahoma State University
206 Paul Miller
Stillwater, OK 74078
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