TATE FRAZIER

 

 

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Journalism                                 May 2015

Selected for UNC Sports Communication Certificate Program

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

GRANTLAND

Editorial/Production Intern                                                                                  Los Angeles, CA

                                                                                                                                      June 2015-Present

-Wrote published stories focused on topics in the realm of both sports and pop culture

-Fact-checked editorial content for ‘The Triangle’ and ‘Hollywood Prospectus’

-Directed and cut podcasts featured on the ‘Grantland Network’ including premiere show: ’Jalen and Jacoby’

 

FLAGSTAFF FILMS                                                                                                    Chapel Hill, NC

On-campus Project Assistant                                                                              August 2014-Present

• Researching Coach Dean Smith’s impact on the UNC basketball community and contacting those with insight

• Seeking out former UNC players and personnel to be a part of Showtime documentary about Coach Smith’s life 

• Assisting Director George Roy with on-site work needed to be handled in Chapel Hill during production

 

FOX SPORTS 1                                                                                                           Los Angeles, CA

Digital Production Intern                                                                                      June 2014-August 2014

• Collaborated with multiple members of the editorial staff to constantly keep stories fresh on FOXSports.com

• Executed the placement of show segments from FOX Sports Live, America’s Pregame for the best flow of traffic 

• Managed inlines on home pages for FOXSports.com to secure site users stayed connected with content

• Scoured sports sites to find stories worth posting and constructed SEO-friendly headers to generate interest

• Cut clips and built the toned down version of content for ‘The Buzzer’ into short, concise videos for FOXSports.com

 

INSIDE CAROLINA                                                                                                   Chapel Hill, NC

Associate Beat Writer, Reporter                                                                      January 2013-May 2014

• Controlled the coverage of the UNC baseball team for 2013, 2014 season as the sole beat writer

• Assisted senior writer Greg Barnes with coverage of UNC football and basketball team throughout season

• Contributed as a regular commentator on the Inside Carolina radio show 

• Tweeted updates and inside information from the official Inside Carolina twitter account

• Wrote the ACC basketball previews for 2013 September issue of Inside Carolina magazine

• Reported Kendall Marshall’s inability to play against Kansas in 2012 Elite Eight due to injury

 

THE DAVID GLENN SHOW                                                                                   Raleigh, NC

Intern                                                                                                                            January 2012-December 2012

• Processed audio clips from each hour of the show and posted the audio to the show website, Facebook and Twitter

• Dealt with constant callers and worked to do pre-interviews with guests before actually going on the air 

• Spoke on the air to chime in with budding sports tidbits that took place during a given day

• Tweeted from the official David Glenn Show twitter account to update listeners about the sports news hitting the Triangle

 

ACTIVITIES

Sports XTRA                                                                                                                Chapel Hill, NC

Reporter                                                                                                                        August 2014-Present

• Reporting for UNC’s school sponsored program in the field on a weekly basis 

• Tracking down the top Tar Heel sports stories to present to our student body 

• Covering press conferences, practices and team sponsored radio programs

 

Carolina Week                                                                                                              Chapel Hill, NC

Volunteer                                                                                                                       August 2011-January 2012

• Floated around the studio as the live production ensued and helped wherever it was needed 

• Witnessed full-fledged production take place and watched how a show is constructed to work

 

 

STRENGTHS: High energy, communicator, positive, collaborative, efficient, motivated, harmonistic, arranger, humorous

SKILLS: Adobe Premiere, TriCaster, Adobe Photoshop, Podcast Directing, Final Cut Pro, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Mac and PC OS, extensive telephone experience, LinkedIn, Adobe CMS, Twitter