experience

Jason Jennings Video, Raleigh, NC - Owner, Videographer and Editor (2015-present)

• Shooting and editing promotional videos for charities and not-for-profit companies like CommWell Health, United Way of Greater Knoxville, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of East Tennessee, American Veterinary Medical Foundation, and Bike Elf
• Shooting and editing promotional videos for businesses including Cerner Corporation (a Fortune 500 company), DayNine Consulting, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, House-Hasson Hardware, and Titanic Museum 
• Assisted in marketing and social media pages for Bike Elf charity
• Videographer for University of Tennessee football games for VFL Films on freelance basis
• Assisted WBIR with editing and shooting projects
• ​Shoot and produce wedding videos
• ​Shoot corporate speaking events
• Currently edit on Adobe Creative Cloud and primarily use Sony mirrorless cameras and GoPros
• ​Relocated from Knoxville, TN to Raleigh, NC in July 2017

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC - Sports Director (2022-2024)

• Managed, coached and scheduled a sports staff across platforms and divisions WRAL-TV, WRAL.com and 99.9 FM The Fan
• Promoted content and on-air experts from all 3 divisions using television storytelling techniques
  
• Trained and motivated long-term sports experts to embrace new technologies to tell their stories on WRAL-TV
• Planned daily and long-term sports coverage with a focus on leveraging local analysis and innovative storytelling
• Regularly pitched and crafted stories for TV, digital and social media platforms with emphasis on appealing to target audience
• Prioritized digital sports content on WRAL.com with a focus on SEO
• Produced and anchored sportscasts on WRAL-TV and Fox 50
• Created and coordinated multi-platform coverage plans for large events like the Final Four, NFL Draft and Stanley Cup playoffs
• Produced and created template for WRAL Sports Xtra, a weekly 30-minute sports show on Fox 50 that includes contributions from all sports divisions
• Continued to build and grow relationships with prominent newsmakers in the Triangle sports community

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC - Sports Producer, Reporter, Videographer & Digital Editor (2017-2022)

• Reported, shot and edited TV and digital stories for news and sports
• Wrote news and sports stories, push alerts and Facebook posts as WRAL.com and WRALSportsFan.com website editor
• Managed and produced WRAL Sports Xtra, a weekly 30-minute sports show on Fox 50 since 2019
• Shot and edited reporter stories on tight deadlines, provided livestreams and logs, operated LiveU during breaking news
• Produced “Fox 50 Game Night”, a weekly 30-minute live football analysis show on Fox 50 in 2018
• Produced "Logan Zone", a weekly 30-minute live TV/radio simulcast on WRAL-TV and 99.9 FM The Fan in 2017
• Compiled and edited station awards entries, including long-form entries that won in overall excellence categories

Bike Elf, Knoxville, TN - Videographer, Web Editor (2016-2017)

• Wrote and produced promotional videos for a 501(c)3 approved non-profit
• Updated all social media sites and created the Instagram, Twitter and YouTube pages
• Wrote for newly-designed website

WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL – Sports Anchor, Reporter, Photographer (2012-2015)

• Anchored and produced weekday & weekend sportscasts, including an extended 15-minute sportscast on Sundays
• Co-anchored and co-produced 30-minute pregame specials for Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason games
• Reported and co-produced weekly 30-minute shows on Tampa Bay Buccaneers during football season
• Co-anchored and co-produced 30-60-minute Tampa Bay Lightning pregame and postgame shows during NHL playoffs
• Produced sports features multiple times a week, often one-man-band and on tight deadlines 
• Field anchored sports coverage for MLB and NHL playoffs
• Reported & produced one-man-band coverage on the road, while covering NCAA, NHL, NFL & MLB
• Anchored daily 30-minute specials during Olympics
• Led our Game of the Week coverage during high school football season
• Appeared as guest expert for local sports talk television show
• Engaged local sports viewers using social media
• Wrote web stories for station website

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC – Sports Anchor, Reporter, Videographer (2005-2012)

• Anchored and produced weekday and weekend sportscasts for number-one ranked station in the market
• Reported annually on remote locations from ACC & NCAA basketball tournaments, NHL playoffs, football bowl games, PGA events & NASCAR races
• Produced one-man-band packages for 30-minute specials from Final Four and ACC basketball tournaments
• Produced one-man-band packages on games ranging from NFL, NHL, NCAA football/basketball/baseball, PGA, NASCAR,  minor league baseball & high school sports, often on tight deadline
• Produced daily one-man-band feature packages for sportscasts, often turning multiple stories daily 
• Wrote columns and stories for station website
• Appeared as occasional co-host and call-in guest for local sports talk radio station

 KCBD-TV, Lubbock, TX – Sports Anchor, Reporter, Photographer (2004-2005)

• Specialized in daily one-man-band features for local sportscasts on number-one ranked station in the market
• Anchored and produced weekday and weekend sportscasts
• Reported on location from Texas Tech home and road football/basketball games
• Anchored and reported on weekly 15-minute high school football highlight show

 
KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO – Sports/News Anchor, Reporter, Photographer, Reporter (2002-2004)  

• Anchored and produced morning and weekend sportscasts
• Produced one-man-band sports and news reports 
• Produced one-man-band reports from University of Missouri football/basketball/baseball home and road games, including NCAA Tournaments and bowl games
• Anchored news cut-ins

North Carolina State University Athletics, Raleigh, NC – Video Photographer (2000-2001)

• Shot football and basketball team’s practices and games, along with 30-minute coaches’ shows

AWARDS

• RTDNAC Award for Best Sports Special: The Journey to 903 (2012)
• RTDNAC Award for Best Sports Special: The Miracle of the Cardiac Pack (2008)
• NATAS Midsouth Emmy Nomination for Best News Special; Dean Smith: Coaching Legend (2015)

EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Bachelor of Journalism, Magna Cum Laude