Luke Runyon

-Researched, fact checked and gathered news for daily spot news and long form features
-Co-hosted and produced weekly local news program
-Acted as fill-in host during National Public Radio flagship programs, Morning Edition and All Things Considered
-Fostered collaborative relationships with other public radio stations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado

-Reported on Illinois state politics and government, including executive, legislative and judicial assignments
-Wrote, edited and produced stories for a statewide audience on same-day deadline
-Collaborated with fellow statehouse reporter and news director to develop story ideas

-Covered Springfield city government and statewide stories for both WUIS and Illinois Public Radio network
-Wrote, edited and produced spot news and feature length broadcast scripts
-Consistently posted to station's social media outlets

-Authored blog posts, contributed feedback to a collaborative editorial staff and wrote copy for IAR's quarterly magazine, Illinois REALTOR Magazine
-Worked closely with several departments including governmental affairs to develop a video series to convey information about legislative victories for IAR
-Developed an email advertising campaign to reach out to potential ad clients for Illinois REALTOR Magazine
-Redesigned and reworked copy in a career brochure and fair housing poster to distribute to real estate organizations across Illinois

Awarded first place for Editorial and Headline Writing and third place for Feature Page Design from Illinois College Press Association, 2009. Successfully managed team of 12 editors, reporters and designers. Authored editorials on campus issues. Cultivated relationships with faculty, staff and students.

Audio editing, website management, on-air breaks, hosted and compiled weekly podcast