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Rundown:

:42  Weather

3:30  Severe

4:45  Pkg: Stolen Rocket


Stephanie Ortmann
Meteorologist
  


EDUCATION
The Florida State University, Tallahassee: B.S., Meteorology. Minors: Mathematics
 & Communications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KOLN/KGIN-TV, Lincoln, NE --- October 2009 to Present
Weekend Meteorologist/Web Content Producer. Main fill-in for weekday
morning meteorologist. Utilize Weather Central and ESP:Live. Record weathercasts
 for daily webcasts and area radio stations. Search local and national wires for
weather stories. Post weather stories and new weather poll questions to weather
page. Blog about weather topics. Give weather talks out in the community.  Team
player and multi-tasker.

KPTV-TV, Portland, OR --- October 2008 to September 2009
Weekend Morning Meteorologist/Reporter.  Main weather fill-in for weekday
morning newscasts. Broadcast weather live from community events. Utilize WSI
Weather Producer and Skytracker radar. Record weather forecasts for area radio
stations and webcasts. Generate story ideas for news. Write news stories for
evening and morning shows. Report on general assignment news stories live
 from the newsroom and in the field.

KKTV-TV Colorado Springs, CO --- August 2007 to September 2008
Weekday Evening Meteorologist.  Main fill-in for chief meteorologist. Utilize
Weather Central. Record weathercasts for 24 hour weather channel and daily
webcasts.

KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR --- June 2006 to June 2007
Weekend Meteorologist/Reporter.  Fill-in for weekday newscasts. Broadcast
weather live from community events. Provide weather forecasts for local radio
 stations. Generate story ideas and write reports for newscasts. Report live on
environmental and community news.

WFTV-TV, Orlando, FL --- May 2004 to July 2004
Meteorology Intern.  Utilize WSI Weather Producer and Barons radar system.
Utilize the experience of all weather personnel. Gained experience with
forecasting and on-air skills.

WFSU-TV Tallahassee, FL --- September 2003 to April 2006
Weathercaster, Department of Meteorology, The Florida State University. 
Present forecasts on-air for live, daily half-hour show on WFSU. Formulate
daily weather forecasts to present on-air. Create easy to understand show
 graphics using WSI Weather Producer. Director of show from Fall '04 to Spring '06.

REFERENCES
Jerry Howard (former supervisor), former News Director, KOLN/KGIN-TV, Lincoln, 402-802-6167.
Brian van Kleef (former supervisor), Former Morning E.P., KPTV-TV, Portland, 503-806-3300.
Tim Merritt (former supervisor), G.M., WHSV-TV, Harrisonburg, VA, 540-886-9478.

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