~ TELEVISION EXPERIENCE ~
News 12 Long Island (Woodbury, NY)
Entertainment & Feature Anchor/ Reporter
- Anchor, produce, write daily “Elisa’s Entertainment” news segment
- Host of “Hot in the Hamptons” summer series, featuring exclusive events and celebrities
- Host red carpet coverage of events, movie premieres, awards shows
- Host backstage and behind the scenes coverage of concerts, Broadway shows & Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
- Host, produce, and write fashion, feature & lifestyle segments and human interest stories
- Feature “live shot” reporter and producer
News Anchor
- Fill-in Anchor: Morning, Daytime, Noon (solo anchor) Shows & Breaking News Reports
Traffic Anchor
- Report and produce live reports and breaking news
Voom HD News (New York Bureau)
Entertainment/Feature Reporter
- Produce, write, and report on national entertainment, fashion & feature stories, including: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week , award shows, concerts, movie premieres
WNYW FOX 5 (New York, NY)
SkyFox Chopper Reporter
- Reported breaking news for the 5, 6, and 10 PM newscasts
Neighborhood Network News (Boston, MA)
General Assignment Reporter
- Produced, reported, and edited hard news and entertainment packages
~ Additional Experience ~
am New York
- Write Hamptons Buzz weekly column featuring celebrity sightings and interviews.
WALK Radio & PARTY-FM
- Radio personality and producer of celebrity news segments for stations’ Saturday night shows
Entertainment Weekly
- Write celebrity feature articles for magazine and website
HealthyStyleNY.com
Trend Expert & Red Carpet Correspondent
- write articles and host videos on fashion & beauty trends
- cover red carpet for movie premieres and celebrity events
SeenOn.com
New York Host
- cover Red Carpet for movie premieres & celebrity events
~ Education & Training ~
Boston University College of Communication
Bachelor of Science in Film and Television, Magna Cum Laude – Television/ Broadcast Journalism
- TV Hosting Coach, Maureen Browne
- Media Image Coach, Patricia Stark
- Hosting Bootcamp, Marki Costello, CMEG
- Television Hosting class, Barbara Barna of Barbara Barna Casting
- Voice Coach, Sam Chwat at New York Speech Improvement Services
~ Skills ~
Red Carpet
TelePrompter
EarPrompter
IFB
Chroma Key
ENPS
Extensive Live Television Experience
~ Honors ~
“Humanitarian of the Year”, American Cancer Society, 2013
Best of Long Island, “TV News Reporter”, 2012
New York Press Club Award: Entertainment News/TV, June 2011
Nominated New York Emmy Award for ON-CAMERA TALENT: Features Reporter, April 2010
Nominated New York Emmy Award for ENTERTAINMENT: Program Feature/Segment, April 2010
** WRITING SAMPLES AVAILABLE **
