Joe Wessels
Cincinnati,
Ohio 45202
(513) 621-NEWS
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Professional July 2000 to June 2004; March 2005 to present: Freelance Writer/Photographer
History Reporter, Cincinnati, Ohio
· Cincinnati City Hall and Hamilton County government and politics reporter, photographer and columnist for The Cincinnati Post
· Co-host “City Talk Radio,” a weekly public affairs radio show on SuperTalk FM 96.5.
· Cover business news and other news and feature stores for The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Business Courier, CityBeat, Cincinnati Magazine, and Cincy Business Magazine
· Cincinnati correspondent for Reuters news service
June 2003 to March 2004: Cincinnati Business Courier
Staff Reporter, Cincinnati, Ohio
· Covered technology, manufacturing and real estate beats for weekly business newspaper
· Wrote weekly columns related to three disparate beats
Highlights:
· Competed with two daily newspaper business sections
· Routinely broke news before daily competition
· Excellent source development: Averaged 16 new sources per week
April 2004 to present: Society of Professional Journalists
Regional Director/Chapter President, Cincinnati, Ohio
· Elected Regional Director in October 2005
· Began initiatives to increase participation and relevance of chapters in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and Pennsylvania region
Highlights:
· 2005 SPJ President’s Award winner for work re-building Cincinnati Pro Chapter
· Created e-mail list sent to nearly 800 journalists in the area credited with a dramatic rise in chapter participation
· Forged relationship with National Association of Black Journalists, partnering on many programs
June 2005 to December 2005: WAIF-FM, 88.3
Radio Show Host, Cincinnati, Ohio
· Created, developed, produced and co-hosted the weekly award-winning “Brian & Joe Radio Show”, a community affairs program. Also hosted the award-winning “Cincinnati Advance Radio.”
· Awards “Best New Show of 2005” and honorable mention for Radio Public affairs
Highlights:
· Interviewed many notable state, local and national community leaders, politicians and entertainers
· Recognized by Dayton and Cincinnati newspapers in articles about the show
· Hosted 31 candidates for Cincinnati’s mayor or City Council at live remote broadcast
November to April 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004: Tax Centers of America, LLC
Regional Vice President/District Manager, Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio, Indianapolis and Sacramento, Calif.
· Organized and administrated 18 tax preparation office’s simultaneous grand openings
· Hired and supervised 100 full and part-time employees; developed online tax prep site
September to December 2000; June to September 2001: The Cincinnati Enquirer and Las Vegas Review-Journal
Internships, Cincinnati, Ohio and Las Vegas, Nevada
· General assignment reporter writing breaking news articles and news features
· Reporter intern contributing to the local news and business sections
· Worked closely with editors to improve reporting skills and develop writing style
Highlight:
· Part of September 11th team coverage
Education University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio
Baccalaureate study in Psychology and Journalism
Computer NewsEdit Pro, Mac OS, Windows 98/ME/XP, SII/Coyote, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop
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