VALARIE EDWARDS
"Fair and balanced reporting are not ideals but ... remain standards of our profession." Anon.
EXPERIENCE

● WGCU PUBLIC MEDIA
Fort Myers, Florida
December 2010 to Present
Radio Talk Show Host/Reporter/Producer

● GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Atlanta, Georgia
January 2007 to April 2010
Television and Radio Reporter/Host/Producer

● WYSO 91.3 FM
Yellow Springs, Ohio
October 2005 to January 2007
News Director/Reporter/Host/Producer

● CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, California
January 2003 to June 2005
Temporary Instructor, Broadcast Journalism

● THE NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, Connecticut
November 1999 to April 2000
Economic Development Reporter

● THE HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Connecticut
Graduate Internship ... Summer 1999
Regional Reporter


EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Graduate School of Journalism -- Master of Journalism

Golden Gate University
School of Arts and Letters -- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science


AWARDS
2010 Emmy Nomination, Host, Georgia Traveler
2010 Associated Press, Best Documentary/Special Programming
2009 1st Place, CapitolBeat, Single Report, TV Large Market
2008 Georgia Association of Broadcasters, Honorable Mention, Show Host
2005 Best Newscast, AFTRA/NABJ Regional Competition – Reporter
2004 1st Place Team Reporting, AFTRA/NABJ Regional Competition


MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of Black Journalists