CB Cotton

Conversational in Spanish

Experience

Lead Nightside Reporter

KMGH (Denver, CO)December 2020 – Present

Researches and develops story ideas to lead the 8 pm and 10 pm newscasts
Works with photojournalists to develop lead stories in creative, engaging formats for on-air and digital
Gives daily/weekly live reports in-studio or in the field with a photojournalist
Major stories covered include Boulder King Soopers mass shooting, the Marshall Fire, Colorado’s March 2021 snowstorm, several high-profile cases pertaining to police use of force: the arrest of Kyle Vinson, arrest of Karen Garner and the fallout surrounding the death of Elijah McClain

Multimedia Journalist

WKRN (Nashville, TN)June 2018 – November 2020

Shot, wrote and edited live shots and stories
Major stories covered include Middle Tennessee’s March 2020 tornados, the 2019 Sumner County slayings, the 2018 shooting of Daniel Hambrick and the summer of social justice protests in 2020, for which she received an Emmy nomination

MMJ/Bureau Chief

WITN (Greenville/Jacksonville, NC)May 2016 – June 2018

Coverage on-air and on social media of four counties: Onslow, Duplin, Jones, Carteret providing PKGs, VOSOTS, VOs and live shots for noon, 5pm and 6pm newscast
Created compelling video content under tight deadlines
Shot, wrote and edited stories and solo-operated my live shots using TVU technology

Education

Bachelor of Arts | Major: Broadcast and Electronic Journalism, Minor: Dramaturgy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Awards