A full resume is available on request.
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Sarah Whites-Koditschek
Investigative Journalism • Audio Production • Hosting |
EXPERIENCE
AL.com • Birmingham, AL - Investigative Reporter • 2019 to PRESENT
• Report investigative projects on inequality including debtor's lawsuits and evictions
• Wide-ranging healthcare and economic coverage of COVID-19 pandemic
• Co-report team investigations on topics like "justified" homicides
• Partner with BBC on podcast on international murder-for-hire scam
Oxford American, Points South podcast • Little Rock, AR - Senior Producer • 2020 to PRESENT
• Senior producer on contract for podcast episodes on Southern history, culture, and literature
• Oversee production, audio gathering, script writing, and overall sound
• Coordinate with Oxford American authors, editors, and Spacebomb studios for final mix
Wisconsin Public Radio and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism • Madison, WI - Investigative Reporting Fellow • 2018 to PRESENT
• Reported projects on the environment in audio and print
• Reported on political pressure that undermined scientists at state agencies
• Investigated labor trafficking scheme, conducted interviews in Spanish
• Covered statewide conflicts over the shift to renewable energy
Arkansas Public Media, Little Rock, AR - Reporter, 2016 to 2018
• Reported features on criminal justice, healthcare, education, and politics
• Covered the legislature, federal courts, and topics like failing 911 systems, executions, and Medicaid work requirements
• Filed pieces for American Public Media's Marketplace, National Public Radio, and the BBC
National Public Radio member station KUAR • Little Rock, AR - Morning Edition Host and Reporter •
2014 to 2016
• Reported for and hosted Morning Edition, conducted interviews with experts for air
• Spearheaded and designed Arkansas Public Media, a regional journalism center funded with a nearly $500,000 grant
from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
WHYY Public Radio • Philadelphia, PA - Health and Science Reporter • 2013 to 2014
Production Assistant • 2008-2010
• Reported on health and science issues
• Conducted interviews, reported on local events, edited stories, archived audio
National Public Radio, World Cafe • Philadelphia, PA - Audio Producer • 2014
• Edited sound mixes for air
National Public Radio • Washington, D.C. - Production/Editorial Assistant • 2008
• Produced segments, wrote interview scripts, booked guests and studios, pitched story ideas
National Public Radio • Culver City, CA - Morning Edition Intern • 2008
• Performed research and transcription for hosts, booked studios
War News Radio • Swarthmore, PA - Student Reporter • 2006
• Reported stories about life on the ground during the Iraq War using sources from Skype
• Learned radio skills including ProTools production
EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism • New York, NY
M.S. in Investigative Journalism, Stabile Investigative Program
Temple University • Philadelphia, PA
M.A. in American History
Smith College • Northampton, MA
B.A., Major: American Studies, Minor: Spanish
AWARDS
First Place PRNDI news reporting
Regional Edward R. Murrow
Arkansas Society for Professional Journalists
Associated Press
Milwaukee Press Association
Diamond Journalism Awards
AL.com • Birmingham, AL - Investigative Reporter • 2019 to PRESENT
• Report investigative projects on inequality including debtor's lawsuits and evictions
• Wide-ranging healthcare and economic coverage of COVID-19 pandemic
• Co-report team investigations on topics like "justified" homicides
• Partner with BBC on podcast on international murder-for-hire scam
Oxford American, Points South podcast • Little Rock, AR - Senior Producer • 2020 to PRESENT
• Senior producer on contract for podcast episodes on Southern history, culture, and literature
• Oversee production, audio gathering, script writing, and overall sound
• Coordinate with Oxford American authors, editors, and Spacebomb studios for final mix
Wisconsin Public Radio and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism • Madison, WI - Investigative Reporting Fellow • 2018 to PRESENT
• Reported projects on the environment in audio and print
• Reported on political pressure that undermined scientists at state agencies
• Investigated labor trafficking scheme, conducted interviews in Spanish
• Covered statewide conflicts over the shift to renewable energy
Arkansas Public Media, Little Rock, AR - Reporter, 2016 to 2018
• Reported features on criminal justice, healthcare, education, and politics
• Covered the legislature, federal courts, and topics like failing 911 systems, executions, and Medicaid work requirements
• Filed pieces for American Public Media's Marketplace, National Public Radio, and the BBC
National Public Radio member station KUAR • Little Rock, AR - Morning Edition Host and Reporter •
2014 to 2016
• Reported for and hosted Morning Edition, conducted interviews with experts for air
• Spearheaded and designed Arkansas Public Media, a regional journalism center funded with a nearly $500,000 grant
from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
WHYY Public Radio • Philadelphia, PA - Health and Science Reporter • 2013 to 2014
Production Assistant • 2008-2010
• Reported on health and science issues
• Conducted interviews, reported on local events, edited stories, archived audio
National Public Radio, World Cafe • Philadelphia, PA - Audio Producer • 2014
• Edited sound mixes for air
National Public Radio • Washington, D.C. - Production/Editorial Assistant • 2008
• Produced segments, wrote interview scripts, booked guests and studios, pitched story ideas
National Public Radio • Culver City, CA - Morning Edition Intern • 2008
• Performed research and transcription for hosts, booked studios
War News Radio • Swarthmore, PA - Student Reporter • 2006
• Reported stories about life on the ground during the Iraq War using sources from Skype
• Learned radio skills including ProTools production
EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism • New York, NY
M.S. in Investigative Journalism, Stabile Investigative Program
Temple University • Philadelphia, PA
M.A. in American History
Smith College • Northampton, MA
B.A., Major: American Studies, Minor: Spanish
AWARDS
First Place PRNDI news reporting
Regional Edward R. Murrow
Arkansas Society for Professional Journalists
Associated Press
Milwaukee Press Association
Diamond Journalism Awards