Brandon Hogan

Email: mailbhogan@gmail.com

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/bhogin

Phone number available upon request.

Experience

Digital editor – ClickOrlando.com (WKMG),   Nov 2021- Present

 -Writing and editing articles for ClickOrlando.com, typically ranked No. 1 among local users by Comscore.

-Publishing thousands of stories on all topics while streaming and covering live events.

-Managing the website and its social outreach on weekends, as well as content center duties and newsletters.

-Adhering to AP style and looking for errors to fix or other help to provide fellow editors.

Reporter/Anchor – WDBO 107.3-FM & AM-580,   May 2019- Oct 2021

-Producing economical broadcast stories in-house or on-site, often involving interviews and travel.

-Being my own planner, keeping connections, and seeking out the right people to speak with.

-Anchoring live newscasts at the top and bottom of the hour, as well as hour-long shows and live field reporting.

-Posting and updating web stories while maintaining the station’s social media presence.

Assistant Life & Sports Editor – NSM Today,   Aug- Dec 2021

-Editing and publishing web stories and photography for fellow UCF journalism students.

-Coaching student reporters to improve their work without sidestepping their wants or exceeding their ability.

-Assisting fellow editors by sharing the workload according to a schedule and taking over in their absence. 

Contributing Writer/Marketing Team – UCF Imprint Magazine,   Aug- Dec 2018

-Reported on aspects of student life to produce enterprising web stories.

-Shadowed professional editors to gain real-world experience.

-Contributed to a lasting redesign of the magazine’s website and social media marketing.

Higher Education

Valencia College – Orlando, FL, 2014- 2017

-Associate of Arts, focus in print journalism.

University of Central Florida – Orlando, FL, 2017-2021

-Bachelor’s degree in print journalism, minor in Writing and Rhetoric.

Skills

-A professional’s bearing with AP style and a manner of writing that doesn’t stray too far from conversational.

-Reliable at looking ahead and snuffing out problems in broadcast scripts, stories, or social media posts.

-High familiarity with BLOX and Arc, as well as Microsoft, Sony, and Adobe software.

-Quick to learn new workflows and content management systems.

Awards and Accomplishments

-Significant to the Digital win for ClickOrlando.com at the Region 13 Murrow Awards, May 2025

– President of the Radio, Television, and Digital News Association UCF chapter, Fall 2020- Fall 2021

            -Vice President, Fall 2019- Fall 2020

-Awarded the Mike Lyons Memorial Scholarship for Communications and Journalism studies, May 2014