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Brandon Hogan

Email: mailbhogan@gmail.com

Phone number available upon request.

Experience

Digital editor – ClickOrlando.com (WKMG), Nov 2021- March 2026

-Writing and editing thousands of articles on all topics full time while also streaming live events.

-Serving as Web Team lead for at least two of each five days worked, as well as when asked or obliged.

-As team lead, setting data-driven goals with managers to stay organized, guide colleagues, and get work done.

-Performing assignment-desk duties when solo — taking all calls, newsgathering, and making work assignments.

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

-Producing economical broadcast stories that often involved interviews and travel.

-Being my own planner, keeping connections, and finding the right sources to speak with at a moment’s notice.

-Anchoring live newscasts twice an hour, as well as during hour-long shows and while field reporting.

-Administrative role in maintaining and promoting the station’s social media.

Assistant Life and Sports Editor – The Charge (f.k.a. NSM Today), Aug- Dec 2021

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

-Guiding student reporters to improve their work without sidestepping ideas or exceeding limits.

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

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 and Qualities

-Professional use of AP style, public speaking, and the ability to write excellently in any format or tone.

-Experienced in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, Arc CMS, and drafting tools such as AutoCAD and SketchUp.

-Skilled and passionate in electronics, soldering, and computing; DIY and fabrication; horticulture; and educating.

-Focused and dependable as both a leader and a follower to ensure collective success under pressure.

-Quick to learn new workflows, operating systems, and software.

-Deep ties to the community as a sixth-generation Floridian raised in Orlando.

Awards and Accomplishments

-Integral 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