Tonya Pettigrew
312 Log Haven Road, Dry Fork, Va. 24549-3030
Tel: (804) 724-4552
E-mail: xphile@rocketmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/tkp42

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O b j e c t i v e

To obtain a position at a newspaper or a magazine as a page designer, copy editor or staff writer.

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E x p e r i e n c e

MANAGING EDITOR, The Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N.C., July 2000 to January 2001
  • Implemented new procedures for pagination, making it easier to format each week's paper.
  • Discussed editorial policy, changes in staff organization, news coverage of special events and similar decisions.
  • Directed and managed staff of two full-time employees.
  • Received news copy, photographs and dummy page layouts marked to indicate columns occupied by advertising.
  • Gave staff members greater creative freedom of topics to cover and page layout and design.
  • Determined placement of stories based on relative significance, available space and knowledge of layout principles.
  • Helped in preparation of a county-wide visitors guidebook and several special sections.
  • Demonstrated effective leadership and encouraged team concepts.
  • Collected and analyzed information about newsworthy events in order to write news stories for publication.
  • Wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
  • Monitored police and fire department radio communications to obtain story leads.
  • Took photographs to illustrate stories.

COPY EDITOR / PAGE DESIGNER / STAFF WRITER, Danville Register & Bee, Danville, Va., May 1999 to June 2000
  • Selected style and size of type and arranged layout based upon available space, knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
  • Designed news pages, with a focus on feature fronts.
  • Collected and analyzed information about newsworthy events in order to write news stories for publication.

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S o f t w a r e


Confident using QuarkXpress, Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, MS Word, MS Publisher and Print Shop Deluxe. Comfortable with Illustrator. Familiar with Macromedia Director. Can quickly self-teach almost any computer program.

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E d u c a t i o n


Master of Science, Radford University, Radford, Va. , 1997-1999
  • Coursework toward a M.S. degree in Corporate & Professional Communication, with a focus on media.

Bachelor of Arts, Averett College, Danville, Va., 1993-1997

  • Field of Study: Political Science & History, with minors in English (with a concentration on writing skills) and Theatre Arts.
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

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R e f e r e n c e s


Nicole Simpson, Staff Writer/Page Designer/Photographer with The Roanoke Beacon
Tel: (252) 793-2123
Reference Type: Professional

Duke Conover, Editor of The News-Herald
(formerly with the Danville Register & Bee)
Tel: (828) 437-2161, x. 22
Reference Type: Professional

Amanda Yeatts, Copy Editor with the York Daily Record
(formerly Night News Editor, Danville Register & Bee)
Tel: (717) 771-2020
E-mail: aevers13@hotmail.com
Reference Type: Professional

Martha-Lynn Harrison
Tel: (614) 261-3988 or (804) 724-4411
E-mail: martha-lynn@lycos.com
Reference Type: Personal