Nick Tarrant is an award-winning, multi-skilled journalist with a desire to tell stories and serve the Central Texas community and beyond. He currently serves as Morning Producer for KCEN Channel 6 Texas Today in Temple, TX.
He started his career as a news reporter at The Shorthorn, UT Arlington's daily, award-winning student news agency. This led him to join the multimedia desk and later close out his collegiate career as the first-ever podcast producer for the publication to produce The Shorthorn Round Up, a daily podcast. Beyond UTA, he served as a multimedia intern at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a Red Balloon Network intern at the Seacrest Studios at Children's Medical Center Dallas. He also has a knack for
Media Experience
Multimedia Inter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jan 2018 - May 2018
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Created evergreen videos as stand-alone pieces or supplemental story elements for star-telegram.com
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Wrote feature stories and news event coverage for online and print editions
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Utilized social media to curate videos for publication's website to increase traffic and engage audience
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Managed website analytics using chartbeat.com
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Podcast Producer, The Shorthorn
Jan 2018 - May 2018
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Hosted and produced episodes of "The Shorthorn Round Up," a daily news podcast recapping and elaborating on audibly engaging stories
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Edited self-narrated bits, pre-recorded interviews and natural sound into 15-minute episodes
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Educated staff members about successful audio recording to improve quality of product
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Grew frequent audience and follower count on Soundcloud page
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Producer/Reporter, UTA News
Sept 2017 - May 2018
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Produced live, 20-minute newscasts covering news, sports and local weather stories
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Created TV news packages that headlined weekly live newscasts for utanews.com and UTA Spotlight, featured on the City of Arlington website
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Senior News Reporter, The Shorthorn
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
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Produced more than 80 stories for print and online editions covering:
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The City of Arlington​
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UTA Student Governance, Division of Student Affairs and campus administration
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2016 presidential election
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political protests within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Wrote weekly online weather briefs and used information to produce 7-day forecasts for publication's Snapchat
Multimedia Journalist, The Shorthorn
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
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Shot pictures and videos to accompany digital and print stories
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Helped in the effort of maintaining the beginning of a new podcast, "The Shorthorn Round Up," recapping the publication's top headlines
Red Balloon Network Intern, Seacrest Studios
May 2017 - Aug 2017
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Hosted and produced "Geo Zone," a weekly earth science TV program at Children's Medical Center of Dallas
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Hosted game shows to engage patients and encourage positivity
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DJ'd popular music to a family audience for 2 hours each week
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Marketed Seacrest Studios as a fun, inviting and exciting station to hospital patients
News Producer, KCEN Channel 6
July 2019 - Current
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Write local, statewide and national stories that would interest Central Texas viewers during a 2.5-hour-long show on weekdays, "Texas Today"
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Communicate with talent through in-studio booth and TVU grid throughout the show and during breaking news
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Create daily, live polls about controversial topics to encourage viewer engagement on-air and online
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Book live, in-studio interviews. Most recently with "Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider, and with the Central Texas president of the Korean War Veterans Association
Multi-Platform Producer, KCEN Channel 6
Nov 2018 - July 2019
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Edited morning show videos to broadcast using Edius, while curating content on social media platforms and website using Tegna One, a CMS-system
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Monitored Chartbeat and CrowdTangle to share additional content to increase online engagement
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Wrote and pushed breaking news stories online and on Channel 6 app for immediate notice to viewer
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