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

Podcast Producer, The Shorthorn

Jan 2018 - May 2018

    • Hosted and produced episodes of "The Shorthorn Round Up," a daily news podcast recapping and elaborating on audibly engaging stories

    • Edited self-narrated bits, pre-recorded interviews and natural sound into 15-minute episodes

    • Educated staff members about successful audio recording to improve quality of product

    • Grew frequent audience and follower count on Soundcloud page

Producer/Reporter, UTA News

Sept 2017 - May 2018

    • Produced live, 20-minute newscasts covering news, sports and local weather stories

    • Created TV news packages that headlined weekly live newscasts for utanews.com and UTA Spotlight, featured on the City of Arlington website

Senior News Reporter, The Shorthorn 

Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Produced more than 80 stories for print and online editions covering:

    • The City of Arlington​

    • UTA Student Governance, Division of Student Affairs and campus administration

    • 2016 presidential election

    • political protests within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

  • 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

  • Shot pictures and videos to accompany digital and print stories

  • 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

  • Spearheaded the production of Geo Zone, a weekly 30-minute TV show about earth science, for children and teenage viewers at Children's Medical Center of Dallas

  • ​Used self-driven research and informative videos from YouTube to build live segments through The Red Balloon Network

  • Hosted game shows to engage patients and encourage positivity

  • DJ'd popular music to a family audience for 2 hours each week

  • Marketed Seacrest Studios as a fun, inviting and exciting station to hospital patients

News Producer, KCEN-TV

July 2019 - Present

  • Curate live, meaningful content on Texas Today, for the Central Texas and Fort Hood community, from 4:30 to 7 a.m., Mondays through Fridays

  • Turn COVID-19 data and facts into informative, socially-distant segments

  • Coordinate with talent during live and breaking news events from home and in studio

  • Helped raise viewership for the 6 to 7 a.m. show

  • 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-TV

Nov 2018 - July 2019

  • Maintained high traffic to kcentv.com and social media, during competitive overnight hours

  • Developed web stories with engaging elements that lock in readers

  • Wrote breaking news and look-ahead alerts for 6 News App users using Tegna One

  • Edited video to air, to directly match visuals to anchor reads

  • Monitored Chartbeat and CrowdTangle to share additional content to increase online engagement

Multimedia Intern, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Created evergreen videos as stand-alone pieces or supplemental story elements for star-telegram.com

  • Wrote feature stories and news event coverage for online and print editions

  • Utilized social media to curate videos for publication's website to increase traffic and engage audience

  • Monitored Chartbeat and CrowdTangle to share additional content to increase online engagement

 

Let's connect

Thank you for taking time out of your day to learn more about myself and my work. Please don't hesitate to contact me for more information.

ntarrant@kcentv.com

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