CHARMAINE NERO
Professional Journalist Portfolio
Reporter/MMJ Reel
My Professional Profile
I am a professional MMJ/Reporter with more than eight years of experience in the news industry. My work is focused on making community connections and leaving a significant impact. I’m happy to apply the experience and skills I’ve obtained in my career in order to engage communities and inform. I possess a strong eye for detail and can thrive independently as well as in a team environment. I am considered a go-to reporter who can tackle breaking news, active LIVE shots, and pitch lead stories daily.
RESUME
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Active and demonstrative talent who delivers clear, concise, compelling breaking news.
• Adept source-builder who routinely breaks the big stories and captures the lead.
• Multi-talented journalist who brings gripping stories to life.
• Newsroom leader and team player, always willing to help set up stories for colleagues.
• Interacts with viewers through various social media platforms.
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
KARE-TV, Minneapolis, MN
Augutst 2020 to August 2023
• Covered protests, rallies, and marches following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. One of
two reporters tasked with covering former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial.
• Provided exclusive interviews and Emmy award-winning coverage, special reports highlighting
the community in the wake of Floyd’s death.
• First on the scene to cover Daunte Wright’s death by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim
Potter and report an interview with his family.
• Consistently sets up exclusive interviews on breaking news stories.
• Viewers reach out on social media with story ideas and through community connections.
• Won an Emmy for news coverage during Chauvin trial and for our “Power of Change” series
highlighting community efforts to move forward after George Floyd’s death.
• Fill-in for “Behind the Business” segments highlighting small businesses in the Twin Cities.
• Develop strong community contacts and go-to person for community contacts at KARE.
• Influential in highlighting diverse stories at KARE.
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA
August 2018 to August 2020
August 2018 to August 2020
• Set up an exclusive interview with the family of a man killed alongside a California Highway
Patrol officer in a traffic collision during my first week at FOX 40.
• Extensively covered the effects of COVID-19 on the Sacramento region, telling human stories.
One of the first reporters to speak to the family of a COVID-19 victim who lost his life.
• First in the market to report a local tie to Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash death. Spoke to a
local team who was playing in a tournament at the Mamba Sports Academy and a local coach
who spoke to Bryant the day before his death.
• Stayed late after a shift to cover the Gilroy Garlic Festival Mass Shooting and provide fresh
video for the morning show.
• Extensively covered the Paradise wildfires (Camp Fire) that left 85 people dead.
• Covered several winter storms in the Sierra Mountains, wildfires, and floods in the
Sacramento area.
• First and only reporter in the market to break several stories, including locating a transient
man hit by shrapnel in an officer-involved shooting involving an aggressive dog. Identified an
error in press releases on behalf of the Sacramento Police Department, prompting a response.
• Social media expert who knows how to engage viewers with impactful information.
• Viewers reach out to my social media platforms daily to provide story ideas.
• Develop strong community contacts and sources.
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR
July 2016 to July 2018
July 2016 to July 2018
• First in the market to break several stories as a one-woman band – including an officer-
involved shooting that claimed the life of a 17-year-old and lead to police releasing information
sooner.
• First in the market to break the story and obtain exclusive video of inmates smuggling drugs
into a county jail, leading to construction of a new outdoor area.
• Extensively covered the historic execution of four Death Row inmates.
• First reporter in the market to interview family and victims of a nightclub mass shooting that
left 25 people injured. Edited the story as an MMJ.
• Exclusively covered several windows being shot out in Downtown Little Rock. Through
persistence in coverage the Little Rock Police Department was able to arrest the person
responsible.
• Newsroom Employee of the Month/April 2018 - “She’s the go-to reporter who brings great
ideas to the table”.
• Covered three homicides in three consecutive days as an MMJ, speaking directly to families of
the victims.
• Emphasis on enterprise, breaking news, severe weather, and crime reporting.
Find out more about my professional experience as a journalist here.
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