Christine Pagulayan

On Air Reporter and News Producer

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An Introduction

A little about me

Ever since I got my feet wet with Rogers Television in high school as a script assistant and camera operator, my passion has been broadcasting and current events.

At Ryerson, I specialized in TV Broadcast Journalism within the Radio and Television Arts program. Internships at CBC, CityNews, and CTV while in school lead to my first job at Dragons' Den as an assistant editor.

That initial role lead to a series of progressive advancements: broadcast technician, associate producer for chase and breaking news, reporting in Moncton, Halifax, Winnipeg, and Toronto, producer for the Sochi games, and writing and producing for CBC News Network.

I was asked to train others at CBC on Avid desktop editing, the CBC News Grid touch screen for Breaking News Desk workflow, TV graphics, and iNews Toolbar for control room automation due to my technical aptitude and strong teaching ability.

Skills

Production

Technical - TV, radio, online.

Newsgathering

Chasing the story, getting it right.

Training

The latest news software and technology.

Collaboration

Working in a team to meet deadlines.

Experience

Writer/Producer

CBC News Network / Toronto / 2012 - Current

Research, writing, and developing segments for television, Twitter, and Facebook
Editing scripts and banners, managing the order of production elements within lineups, and coordinating with coverage and senior producers to assign stories to writers
Editorial duties like newsgathering telephone checks, writing introductions, promos, and voiceovers, creating banners and text boards, editing visuals, and pitching story ideas
Training junior staff to improve writing and production for television, and optimize for social media and audience interaction

Trainer

CBC News Network / Toronto / 2010 - Current

Developed and delivered training plans for iNews Toolbar for control room automation in Toronto and Edmonton to over 50 staff (plan to develop 200+ more staff in the future)
Implemented CBC News Grid touch screen into Breaking News Desk workflow for all producers and reporters (approx. 25 reporters and producers)
Trained 200+ CBC News staff on Avid MediaCentral desktop editing software and VizRT graphics system in Toronto and Winnipeg
Trained 200+ staff on Avid Assist and Instinct desktop editing software and Intercity Browse

Reporter

CBC News TV, Radio, and Online / Toronto, Winnipeg, Halifax, Moncton / 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

Researching, writing, presenting, and working with shooter-editors and senior producers to develop news items for CBC News TV, CBC Information Morning radio, and online
Performing editorial duties such as newsgathering telephone checks, booking and conducting interviews, writing introductions, scripts, promos, and voiceovers, and pitching story ideas to editorial teams

Producer for Sochi 2014

CBC News / Toronto ON / 2014

Using Avid Assist and Access to clip Sochi 2014 Olympic material on the sports server, transcode, and transfer to news server
Using iNews to fill in information in the News Stream planner for all centres to use

Associate Producer

CBC News Network / Toronto ON / 2009 - 2012

Pre-production planning including pre-interviewing and booking guests, researching, writing, and developing reporter and chase guest segments
Performed editorial duties such as newsgathering telephone checks, writing introductions, promos, and voiceovers, creating banners and text boards, editing visuals for on-air playback, and pitching story ideas to editorial teams

Volunteer

Toronto International Film Festival / Toronto ON / 2006 - 2017

Involvement in various aspects of the festival for over a decade
Worked at Roy Thomson Hall and Princess of Wales Theatre

Portfolio

Education

Ryerson University

B.A. Radio & Television Arts (Honours), English minor Graduated: 2009

Canada's premier school of broadcasting and media production, combining content creation for multiple platforms with media theory and business studies to create media leaders of the future.

The Second City Training Centre

Stagecraft and Improvisation, 2014-2015
Toronto, Ontario

Contact

Get in touch

christine.pagulayan@gmail.com

@christineisa

Toronto, Ontario, Canada