Multimedia Specialist/Storyteller
Pennsylvania State University – College of Education 2021-Present
- Handling Marketing and Communications efforts targeting students, faculty, staff and alumni
- Providing creative services (videography, video editing, photography, graphic design, podcasts, Audio, motion graphics)
- Serving as advisor for student internships each fall/spring
- Planned and executed social media content on Youtube, Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, & more.
- Producing/Analyzing data analytic reports for leadership
Adjunct Professor
Penn State University –Bellisario College of Communications 2021-Present
- Teaching Comm. 400 “In The Game” – a sports journalism course focused on feature storytelling
- Multiple students won awards (Emmys, local and statewide) for work completed in the class
- Served as advisor to award-winning student high school football show “After The Whistle.”
- Class produced television shows on-site at sports arenas and in studio
Sports Director – WTAJ-TV (State College, PA) 2018-2021
- Spearhead “Nittany Nation” coverage – producing Penn State sports content for seven TV stations in the Northeast
- Content includes daily reports, 30-minute shows weekly, feature reporting, storytelling, web stories
- Act as the face of the “Nittany Nation” brand as well as executive producer, videographer, television reporter and journalist for Penn State content
- Coordinate all coverage for sports department that covers multiple universities and more than 70 high schools
- Anchor weekday sportscasts at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Played reporting role in award-winning high school football show “Sportsbeat”
Sports Director – KMID/KPEJ (Odessa, TX) 2016-2018
- Coordinate all coverage for sports department
- Anchor sports on weekdays at 5 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m..
- Captain of extensive high school football coverage by coordinating, producing, writing and anchoring a 40-minute sports special weekly during the fall (The Final Score)
- Pioneered coverage of first DII college football team in the Permian Basin
- Set the standard for sports coverage market-wide
- Sports Covered include: Texas Tech athletics, NCAA DII basketball, TXHSFB State
- Championships, minor league baseball, and more.
Sports Anchor/Reporter – KLKN-TV (Lincoln, NE) 2013-2016
- Shoot, write, edit, produce and anchor weekend/weekday five, 5:30, six and 10 p.m. sportscasts
- Plan, shoot, write, edit, produce and anchor Sports Blitz (Friday Night Football)
- Enterprise, shoot, edit, write and report sports stories daily.
- Plan, produce, edit video, anchor hour-long, and half-hour On The N-Side Husker Football pregame and postgame shows.
- Sports covered include: University of Nebraska athletics, College World Series, MLB Opening Day, Minor League Baseball and prep athletics.
Production Assistant Intern – ESPN (Bristol, CT) Summer 2012
- Worked as a production assistant producing highlights for SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight
- Had highlights air in the SC Top 10 and SC Not Top 10
Awards
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters – Excellence in Broadcasting Award for “Outstanding TV Coverage Local Sporting Event 2021” WTAJ-TV Sportsbeat (Friday football)
2014 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Silver Award for “Sports Reporting” KLKN-TV She’s Just Brielle
Student Awards (These are their awards for their work. Feature stories produced as part of my class “In The Game.”)
After The Whistle (Nov. 1, 2024) – First Place 2025 College Media Association Pinnacle Awards (National), First Place 2025 Keystone Media Awards
Safe at Home – 2022 Student Mid-Atlantic Emmy Winner for Sports Reporting (In The Game Class)
Ten Years After: Key Figures Remember Moments and Lessons from the Sandusky Scandal – 2022 Golden Quills Award winner for news reporting, Emmy Nominated (In The Game Class)
Defying the Odds – The Gaven Toney Story – 2022 Keystone Media Award Winner for Best Sports Feature, Emmy nominated (In The Game Class)
The Dopest Dude on the Penn State basketball team – 2022 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award winner (In The Game Class)
Education
Pennsylvania State University – Master of Professional Studies in Strategic Communications December 2025
University of Missouri – Bachelor of Journalism – May 2013 Cum Laude
Skills
Writing, Videography, Video Editing, Photography, Television Producing, Podcast Producing, Social Media Management, Visual Storytelling, Data Analytics, Graphic Design, Audio Design, Audio Editing
Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Audition, Adobe InDesign, Cap Cut, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Analytics, Avid Newscutter
Creative Video Work
Tennessee Whiskey – A parking garage music video
Penn State College of Education Youtube Channel – This Youtube channel acts as a depository for all video/audio work I produce for the College of Education
Teaching Work
In The Game – A Bellisario Student Production
After The Whistle – A High School Football Highlight Show
Feature Stories
Peter Terpstra | Storyteller, Educator, Creator 