Bianca Valdez
"In order to win, your desire for success must be greater than your fear of losing"
Bianca Valdez
I am a multi- media broadcaster. I currently direct live newscasts for KTNV. My passion is sports. I was a competitive sports player until adulthood and have experience with live game action and the competitive nature that consumes an athelete's body and mind. --- I want to ask athletes the questions no one else will. I want to tell the unique narrative that teams and players create each time they play.
Career Highlights
- Spanish Voice Over, NBC UNIVERSO, Combate Americas 2015
- Sports Reporter/ Fill-in Anchor. KTUD & UNLV-TV, Game On 2013
- Sports MMJ, UNLV-TV Online sports streaming 2012- 2013
- Play-by-play Announcer, UNLV-TV Rebel Sports Games (men's and women's soccer and basketball) 2012-2013
- Color Commentator, Miracle Baseball League 2013
- Stage Show Reporter/ Model, PLAZA HOTEL & CASINO, Lovers or Lovers 2014
Education:
2011 – 2013 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies GPA: 3.8
Concentration: Broadcasting Minor: Entrepreneurship
Dean’s Honor List- fall 2012/ spring 2013/ fall 2013
Golden Key International Honour Society Member
2009 –2011 Metropolitan State College of Denver Denver, CO
Acquired Core Requirements for transfer
Related Work Experience
August 2015 - Present KTNV- 13 Action News Las Vegas, NV
Studio Tech Lead: Director/ Shift Supervisor
Weekend AM director: direct and technical direct all weekend morning newscasts for GMLV, and supervise production crew
Studio Tech Lead: technical director, gfx operator, floor director, and audio operator.
August 2012- Jan. 2014 UNLV-TV Las Vegas, NV
Reporter/ Anchor/ Production Crew (Sports Broadcasting and In-Studio Productions)
∙ Produce, Report, Anchor and edit segments for Game On, UNLV-TV’s sport show aired on KTUD.
∙ Game On- Held two franchises: Player of the Week and Sports Tutorials
- Commentator at UNLV Men’s and Women’s basketball and soccer games
- Production Crew positions: camera operator, floor director, technical director, audio control, video playback, teleprompter
August 2013 – December 2013 KLAS – 8 News Now Las Vegas, NV
Intern
· Cycled through 5 positions in the newsroom with an emphasis on the reporting position (producer, assignment desk, production crew and editing)
August 2013- December 2013 STUDIO G Las Vegas, NV
Reporter/Producer/Production Crew
∙ College Course: student-produced newscast with live shows 5 days a week for 15 weeks
∙ Reporting: 2 stories per week
∙ Production crew positions: camera operator, floor director, technical director, audio control, video playback, teleprompter
August 2012- December 2013 KUNV-HD2 “The Rebel” Las Vegas, NV
Vice President of Radio Operations
∙ On-air radio host and disc jockey “The Wednesday Spotlight with Bianca”
∙ Oversee the production and execution of over 15 student-run radio shows
∙ Review student’s proposals for new radio shows and assign time slots.
April 2013- Present Miracle League Las Vegas, NV
Announcer
∙ Announce and encourage players that are part of the Miracle League organization in which disabled kids play in a baseball league.
March 2010- May 2011 City of Longmont Longmont, CO
Youth Head Soccer Coach
∙ Coach an ‘A’ and ‘B’ squad at the middle school level
∙ Plan and run soccer practices and games against other middle schools in the league
