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Brandi Smith (Journalist)

Brandi Smith (Journalist)

Brandi Smith (Journalist) is an Award-winning American reporter who works at News Station, KHOU, Houston,United States. She is very popular on social media.[1] [3]

Early Life

Brandi Smith was born in the small village of Umpqua, Douglas County, Oregon having a population of just 112.

Education

Brandi Smith studied Theater Activities, Forensic studies at Roseburg High School from 1996 to 2000. She studied Journalism at Umpqua Community College. She is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where she obtained a degree in Electronic media.

Career

Brandi Passante is vastly experienced journalist, specially in the multimedia and social media area.

Journalism

Brandi Smith started her career as a Multimedia Journalist at KPIC-TV channel. She researched stories, conducted interviews and also set to source network and created newscasts and published stories on the Internet. She learned basic journalism skills in her stay at KPIC over the duration of one and half year. In 2013, She joined Fisher Communications as a News Intern and worked as a shadow journalist for reporters ,producers and anchors at KVAL-TV. She moved on to become Copy Chief at Oregon Daily Emerald in 2003. She edited stories from freelance and on staff writer to make them error less and factually correct.[2]

Brandi has also worked as a Weather Anchor on weekends at KIVI-TV, Boise, Idaho in 2004-06. She became produce at KOIN-TV in 2006 in Portland, Oregon. She worked as an Evening News Anchor and producer for five years at the Chambers Communications Corporation in Eugene, Oregon. She led her newsroom to get no.1 ratings while constantly breaking exclusive stories and established largest social media following. She was honored and invited as a freelance sports reporter Campus Insiders, Chicago. She hosted an Online Segment regarding 117th Oregon Civil War. She also worked as Freelance reporter for Northwest Christian University in 2013-14. She joined NewsFix and Eyeopener in 2015 and worked as an Associate Producer for 15 months. She enhanced skill by writing graphical stories and produced weather and Traffic and also web content. She started and produced weekly 'Dumbass of of the Day Segment'. She continued to work as a freelance writer and reporter for RIFF Magazine and Red News Commercial estate from 2015 to 2017.

She joined the KHOU news station in 2017 and still working there as a Multimedia Journalist and social media anchor for campaign #HTownRus. She handles KHOU 11's morning newscast on weekdays.[1]

Personal Life

Brandi Smith lives in Houston. She lived in Eugene, Oregon till 2015. When She is not working, she tries to spend as much time with her two kids, and her pet cat, Bella. She also loves to check out new bands, sipping on local craft beer or gorging at of Houston's amazing restaurants. She is very popular on social media ha over 12k followers on Facebook page. She is followed by 12k people on twitter as well.[4] On Instrgam she has over 7k followers till date.[5][17]

Awards

  • Brandy received Houston Humanitarian Award in 2018.

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References

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Citation Linkwww.khou.comBrandi Smith Journalist page.
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Citation Linkwww.linkedin.comBrandi Smith Working profile
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Citation Linkwww.facebook.comBrandi Smith Facebook page
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Citation Linktwitter.comBrandi Smith's twitter account
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Citation Linkwww.instagram.comBrandi Smith on Instagram
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comBrandi Smith Covering Truck Drivers rescue story
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comBrandi recieveing an Award in 2018
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comBrandi chatting with Ellen on 'TheEllenShow '
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Citation Linkwww.houstonchronicle.comHoustonians honored at 2018 Humanitarian Awards
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