Erik W. Laursen
street address unpublished online, please call or email • 513-861-3330 • erik@eriklaursen.com

Education
Juris Doctor Candidate

University of Cincinnati, 2005 (GPA & rank not yet available)
College of Law Merit Scholarship
Student member: Ohio Bar Association and Cincinnati Bar Association
MA Telecommunications Ohio University, 1997  (GPA: 3.5928, No rank)
Full scholarship, Teaching assistantship
BS Interpersonal Communication
(Legal Communication)
Ohio University, Cum Laude 1996  (GPA: 3.3794, Rank 112/502)
John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation Fellowship, 1995
Manly R. Burgin Excellence in Radio Broadcasting Award, 1994
Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society
General Manager (President) All Campus Radio Network
Employment
News Assignment Editor
June 2002-August 2002

WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio
•Managed crews and assigned stories to reporters and photographers
•Maintained network of sources: public relations, politicians, others
•Obtained and managed incoming news content for the newsroom
•Participated in daily and long-term editorial planning
News Producer
December 2000-June 2002
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio
•Determined daily editorial content for top rated morning show
•Managed news crews, associate producers, and tape editors
•Wrote news content for the hour-long program
Associate Producer
January 2000-November 2002
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Assisted program producers and wrote stories for TV and radio
Weekend Assignment Editor
January 1999-December 1999
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Developed weekend news content and assigned crews to stories
Traffic Reporter
January 1999-December 1999
Metro Networks, Washington, DC
• Wrote and delivered live reports on air for multiple affiliate stations
Program Coordinator
February 1998-September 1998
New World Radio, Inc. WUST-AM, Washington, DC
• Produced the technical end of foreign language programming
Announcer
September 1992-September1997
Ohio University Public Radio, Athens, Ohio
• Paid student on-air position announcing jazz and NPR programming
Service Activities
Representative

Student Legal Education Committee, University of Cincinnati
Volunteer Moderator And Justice For All
•Trained to moderate issue forums coordinated by ABA and Kettering Foundation regarding access to the justice system
Outreach Committee Member Isaac M. Wise Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio
Skills
•Basic conversational Spanish, HTML, Web page creation tools