Stacey Cameron

Reporter


Professional Experience:
July 2008 to present: reporter, WRAL-TV; July 2006 to July 2008: reporter, KWTV, Oklahoma City, Okla.; July 2005 to June 2006: reporter, WCHS-TV/WVAH-TV, Charleston, W.Va.; July 2004 to June 2005: reporter, WOUB-TV, Athens, Ohio

Dec. 2001 to June 2002: attorney practicing intellectual property and First Amendment law, Gursky & Ederer, New York; June 1999 to July 2000: attorney practicing civil rights and constitutional law, Evans & Dixon, St. Louis, Mo.; Sept. 1997 to Dec. 1998: attorney practicing civil and commercial litigation, Cors & Bassett, Cincinnati, Ohio

Awards & Recognition:
Best Broadcaster Reporter Portfolio (Oklahoma Associated Press), May 2008; Best Feature Report (Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists), March 2008; Best Continuing Coverage (West Virginia Associated Press), Dec. 2006

News Philosophy:
Take a genuine interest in every person and issue you cover, and give the viewer a reason to care about your story every day.

Education:
Masters of Science in Broadcast Journalism, 2005, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio; Masters of Laws in Intellectual Property Law, 2001, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York; Juris Doctorate, 1997, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, N.Y.; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice 1994, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

Birthplace:
Elkhart, Ind.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
Books and music; golf, baseball, snow skiing

Family:
Wrigley, a golden retriever, and Gabby, a calico cat

Favorite Books & Movies:
Books: "East of Eden” by John Steinbeck; “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac; “An American Dream” by Norman Mailer; movies: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Animal House,” “Caddyshack”

Favorite Web Sites:
ESPN, New York Times, ChicagoCubs.com

Likes Best About North Carolina:
Durham Bulls, Carolina League baseball and college hoops

Most Memorable Assignments:
Sago Mine explosion in Sago, W.Va.; EF-4 tornado devastates Pitcher, Okla.; 2008 Texas Democratic presidential primary; campaign finance investigation into Oklahoma Speaker of the House Lance Cargil, in which the investigation led to speaker’s eventual resignation.