Kate
Otterbein
Multi-Media Journalist
About Me
I am a multimedia journalist currently based out of Wingham, Ontario at CKNX. I graduated from Fanshawe College with a diploma in Broadcast Journalism and a certificate in Television News.
Through my past work experiences, I have grown and continued to flourish in the media industry. My career continues to be a part of my life that brings so much joy and I love bringing the news to my audience and meeting new people every day.
Honours & Awards
RTDNF BNN/Jim O'Connell Scholarship Recipient (2022 and 2023)
Television News - Fanshawe College (2022-2023)
Broadcast Journalism - Fanshawe College (2020-2022)
London Consumers' Association Talk Programming Award - Fanshawe College (2022)
OAB Michael Monty Student Scholarship Recipient (2022)
Most Promising Journalist - Fanshawe College (2021)
Lynn Swanson Memorial Award (2021)
Dean's Honour Roll (2020 - 2023)
Work Experience
Morning News Anchor and Reporter with CKNX, Blackburn Media (2023 - Present)
Research, write, produce newscasts, produce stories, news writing experience, pitch story ideas, manage social media pages, conduct interviews, edit audio, experience with KLZ Newsroom.
Video Editor Intern with Hive Media (2023)
Research and write Snapchat stories, navigated social media (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) for related celebrity content, edited reels, managed a Facebook page.
Reporter and On-Air Personality at The Interrobang (2021 - 2023)
Research and produce stories, news writing experience, pitch story ideas, present and film weekly news roundup videos for the website and social media pages, film video stories.
Student reporter with Fanshawe TV News (2022 - 2023)
Produce weekly video stories, conduct interviews, collect b-roll, script, voiceover, and edit all stories, complete with standups, create production sheets, travel to and from stories out in the field.
Reporter/Technical Producer with Global News London (2022 - 2023)
Produce original stories, produced web and on-air copy from news releases, conducted interviews, gather content for on-air and web, create social media posts, live tweet events, travel to and from events, fill-in anchor for newscasts as needed, pitch stories, write and file on-air copy using Burli Newsroom.
Intern with Global News London (2022)
Produce original stories, produced web and on-air copy from news releases, conducted interviews, gather content for on-air and web, create social media posts, live tweet events.
Student reporter and summer team member at 106.9 The X (2020 - 2022)
Produce stories, edit audio, go live on air, keep up with local news, pitch story ideas, post web stories, news writing experience, create and host the Sunday show.
Co-op placement at CTV London with Scott Miller (2019 - 2020)
Experience running a camera, streeter interview experience, editing footage to air on TV, news writing experience (web, scripting and anchor leads).
Summer Cruiser at Country 104.9 (2019)
Went on air and promoted events, drove company car to different events, managed social media accounts, a public representative for the station.
Co-op placement at Country 104.9 (2019)
Morning show co-host, ran an original segment called “Country News with Co-op Kate”, wrote and dispatched entertainment news stories.