Judi Lykowski

I specialize in: Commercials Corporate Training eLearning Trailers Explainer Videos Audiobook Narration

Experience: 6/2014-Now – Plymouth Community School Corporation * Marketing Director, Social Media Manager: (11 Facebook, 11 Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn +) * Media Liaison, design billboards, print ads, write release articles, publications, produce radio & TV spots * During the school teach Interactive Media / CTE Radio TV 09/2013- Currently - WNIT-TV Ch. 34 PBS/South Bend, Indiana * Freelance correspondent for Experience Michiana * Arrange interviews; interview people in a look live format * Promote segments with Facebook and Twitter accounts * Live shots with backpack technology 05/2012-08/2013 - ABC 57 NEWS ABC Affiliate/South Bend, Indiana * Multimedia Journalist – TV News Reporter & Photographer * Arrange interviews; write daily stories, shoot video and edit stories * Maintain daily web stories, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts * Multiple live shots daily with “Live U” backpack 08/2008-08/2012- South Bend Community School Corporation * CTE TV Broadcasting Teacher for juniors and seniors - (job eliminated) * Educate students about all aspects of the TV Broadcasting industry, including networking opportunities to help students pursue a career in the business Summer 2009 & 2010- Indiana University South Bend * Adjunct Communication Professor Summer Sessions * Taught Intro to Mass Communications * 12 chapters in a lecture delivery style 01/2007-08/2008- South Bend Community School Corporation * SBCSC Public Relations Specialist - (job eliminated) * Executed awareness and reputation-building opportunities * Creation of PSAs for TV, radio and social media * Engaged students, alumni, faculty and other sources to discover unique stories * Composes news stories, press releases, responds to media inquiries 01/2003-10/2006- WNDU-TV NBC Affiliate/South Bend, Indiana * General Assignment Reporter (M-F night side) * WNDU spokesperson “Do the Right Thing Program” Sheriff’s Dept. * Appeared at various community events as a keynote speaker 10/2002-12/2002- WOTV-TV ABC Affiliate/Battle Creek, MI * Freelance night side news reporter * Worked M-F and the station put me up in a hotel in Kalamazoo * Multiple daily news live shots either in the field, newsroom or on set 10/2001-10/2002- WZZM 13 NEWS ABC Affiliate/Grand Rapids, Michigan * Crime and Court beat News Reporter WZZM 13 News * Multiple daily news live shots either in the field or on set * Arrange interviews; write daily stories for news and for the web 11/1999-10/2001- WPBN/WTOM 7&4 NEWS NBC Affiliate/Traverse City, Michigan * Cadillac Bureau Chief, responsible for a "seven" county area * Shoot, edit, write and report, plus live on the air daily * Write articles for 7&4's "Seasonal Outdoor Guide" 01/1999-05/1999- WNDV-FM U93/ South Bend, Indiana (job eliminated after sale) * News Director & Morning Show Anchor (On Air name: Judi Garrett) * Morning drive news, sports & weather updates (M-F 5 am-noon) 11/98-04/99 WLIO-TV Weekend weather anchor NBC Affiliate in Lima, OH 03/1996-11/1998- WSJV FOX 28 NEWS FOX Affiliate/South Bend, Indiana * Production assistant promoted in 1997 to morning show editor * Responsible for editing the entire 3-hour morning show * Promoted in 1998 to a fill-in news reporter Awards, Recognitions & Honors: • 2010-2018- IU South Bend Alumni Board Membership/Marketing/Outreach Committee • 2004- 2017- IUSB Alumni Board of Directors (Raclin School of the Arts representative) • 2007-2011- Indiana Reading and Information Services (IRIS) WFYI-FM Indianapolis- (Sunday Volunteer front-page section Reader via 800 line the for the print-impaired) • 2007- Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association (IAB) Spot News Award • 2006- Indiana Broadcasters Association (IBA) Best Feature story • 2005- Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association (IAB) Best Spot News • 2003- Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) Best Feature/Use of Medium Education: Bachelors of Arts in Mass Communication, Indiana University of South Bend