Daniela Vidal Allee

Independent Radio Producer

309-363-2221 | daniela.vidal.allee@gmail.com | @daniela_lavida

Couch Fellow For Innovation, New Hampshire Public Radio May 2018 - February 2019

Pitch and report daily news stories and features, primarily focused on education; contributed to a series about how race affects students in New Hampshire, a state that's 94 percent white

Producer, SiriusXM 's The Briefing Powered by Dartmouth October 2017-July 2018

Pitch timely segment ideas, book guests, research and prepare interview questions

Edit and produce the hour-long show with an ear for creating a smooth flow to the conversation and adding context to current issues and events in the news

Intern, NPR’s Planet Money January 2017-June 2017

Conducted pre-reporting and pre-interviews for an episode on the Argentine Blackberry
Produced “The Holiday Industrial Complex” and “Dear Economist, I Need A Date” update
Produced NPR One promos
Wrote engaging web and social copy
One of nine NPR interns selected to attend an audio production bootcamp at NPR headquarters in DC

Projects Intern, HirondelleUSA, Media Development NGO June 2016 – December 2016

Assisted with funding proposals for projects in Sierra Leone, Myanmar and South Sudan
Conducted research for ongoing country specific/regional or thematic programs

Digital Intern, Here & Now WBUR Boston May 2016-August 2016

Created social and web content to further conversations with our audiences
Advanced audience engagement strategies through data-driven insight using Google Analytics

Podcast Contributor, Investigative Reporters and Editors Jan. 2016-Dec. 2016

Pitched, researched, wrote and produced 20 minute long podcasts on how different investigative journalism pieces were developed, produced and received by audiences

Community Outreach Team Member, Columbia Missourian Jan.2016- May 2016

Drove audience engagement via social media, using Google Analytics to provide data-driven insight for the Columbia Missourian and manage reader submissions
Redesigned newsroom analytics report to better meet the needs of editors and reporters

Student Coordinator, University of Missouri August 2015- December 2016

Supervised, guided and supported 21 Peer Advisors in the creation and administration of college-level classes for more than 400 students’ Freshmen Interest Group seminars
Lead several hours of weekly professional development for Peer Advisors
Coordinated between student teachers and executive staff

Student Producer and Reporter, KBIA 91.3 FM August 2015- December 2016

Pitched and reported stories; edited and produced other reporters’ stories for a weekly political program focused on statewide politics
Pitched, researched and produced four features and six dayturns on health issues in mid-Missouri
Worked as an assistant producer on the Intersection community issue show, booking guests, transcribing audio, and producing a feature

Intern, Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa, Bogotá, Colombia May 2015- July 2015

Conducted background research and contributed to 3 major projects that investigated the relationship between government advertising and press freedom
Requested and obtained state government budgets on advertising through Freedom of Information requests

Peer Advisor, University of Missouri Residential Life August 2014-May 2015

Designed and taught a 1-credit hour class on journalism and communication on topics ranging from the effects of new technology in journalism to media representation

Intern, WCBU Peoria Public Radio June 2014-August 2014

Pitched, wrote and edited a story on how local businesses benefitted from increasing World Cup popularity
Wrote 25 readers for broadcast

Fluent in Spanish: reading, writing and conversation
Reporting: Finding, editing and publishing stories, data-driven reporting, AP Style, interviews, MySQLite
Editing: ProTools, Adobe Audition, Final CutPro, PremierePro, Photoshop, Microsoft Office
Mobile Journalism: SnapSeed, FilmicPro, Hokusai
Management: WordPress, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights TweetDeck, Parse.ly

I have developed skills in customer service as a secretary for InterServices Company, a small translation and interpretation company. I understand research methods and data collection from my two years as a research assistant for an English professor and journalism professor.