KOKI RILEY'S RESUME
INFO:
ADDRESS: Lafayette, LA
PHONE: 508-237-2639
EMAIL: kokiriley3@gmail.com
EDUCATION: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
and Mass Communication at Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ
MAJOR: Sports Journalism
PROJECTED GRADUATION: Spring 2021
SPORTS REPORTING EXPERIENCE:
USA TODAY SPORTS SOUTH: Louisiana recruiting/High school sports, June 2021 to Present
Covers Louisiana State University football recruiting, high school football recruiting throughout Louisiana and high school sports in the Lafayette, Louisiana region.
Covers high school football games in the Lafayette, LA region. Writes stories from a recruiting perspective while reporting on the top performers and scores in the area.
Has experience filling in with University of Louisiana and LSU sports coverage.
CRONKITE NEWS - ARIZONA PBS | Digital Sports Reporter, Jan. 2021 - Present
Covered Super Bowl media week for the site and wrote about the big game's connections to the Arizona sports world
Covered the Arizona Coyotes, mostly writing features and enterprise stories
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC | Sports Intern, Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2020
Tempe, AZ
Wrote features, game recaps and season previews of Arizona high school golf and football.
Helped produce Arizona high school football coverage content.
Wrote NASCAR features previewing the upcoming NASCAR Championship Weekend in Phoenix and covered the event.
THE STATE PRESS | Sports Editor/Politics Edtior/Beat Reporter Aug. 2017 - Present Tempe, AZ
Edited stories, organized content, managed reporters and helped run pitch meetings at Arizona State’s student newspaper for both the sports and politics desks.
Produced content without Pac-12 sports due to the pandemic.
Covered Arizona State women’s basketball and other school sports including hockey.
Wrote sports columns on the opinion desk
BREWSTER WHITECAPS | Reporter Intern Brewster, MA
June 2017 - Mar. 2020
Covered the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League for three summers on a daily basis.
Wrote weekly features and game recaps; helped manage social media content.
INFERNO INTEL/DEVILS IN DETAIL | Beat Reporter Feb. 2018 - Mar. 2020 Tempe, AZ
Spent two seasons covering Arizona State football for both publications.
Wrote features, analysis stories and game recaps while on the beat.
Coverage head of Devils in Details’ Arizona State baseball beat reporting staff.
As coverage head, organized assignments for fellow beat reporters and
determined which applicants were fit to cover Arizona State baseball.
Covered the team for three seasons between the two sites.
BLAZE RADIO | Radio Co-host/Beat Reporter Aug. 2018 - Present Tempe, AZ
Covered Arizona State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Wrote analysis pieces, game recaps and features.
Co-host of the sports talk radio show “Road to Glory.”
Co-host of the film discussion radio show “Reel Talk.”