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ON-AIR EXPERIENCE

Sports Anchor/Reporter | WANF-TV | Atlanta, GA | Jan 2017-Sep 2024

• Voted "Atlanta's Favorite TV Sports Anchor" by Atlanta Magazine as part of the 2024 Readers' Choice Awards.

• Covered three National Championship runs with UGA, a World Series with the Braves, an MLS Cup with ATLUTD, an Eastern Conference Finals with the Hawks, Super Bowl LIII and LV, The Masters and seven straight SEC Championship games.

• Reported from the field on the number one rated show in the market every Saturday during college football season.

• Set up and conducted interviews with marquee names including Kirby Smart, Roquan Smith, Julio Jones, D'Andre Swift, Foye Oluokun, Ladd McConkey, James Cook and more.

• Anchored, reported, produced, wrote and edited stories on deadline for newscasts, the web and social media accounts.

Sports Director | KSNW-TV | Wichita, KS | Aug 2014–Sep 2016

• Led the sports department as the main sports anchor with full ownership of scheduling, daily assignment planning, event credentialing and budgeting.

• Covered two World Series runs with the Kansas City Royals and multiple NCAA Tournament appearances with Kansas and Wichita State. • Interviewed Fred VanVleet, Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Dean Wade, Kelly Oubre Jr. and more.

Sideline Reporter | CSS (Comcast Sports Southeast) | Atlanta, GA | Apr 2013–Jun 2014

• Demonstrated the ability to think on my feet as a sideline reporter for college football games in the Sun Belt Conference.

• Traveled to different SEC schools to report for the nightly show "SEC Football Tonight."

Sports Anchor/Reporter | KYTX-TV | Tyler, TX | Jun 2012–Jun 2013

• Covered prep sports in East Texas and pro sports in Dallas, including the Cowboys.

• Interviewed Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, DeMarco Murray, Earl Campbell, Patrick Mahomes and more.

Sports Anchor/Reporter | WTOK-TV | Meridian, MS | Mar 2011–May 2012

• Covered Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Alabama.

• Interviewed and developed relationships with Fletcher Cox, Dak Prescott, Rodney Hood and more.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Media & Presentation Coach | Independent Consultant | Atlanta, GA | Jan 2025–Present

• Trains clients from college students to C-suite executives on on-camera presence, public speaking and high-stakes presentation delivery.

EDUCATION/LANGUAGES

University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | Aug 2003–Aug 2007

• Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude) in Telecommunications/News, Minor in Spanish — studied abroad in Spain and France.

• Fluent in French (native) and conversant in Spanish (classroom study).

AWARDS

• Best Sports Story 2011, Associated Press, “Libby's Life: Cheering Through CF”

Florida Choice Award 2006, Independents' Film Festival, “Ringside Stories”

    © 2026 by Emily Gagnon

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