Alex Ruppenthal

Address: 2436 Kingsley Drive Naperville, IL 60565 | Email: Alex.Ruppenthal@gmail.com | Phone: 630.270.6896

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
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EDUCATION
University of Missouri
Bachelor of Journalism in Print/Digital Media (Cum Laude, Deans List), May 2011 l Bachelor of Arts in German (Summa Cum Laude), May 2011 l GPA: 3.91
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Freelance Writer
Chicago, Ill. Cover the Chicago Cubs and White Sox for Comcast SportsNet Chicagos website. Write feature and game feature stories about high school sports for The Northbrook Tower weekly newspaper. (Aug. 2012-present)

SKILLS
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Associate Reporter, MLB.com

Chicago, Ill. Assistant beat writer covering the Chicago Cubs. Report and wrote news, game and feature stories for cubs.com and MLB.com. (May-Aug. 2011)

Fluent in German Adobe InDesign

HONORS AND AWARDS

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Editorial Intern, ESPNChicago.com

Chicago, Ill. Wrote and edited headlines and stories, including news, game and feature stories. Researched and managed multiple projects. (May-Aug. 2010)

Associated Press Sports Editors Award for Explanatory Reporting - Second Place, 2010 l Hearst Foundation Journalism Award for In-Depth Writing - Fifth Place, 2011 l Associated Press Sports Editors Award for Explanatory Reporting - Top 10, 2009

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society for Journalism and Mass Communication l Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts and sciences honor society, the nations oldest academic honor society
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Sports Beat Writer, Columbia Missourian

Columbia, Mo. Beat writer covering the University of Missouri mens basketball team. Wrote feature about playing starting guard J.T. Tiller one-on-one. Covered the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. (Oct. 2009-March 2010)

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellow, U.S. Department of State
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Copy Editor, Columbia Missourian

Columbia, Mo. Copy edited and wrote headlines and captions for stories, infographics and photographs for both the online and print editions. (Aug.-Dec. 2009)

Germany Lived in Germany for one year. Completed an intensive language school course, four months of study at a German university, volunteering with German organizations and a five-month writing internship at Threeview, a marketing agency in Munich. (Aug. 2011-July 2012)

OTHER
Survived near-fatal brain injury from running into a brick wall playing Wiffle ball in 2004 l University of Missouri Top 5 Homecoming King candidate l Former campus tour guide, meaning skilled at walking backward l Former state championship-qualifying bowler
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Web Intern, Chicago Tribunes RedEye

Chicago, Ill. Wrote stories and headlines and managed web content, including several projects, for RedEye, a daily newspaper published by the Chicago Tribune that targets young adults.