I am Ahniaelyah Spraggs, an ambitious television personality born and raised in Farmville, Virginia. My journey as a reporter began as co-editor-in-chief for Prince Edward County High School's newspaper. After high school, I attended Virginia Commonwealth University where I was an intern for WTVR-TV, reporter, editor and anchor for VCU InSight, covered the 2018 Virginia General Assembly and had my articles published nationwide by news outlets such as The Washington Post.
Description: In 2019 I took a trip to Carytown in Richmond, Virginia and spoke with small business owners about Small Business Saturday, a holiday celebrated the day after Black Friday.
Description: There were several bill proposals to increase Virginia's minimum wage in 2019. I spoke with a politician who voted against increasing the state minimum wage, a leader of The Richmond Living Wage Certification Program which recognizes businesses that pay employees living wages and a Virginia restaurant owner who pays his employees more than $7.25 an hour.
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Police searching for man accused of burglarizing businesses with cinder blocks
Published: November 8, 2019
‘Everybody has a home here’: VCU theater instructor reflects on the impact of improv
Published: June 11, 2019
Film by VCU graduate chronicles his dad’s journey as baseball’s ‘free-agent fan’
Published: June 4, 2019
Reliance on tech, daily strain are causing ‘professional loneliness’ in health care
Published: February 8, 2019
Maryland High School Teacher Opens Sneaker Store In Virginia
Published: August 15, 2018
This Aspiring Cardiac Nurse Celebrates Her 1 Year Anniversary Since Her Heart Transplant
Published: July 11, 2018
5 Ways You Can Fight Back Against The Zero-Tolerance Policy
Published: June 26, 2018
VCU student-athletes lead campaign to stop sexual assault on campus
Published: April 5, 2018
Published: March 13, 2018
Hearing-impaired teen inspires bill boosting American Sign Language
Published: February 28, 2018
Published: February 16, 2018
Bill calls for a special election if a recount ends in a tie
Published: January 24, 2018
Ahniaelyah Spraggs
Multimedia Journalist
Richmond, VA
804-219-9250
Newsreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1vq2mAf4s&t=1s
Summary: Published television personality featured in The Washington Post, The Seattle Times and various other news outlets. Throughout my journalism career, I have garnered skills in videography, broadcast storytelling, digital content writing, AP Style writing and editing with both Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition. I am also a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists and The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting and have received sales course certification from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA - Intern - August 2019 - December 2019
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Shadowed general assignment reporters during the day shift
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Shot standups
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Wrote web articles
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Logged interviews
University Public Affairs, Richmond, VA - Intern - January 2019 - May 2019
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Wrote feature stories for the Virginia Commonwealth University news center and assisted the science writer with items related to research studies
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Worked on special projects and contributed to ongoing public relations strategic plans
VCU InSight, Richmond, VA - Reporter - August 2018 - May 2019
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Critically gathered, analyzed and verified facts and information for different types of stories
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Effectively edited written copy and packages for spelling, grammar and construction
Capital News Service, Richmond, VA - Reporter - January 2018 - April 2018
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Covered the 2018 Virginia General Assembly
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Abided by the AP Stylebook for digital content
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University - Bachelor of Science - August 2016 - May 2020
Mass Communication/Media Studies (Concentration: Broadcast Journalism)
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REFERENCES
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Constance Jones, WTVJ NBC Miami Anchor, Reporter​ ​​
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Amir Vera, Associate Writer for CNN Digital​
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Ashley Gaddy, Director of Business Development and Marketing Cook Ross, Inc.​