Milesparks.13@gmail.com www.milesparks.wordpress.com
(727) 504-9518 725 South Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33801
Crime and Emergency Services Reporter – The Ledger – Lakeland, FL, August 2013 – Present:
 One of two full-time crime reporters for the largest daily news outlet in Florida’s fourth largest county.
 Promoted to crime beat after five months at The Ledger’s sister paper.
 More than 250 total articles published, including more than 25 A1 stories.
 The Ledger’s newsroom was awarded The Brechner Center’s Freedom of Information Award in April 2014 for work involving public records access and the Lakeland Police Department.
City Reporter – The Winter Haven News Chief – Winter Haven, FL, March 2013 – August 2013:
 Full-time beat reporter for The Ledger Media Group in Polk County.
 Covered city commission government and features for Haines City, Auburndale, and Polk City.
Sports Editor - The Minaret – Tampa, FL, May 2011 – May 2013:
 The University of Tampa’s student newspaper, a weekly publication.
 Featured in USA Today College and Collegemediamatters.com for magazine feature article investigating videogames and their effects on a college student’s mind.
 Featured presenter at the Associated Collegiate Press Annual Conference in San Francisco, discussed long-form style and its place in the future of sports journalism.
 Awarded Ernie Pyle Award for Journalistic Excellence for contributions ’12-‘13
Broadcast News Intern – WFLA News Ch. 8 – Tampa, FL, May 2012 – June 2012:
 Selected for intensive fulltime six-week summer internship program.
 Worked alongside morning, midday, and night news crews in studio and in the field.
Correspondent – The Tampa Bay Times (formerly The St. Petersburg Times) - Tampa, FL, August 2011 – November 2012:
 Largest newspaper in Florida, based in St. Petersburg, with coverage of entire Tampa Bay area.
 Covered high school football around Hillsborough County on deadline for print and online editions.
Music Intern – Creative Loafing – Tampa, FL, July 2012 – September 2012:
 Weekly alternative publication, third largest newspaper in the Tampa Bay Area.
 Wrote concert previews, album reviews, and managed the paper’s online music calendar.
Features Writer – The UT Journal – Tampa, FL, June 2013 – Present:
 Features reporter for triannual alumni magazine, published by The University of Tampa
Beat Writer – Pinstripes Plus – Tampa, FL, April 2011 - August 2011:
 Independent publication based in New York, part of the Scout.com network and affiliated with Fox Sports.
 Covered extended spring training, the Gulf Coast League and the New York Yankees’ Single A affiliate.
Creative Non-Fiction Author – The Quilt – Tampa, FL, Spring 2012
 Annual creative arts and literature publication, distributed and published by the University of Tampa.
 Creative non-fiction short story, The Week, selected for publication in 2012 edition.
Broadcast Analyst – University of Tampa Sports Information Office – Tampa, FL, December 2010 – May 2013
 Anchor for home game web broadcasts of UT sports, including baseball and men and women’s basketball
Anchor – 4 Quarters Radio Show – Tampa, FL, Spring 2010
 Co-host for weekly hour-long sports and pop culture show on WUTT, UT’s radio station.
Concentration in Journalism
Graduating grade-point average: 3.4 on a 4.0 scale
UT Dean’s List Recipient – Spring 2011, Spring 2012

Milesparks.13@gmail.com www.milesparks.wordpress.com
(727) 504-9518 725 South Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33801
 President - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, UT’s social men’s music fraternity, December 2012 – May 2013
 Actor - University of Tampa’s Department of Speech, Theatre, and Dance, August 2009 – May 2013