KIMBERLY JADE BUK
BROADCASTER ● HOST ● CONSULTANT
BIO & REFERENCES
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALONZO BOLDIN, ANT STEVERSON , HUNTER PHOTOGRAPHY & RICHARD ELLIOT HOYNES
EDUCATION
• Governor Chris Christie •Governor Phil Murphy
• First Lady Tammy Murphy • Steve Forbes
• Senator Rick Santorum •Maury Povich
• Governor Jim McGreevey • Al Leiter
• Joe Piscopo • Kool & the Gang
• Chef David Burke • Dr. Oz
• Michael Bolton • Gloria Gaynor
• Jason Alexander, Seinfeld • Steve Van Zandt
• NY Yankee Mariano Rivera • Connie Chung
• Dick Vitale, ESPN • NJ Housewife, Teresa Guidice
NOTABLE INTERVIEWS
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
Graduated in 2014, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, TV Production
Minor in Information Technology (IT)
Recipient of Dean’s List, GPA 3.8
KJ Media & Consulting LLC CEO & Founder
• Host, produce and create content
• Star in commercials for local and national brands
• Consult for businesses and aspiring journalist students
News 12 New Jersey/Altice USA Anchor/Reporter
• Pitch stories to report in the field
• New Jersey features, hard news, live hits
Me-TV Senior Producer/Anchor NY, NJ, PA & DE
• PHL/NY Network Affiliate of Memorable Entertainment Television
• 2017 & 2018 Emmy Award Winning Producer of 'Jersey Matters,' Hosted by Larry Mendte
• Covered & produced nightly coverage at the RNC & DNC in 2015
• Wrote, produced and reported news stories
• Anchored hourly News Breaks throughout the week
Miss Universe Organization State Finalist New Jersey
• Miss Congeniality New Jersey USA 2016 & 2018
• Won the Humanitarian Award for donating over 150 coats to the underprivileged
• Top 15 Finalist in the 2016 and 2018 Competition
Manhattan Neighborhood Network Co-Host New York
• Talent and producer of talk show on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
• Highlight actors, musical artists and business leaders in NYC
WABC-7 Eyewitness News Intern/P.A. New York
• Produced stories for Eyewitness News Investigative Unit
• Pitched stories and field produced on-air news stories
• Worked alongside Sarah Wallace, Investigative Reporter
FOX5/ My9 News WWOR-TV Intern/P.A. Secaucus
• Field produced breaking news & feature stories for the 10 O'Clock News
• Operated teleprompter & organized scripts during live broadcast
• Worked with the internal archiving system to search video archives and pull file tapes
REFERENCES
"Kimberly and I worked together for just over 3 years at PMCM TV. We were lucky to hire Kimberly right out of college and she immediately had a major impact on the organization. She started out as a marketing & programming assistant. Once PMCM TV started doing public affairs and news programming Kimberly took on any and every role she could to help. We were a small organization so she very quickly became an integral part of the production team. Her work ethic and positive spirit were unmatched. Not only did she become our most trusted producer, but she was a contributing reporter as well. It was amazing how much she was able to accomplish in a day. In high pressure situations she was always poised and calm. I can honestly say I never saw her rattled or upset. At all times she was a constant professional. Some of her responsibilities included producing three half-hour news programs, curating social media, writing and editing.
She was one of our most dependable and dedicated employees. I can't say enough about just how much she contributed to the success of 'Jersey Matters', 'The Delaware Way' and 'Another Thing'. I enjoyed every second of our time together. There's no doubt in my mind that one day I'll be able to tell people I knew her before she was a star."
-Jermaine High, Media Manager for PMCM-TV
"I have been viewing the news reports of Kimberly Kravitz for last three years. I have always found Kimberly to provide extremely clear and concise content with 100% objectivity. I know that she has a strict time constraints to deliver a news piece onto the air and yet she is always able to fit into that narrow window all the major broadcast journalistic facts to each story. We always get the “Who, What, Where, When and Why” in each of her news stories. Kimberly also has all the skills required of a Multi Media Journalist. She is able to produce and edit all story content with great skill, creativity and always meets her deadlines. Another aspect of Kimberly’s versatility is a complete understanding of Social Media. In this era of broadcast journalism, she effectively uses Facebook and Twitter to preview her stories, then posts the link to the story after it airs. Kimberly also is very skilled at engaging her growing base of Twitter and Facebook followers to share thoughts and opinions on her stories. Kimberly is extremely dedicated and professional. I know that she works tirelessly to advocate for her employer by promoting the station and their programming. Finally, Kimberly is a charismatic on air presence; she is a passionate story teller who loves broadcast journalism. Kimberly is extremely devoted and a valued member of her news team. I wish her continued success in her career and I know that she will always bring extremely dedication, passion, and integrity to all of her future endeavors."
-Anthony Scala, CFO of PCI Media Impact
HONORS & RELATED SKILLS
• 2017 & 2018 Emmy-Award Winning Producer
• 1st Place Winner of the Monmouth University
Public Speaking Contest, Informative Rhetorics
• Miss Congeniality, Miss New Jersey USA 2016 & 2018
• Won 3 New York Emmy Awards & 2 New Jersey Broadcaster ‘Best of the Best’ News TV Awards
• Acquired Reporting Lessons, Harry Martin Media
• Miss Congeniality New Jersey USA 2016, Miss Universe Organization, October 2015
• Humanitarian Award, Miss Universe Organization, October 2015 by Big Brothers Big Sisters
"Working as a Voice and On-Camera Coach for Kimberly Kravitz has been a joy and a privilege. She is always prepared, she is enthusiastic and very conscientious in her work, and she is always looking to improve and move forward. She will make a great journalist one day, and she is taking very positive steps right now to prepare herself for a successful career in broadcasting. I have no doubt that we will be seeing her one day on national television"
-Karen Schadow, Voice of Success
"Kimberly produced a piece for our company. Her professionalism and attention to detail were impressive to say the least. Kimberly interviewed 3 people at our office one of which travels the world telling her tragic story about the loss of her child to cyberbullying. Carol said afterwards it was one of the best interviewers she has ever met. Kimberly is truly a rising star!"
-Todd Schobel, CEO of StopIt App for Bullying in Schools
"Kimberly expertly reported our organization's #GivingTuesday event, which was a clothing and canned food drive to support Bergen County homeless shelters and food pantries. I was particularly impressed with Kimberly's enthusiasm and poise despite the inclement weather at our outdoor event. It was an honor and a pleasure to have somebody with Kimberly's passion cover our first community event!"
-William Esposito, Co-Founder of HYPELITE
"For someone just getting started in the business, Kimberly Kravitz has an impressive work ethic that matches her enthusiasm. Before she even graduated from college, Kimberly was auditioning with me for a reporter position. She was eager to put in the work to polish her performance and would travel quite a distance to do so. Her sunny outlook and professionalism continue to impress me. She quickly secured a position and continues to rise through the ranks."
-Dawn Lorenzo, Traffic Reporting Coach at Radiate Media