Elyna Niles-Carnes

I book athletes like Lindsey Vonn, Ryan Lochte, Lamar Odom and others for the Emmy award winning sports show, In Depth with Graham Bensinger. I research best routes and practices to get the guests on our show.

Field produce national news stories for Good Morning America and Law & Crime Network. •   Book interviews and produce coverage on breaking news stories, including the deadly Jacksonville video game • tournament murders and arrest of the accused mail bomber in South Florida. • Secured exclusive interview for GMA with the hero of the recent yoga studio shooting in Tallahassee, who • shared his emotional story of using a broom and a vacuum to fight the shooter before running for help. • Cover criminal court cases across Florida, setting up the TVU and producing segments that are broadcast • across OTT platforms. • Work with certified private investigator to get critical background information for jury trials.

Field produce national news stories for Good Morning America and Law & Crime Network. •   Book interviews and produce coverage on breaking news stories, including the deadly Jacksonville video game • tournament murders and arrest of the accused mail bomber in South Florida. • Secured exclusive interview for GMA with the hero of the recent yoga studio shooting in Tallahassee, who • shared his emotional story of using a broom and a vacuum to fight the shooter before running for help. • Cover criminal court cases across Florida, setting up the TVU and producing segments that are broadcast • across OTT platforms. • Work with certified private investigator to get critical background information for jury trials.

Created online content for wftv.com, including news stories, videos and social media content. Worked with reporters to produce digital-exclusive story components. •   Field produced Republican and Democratic National Conventions, resulting in 10 broadcast and digital • stories daily. Managed station’s Snapchat, Facebook Live feeds and Twitter accounts during the conventions. •   Led digital coverage of several international news stories including the Pulse nightclub shooting, Hurricane • Matthew and a boy killed by an alligator at a Disney resort; each story resulted in millions of pageviews and • 50 million+ Facebook impressions. • Developed Facebook Live strategy; average organic reach around 50,000 views. • Grew average daily page views on wftv.com to 400,000+.

Produced hour-long broadcasts in top-20 market, working with reporters, assignment editors and web producers to dominate during breaking news. Dogged journalist who never quits digging. A proven broadcast, field and digital producer, passionate about investigative work and the gift that is Florida news. Relentless cyber-sleuth with a knack for getting people to talk, whose trusted sources yielded major scoops in the Pulse nightclub shooting, Trayvon Martin murder trial, Florida yoga studio shooting and more. •   Promoted from weekend producer to primetime weeknight producer; my 10 p.m. show consistently ranked #1 • in the market. •   Field produced Trayvon Martin murder trial. Worked with reporters and producers to create a • comprehensive daily coverage plan during the 6-week trial. •   Cultivated sources within the community, leading to multiple exclusives including: the discovery of a major • conflict of interest with a potential Zimmerman juror; revealing that a conductor admitted to falling asleep just • before a 36-car train derailment; and exposing mold and roach infestations on Orange County school buses.