Luca Evans

Luca Evans

Orange, California, United States
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About

I cover USC sports for the Southern California News Group. Previously, I spent a couple…

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Experience

Education

  • Chapman University Graphic

    Chapman University

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    Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars GPA 3.96

Courses

  • Audio Techniques

    133

  • Broadcast News I

    103

  • Editing I

    115

  • Electric Cinematography for News and Documentary

    232

  • Intro to TV Production: Location

    116

  • Introduction to Acting

    110

  • Introduction to Creative Writing

    204

  • Introduction to Psychology

    101

  • Introduction to Statistics

    203

  • Introduction to TV Production: Studio

    114

  • Journalism in the 21st Century

    340

  • Mass Media Law and Ethics

    307

  • Podcasting for Journalists

    415

  • Sports Broadcasting

    411

  • Visual Storytelling

    130D

  • Wildlife and Environmental Filmmaking

    345

  • Writing the Undead

    103

Projects

  • Book Reporting

    - Present

    Researched and searched through thousands of newspaper articles to build a complete, month-by-month timeline of life after retirement for upcoming book about Bo Jackson by NYT best-selling author Jeff Pearlman.

  • Outside the Looking Glass Podcast

    - Present

    As host of weekly “Outside the Looking Glass” podcast, conducted interviews with creatives on their personal experiences in producing a specific project. Wrote, scored and edited each episode, as well as managing social media accounts to distribute the podcast and bring on new guests.

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Honors & Awards

  • Mark of Excellence Award Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small)

    Society of Professional Journalists

    Was named a finalist for the SPJ's Mark of Excellence awards for student journalists in their Region 11 for my work covering a protest held by Chapman University's Black Student Union.

  • Mark of Excellence Award Finalist, COVID-19: Newspaper, Magazine and Online Coverage (Small)

    Society of Professional Journalists

    Was named a finalist for the SPJ's Mark of Excellence awards for student journalists in their Region 11 for a story I wrote on Asian American Chapman students' experience with xenophobia during the pandemic.

  • Mark of Excellence Award Finalist, Feature Writing (Small)

    Society of Professional Journalists

    Was named a finalist for the SPJ's Mark of Excellence awards for student journalists in their Region 11 for a story I co-wrote on a Chapman professor's students showing him appreciation through a TikTok trend.

  • Provost's Scholarship

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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