ALLESSANDRA HARRIS GURR
About Me.
I grew up in Bountiful, Utah as the only daughter with 3 older brothers. With a house full of boys, sports was always a large part of my life. I started to fall in love with sports because they helped me connect with my brothers. I stay in love with sports because of the relationships that can be built, the thrill that comes after a win, and the deep satisfaction that comes from hard work.
Growing up I played nearly every sport under the sun, but as I got older I put most of my focus into tennis. In 2023 I was awarded as the top 4.5 women's singles player in the state. My husband and I were married in June of 2023, and as a big sports fan himself, I started to teach him tennis and fell in love with teaching. Now, along with writing and broadcasting, I teach tennis lessons to kids 12 and under and am looking to expand my reach.
I began my journey as a journalist in 2019 as a social media anchor for the daily show "Newsline," a Brigham Young University production. This is when I gained a real passion for accurate and valuable reporting, and began to become proficient in various software such as Adobe and AP ENPS. I then became a weather anchor at BYU for the daily news show "Universe Live" in 2021. This provided invaluable experience for me. It was a time where I continued to refine my skills as an anchor, practice ad-lib reporting, and use various graphics to create an accurate and informational reports.
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Education
2019 - 2024
BA Sports Media Journalism
Brigham Young University
As a journalism student at Brigham Young University, I had the opportunity to work as a reporter for the online journalism website, "The Daily Universe." I wrote stories mainly pertaining to athletes and various sporting events and became proficient in various applications such as WordPress, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, AP ENPS, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Illustrator.
2016 - 2019
General Education Degree
Bountiful High School
At Bountiful High School I was enrolled in various AP and CE courses. I maintained a 3.96 GPA and was a member of the school's high honor roll. I participated on the school's basketball and tennis teams, captained the women's tennis team my senior year and managed the men's tennis team for three years.
Journalistic Journey
2019-2020, 2021-2022
Social Media/Weather Anchor
BYU Newsline, Universe Live
For two semesters I was an anchor for BYU's daily news show, formally known as Newsline and currently known as Universe Live. I created my scripts and graphics, then broadcasted my stories live. I learned how to deliver ad-lib and read from a prompter.
2022
Student Producer, Editor
BYUtv
I worked as a director, associate director, timeout coordinator, font coordinator, and editor at BYUtv for both live sports, shows, and recorded series. Every day I worked with AP ENPS, Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and other applications to create and edit videos for broadcast.
2023-Current
Producer, Reporter, Anchor
KSL NewsRadio
Currently I work as a producer, reporter, and anchor for KSL NewsRadio. This job involves putting together newscasts for every half-hour, interviewing and writing stories for both live broadcast and our website, and delivering stories on-air. I use applications such as NewsBoss, TwistedWave, Microsoft Teams, and various traffic websites to produce and anchor reports.