From: Grant A. Barrett <gbarrett@missouri.edu>
Subject: Looking in New York City area
X-Xxdate: Sat, 9 Jan 93 12:20:22 GMT
Organization: I need a job in New York City
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 18:18:05 GMT

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GRANT A. BARRETT
34-10 43rd Street, Queens, NY 11103         (718) 361-2128
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   The New York City area will become my home in just a short time, and
everyone I know is an expert on the city. Those who went for good and
came back spew tales of crime, expense, foreigners and homesickness.
They're sure I'll come back, too. Those that haven't been to the city
tell worse stories about how I'll be broke, dead and trying to get
directions home from crack dealers. They're sure I won't make it. How
lucky could I be, to be in this doughnut hole of Missouri, this fine
college town, and still have each person I meet be a treasure chest of
New York knowledge? 

   Columbia, Missouri: a great place to come back to settle and raise a
family, or start your own business, or retire, or first venture into the
world as a college student, or to come back to when you have problems
that need sorting out. It's got enough of the rest of the world to allow
a person to settle for less than deserved, or needed. There's an
assistant record store manager who knows more about music than any other
three people I know. She really wants to get involved in the national
scene, but it will never happen. She's already settled. Not settled like
the Land Act, but she's wistfully judged her surroundings as good enough,
but not exactly what she wants. A lot of people do that. 

   Me? I've got a few year's experience tucked away. I'm hoping to enter
the broadcasting, literary and journalism worlds at the ground level. All
three, at some point. Someplace, I hope, where passion is encouraged and
growth is status quo.

   Sure, it'll be tough. When I first smoked a cigarette, the tobacco
brought my lungs to a standstill, and I barfed smoke. These days I smoke
a cigarette often enough to get a great 30-second buzz. In a week I'll
smoke New York and get a good buzz on.

   To that end, here's my resume. 

ACHIEVEMENTS
-> Designed newspaper prototype and successfully brought it to market.
-> Coordinated news, production, advertising and photography for monthly
business journal.
-> Brought professionalism in design and content to twice weekly student
newspaper.
-> Successfully managed noncommercial student radio station.
 Learned basics of commercial broadcasting at news/talk station.

SKILLS
-> Strong editorial background-firm believer in research and historical
perspective.
-> Comfortable in spot news, features, hard news and perspectives.
-> Knowledgeable of traditional and computer audio editing.
-> Four years Macintosh computer design experience. 
-> Macintosh-fluent, Windows-friendly, MS-DOS-comfortable.
-> At home in PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Freehand, Adobe Illustrator,
Microsoft Word and other Macintosh programs.
-> Work easily with commercial printers to iron out details and improve
quality.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
-> KFRU 1400 AM, Columbia, Missouri-May 1992 to present 
 Announcer - Handle on-air duties for scheduled and substitute shifts at
this news/talk ABC affiliate. 

-> Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Missouri-November 1991 to present 
 Columnist - Write column and freelance articles about college,
alternative and local music.

-> Mid-Missouri Business, Columbia, Missouri-November 1991 to December
1992
 Managing Editor - Responsible for production, coordinating freelancers,
news-gathering, writing, editing, computer maintenance and working with
the commercial printer. Developed prototype and brought it to market.
Designed news hole, advertisements and special supplements. 

-> Kinko's Copies, Columbia, Missouri-January to December 1991
   Desktop Publishing Coordinator - Topped all previous department sales
and profits. Responsible for typesetting, editing, design, meeting three
daily deadlines, department promotions, profit/loss tracking and
Macintosh equipment maintenance. 

-> KCOU 88.1 FM, Columbia, Missouri-August 1988 to August 1991 
 General Manager - Successfully coordinated fundraising benefits, staff
recruitment and managed day-to-day operations at this noncommercial radio
station. Taught production, conducted on-air interviews and substituted
shifts as needed. Also served as Assistant Chief Announcer, Operations
Director and Disk Jockey. 

-> The Maneater, Columbia, Missouri-August 1988 to August 1991 
 Editor in Chief - Under my editorship The Maneater was named Best in
State of all Missouri college newspapers for 1990. In charge of
day-to-day operations, including production, editing, writing, news
gathering, personnel and community relations for this twice weekly
newspaper. Also employed as Computer Consultant, Associate Editor,
Reporter and Staff Writer. 

EDUCATION
-> University of Missouri-Columbia - August 1988 to December 1990.
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GRANT A. BARRETT
34-10 43rd Street, Queens, NY 11103  (718) 361-2128