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Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner

Class of 2012, Bachelor's



Elyse is a desk assistant at NBC News in the Washington, D.C. bureau.

She moves to the nation's capital after freelancing for NBC News in Los Angeles. There, she worked mostly on Nightly News with Brian Williams and the Today Show, researching stories, field producing, and writing/shooting/editing web segments. She also produced segments for Weekend Nightly News and Weekend Today Show, as well as working on several MSNBC shows and at the NBC News/POLITICO Republican Primary Debate.

Elyse graudated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's in Broadcast and Digital Journalism and minors in Political Science and International Relations.

Elyse was born and raised in Los Angeles and and has been a USC fan her whole life. She loves going to the beach and will miss the perfect LA weather on the East Coast.

E-mail Elyse, follow her on Twitter (@elysepg) or find her on LinkedIn.

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What were your duties at ATVN? :

Executive Producer, Producer, Reporter, Multimedia Journalist, Assignment Desk

Don’t let the stress get to you

April 28, 2011

5 tips for future ATVN producers!

Stay tuned…see what’s up next!

April 14, 2011

Making sure teases match up to video can be hard, but it really makes a difference.

Maximizing social media

April 7, 2011

Social media can be beneficial to both journalists and viewers.

Plan B? How about plans C, D and E?

March 31, 2011

Sometimes having just one back-up plan isn't enough.

I can’t see the weather anchor

March 24, 2011

Maybe if you squint you'll see her.

USC students react to disaster

March 11, 2011

USC students from Japan talk about their concern for their families

Expert says Japan's buildings are built to withstand big quakes

March 11, 2011

A USC expert says the tsunamis in Japan could cause more damage than the earthquake because of Japan's infrastructure

Flights canceled at LAX

March 11, 2011

Officials are still determining how many flights need to be canceled

Where does Mel Gibson go?

March 10, 2011

Sometimes there is a story that just doesn't fit.

I thought I had a good memory

March 3, 2011

It's really hard to remember everything without writing it down.