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Shawn Chitnis is the Thursday executive producer this semester. He is also a news anchor on Thursdays and a reporter on Mondays.
Previously, Shawn was a producer and volunteer reporter after completing four consecutive semesters as a Writer / Shooter / Editor. He has also worked in the studio and began his ATVN career on the assignment desk in the fall of 2004.
As a proud member of the Annenberg School, Shawn is a senior Broadcast Journalism major with minors in Business Administration and Political Science. Outside of ATVN, Shawn keeps busy as an Annenberg Ambassador, a USC Tour Guide, and the President of the USC Chapter of RTNDA. He has also worked with Trojan Vision as a host for “CU@USC” and “Platforum,” as well as working on the station’s nightly crew.
During the summer before his senior year, Shawn worked as a desk assistant for ABC News in New York. Although he was on the overnight shift, he worked during some of the summer’s biggest stories including the London car bomb plots and the Minnesota bridge collapse.
Shawn has interned at KIRO-TV (CBS) and KOMO-TV (ABC) in Seattle as well as at the west coast bureau for “Good Morning America” in L.A. The highlight of that internship was walking on the red carpet and working in the one-on-one room for the Golden Globes.
Born and raised in the state of Washington, Shawn has always lived just north of Seattle. He ventured to Los Angeles three years ago after falling in love with USC (University for Shawn Chitnis).
Shawn says he has always wanted to work in TV news since elementary school. He got his first fix working for his middle school and high school newscasts. When it comes to following current events, Shawn is most passionate about politics and international affairs. His other passions include television, music, history, and anything relating to USC and the city of Seattle. Shawn’s dream assignment would be covering the White House and presidential elections.
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