JAMAL ANDRESS

Reporter | Anchor | Storyteller

Jamal Andress - Journalist

ABOUT

I am a media professional and former national network correspondent in Dallas, Texas. As a seasoned journalist, I spent 12 years darting across the country covering some of the nation’s most important stories on tight deadlines. I care deeply about bringing accurate, timely, and meaningful messages to a wide audience.

From covering education in Accra, Ghana to providing live legal analysis following historic criminal trials I’ve made a career of delivering complex, key information — clearly.

As a justice correspondent, I’ve produced and hosted multiple documentaries and collaborated with organizations like The Marshall Project and ProPublica on broadcast content. My focus and expertise on criminal justice comes from a deep sense of responsibility to offer my best to every viewer.

I know what it takes to deliver high-quality communications that will resonate with a diverse audience across social media, broadcast platforms, and internal channels. My decade of experience in newsrooms across the country has trained me to be thorough, diligent and always make deadline.

Off the clock, I’m a 3-time girl dad and husband who loves a good run. Let’s connect!

JAMAL'S LATEST WORK

Jamal Andress 2025 Reporter Reel

East Palestine Families, Business Owners Worry for Uncertain Future

Kentucky & Iowa are the only two states in the country that bar their citizens from voting for the rest of their lives because of a felony conviction.

A Year Later, Susan Bro Is Making Her Daughter's Death Count

A year after losing her daughter, Susan Bro is empowering the next generation of social activists in Heather Heyer's name.

The road to recovery for Parkland's humble hero

Anthony Borges was shot five times while barricading the door of his classroom. He's credited with saving the lives of 20 Parkland students.

16 Shots And A Video: Uncovering The Laquan McDonald Shooting

The dashcam video that changed Chicago: How the Laquan McDonald shooting video was pried into the public eye as told by the men who made it happen.

JAMAL'S RESUME

Scripps News National Correspondent

Education: Missouri School of Journalism — Bachelor of Broadcast Journalism

SCRIPPS NEWS, NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT

November 2020 — present

Covered hundreds of breaking news events, conducted background interviews, and delivered live, on-air reports, including for example, on the deaths of Tyre Nichols and George Floyd, the train derailment in E. Palestine, OH and the Alex Jones defamation trials.
Cultivated relationships with significant sources in business, policy and legacy media resulting in intel for news reports and content partnerships with The Washington Post, ProPublica, and The Marshall Project.
Provided live, on-air analysis to 61 television stations in 41 markets for Court-TV and dozens of other local Scripps News stations covering newsworthy events.
Pitched, developed and hosted news documentary for Emmy award- winning series “In Real Life” focused on federal prisoners and the coronavirus pandemic.
Anchored prime-time and evening newscasts for national TV network reaching 96% of U.S. households on Scripps News and millions more via affiliated TV stations.
Monitored criminal justice news and directed coverage of the subject area for Scripps News.

NEWSY, CHICAGO BUREAU REPORTER

November 2012 — November 2020

From pitch to completion, filmed, edited and produced hundreds of in-depth stories reaching up to 736k views per story.
Wrote, anchored and produced online 'news of the day' videos for Time Inc., The Huffington Post, AOL and other national news outlets.
Hosted and produced long-form and documentary series covering innovations in the criminal justice space, Ghanaian culture and education, and the first anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Hosted and produced a three-part series from Charlottesville, VA observing the first commemoration of the “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally.
Anchored live coverage in the field during major news events in a top 3 news market.
Served as a criminal justice analyst for Court TV.
Designed multimedia content (print, video, social) for national audiences, enhancing public understanding of complex issues through storytelling.
Directed field operations across multiple teams during national news events, aligning communication goals and content with organizational objectives.
Served as on-air host for E.W. Scripps coverage of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Controlled company social media accounts (Twitter 78k, Facebook 1.1M, TikTok 28k followers) during breaking news as lead reporter.
Collaborated with national news outlets to direct daily news coverage and produced sample news videos to pitch to prospective media partners.

KOMU-TV NEWS, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

January 2009 — November 2012

Gave on-air, live reports of local, state and national news from various locations
Covered a 200,000 person community spread over 15 counties in mid-Missouri
Anchored 6 and 10 o’clock newscasts
Set up live broadcast cellular technology “Live U” for on location live-shots
Shot and produced various news packages for air
Created online and social media content to compliment news stories

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