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Chetan’s strengths include photojournalism, news and sports coverage, live transmission operations, field editing, visual storytelling, and independent technical troubleshooting when production issues threaten delivery\. He has 25 years of professional video\-editing experience and is most confident in Avid Media Composer, while also working with Avid Newscutter, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere\. His experience spans local\-news and network\-affiliate environments in Boston, Columbus, Rochester, Phoenix, Sarasota, and Washington, D\.C\. Chetan has covered major sports subjects including Ohio State football, the Buffalo Bills, Syracuse athletics, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, spring training, and high school sports\. He has also interviewed high\-level executives, including governors and mayors, and can manage production from pre\-production through delivery, including occasional voiceover and on\-camera hosting\. ## Services - Photojournalism - Editing - Sports Coverage - News Reporting - Film Editing - Multimedia - Avid Technology Products - Avid Newscutter - Digital Production - Visual Storytelling - News Production - Storytelling - Broadcast Traffic - XDCAM - Speech Communications - Camera Operation - Helicopter Operations - Transmission Systems - Edius - Sports photographer ## Highlights - Covers breaking news and feature stories throughout the Boston market as a Photographer at 7 NEWS, WHDH\-TV\. - Shoots and edits WHDH stories using Sony XDCAM cameras, LiveU systems, Edius, and Avid Media Composer\. - Brings 25 years of professional video\-editing experience\. - Produced daily news and sports coverage for ABC and FOX affiliates at WSYX, including Ohio State football coverage\. - Managed field shooting, editing, live\-truck operations, and portable editing systems in fast\-paced newsroom environments at WSYX\. - Covered breaking news and regional sports at WROC, including Buffalo Bills and Syracuse athletics coverage\. - Edited WROC packages with Avid Newscutter and managed ENG live\-truck operations and field lighting\. - Produced NBC affiliate news and sports stories at KPNX, including spring\-training and high\-school\-sports coverage\. - Operated ENG live trucks and troubleshot field\-transmission systems at KPNX\. - Covered local news and sports at WWSB, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spring\-training coverage\. - Supported helicopter operations, live shots, and deadline editing at WWSB\. - Performed LiveU, live\-truck, and satellite operations as a photojournalist at WFXT Boston 25 News\. - Edited news packages, VO/SOTs, and broadcast segments as a freelance editor at WJLA\. - Worked as a field photographer and playback operator during live newscasts at WJLA\. - Interviewed high\-level executives, including governors and mayors\. - Has produced breaking\-news, sports, and human\-interest stories\. - Handles complete production workflows from pre\-production through delivery\. - Has hands\-on shooting, editing, and live sports\-production experience\. - Uses Avid Media Composer as his most confident editing platform and is also proficient in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere\. - Independently troubleshoots technical failures and live\-production issues under tight newsroom deadlines\. - Can provide voiceover and occasional on\-camera hosting in addition to shooting and editing\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication and Rhetoric from Syracuse University in 2002\. - Earned a bachelor’s degree in Radio and Television from Onondaga Community College\. ## Experience - **Photographer at 7 NEWS, WHDH\-TV** (2024–present) - **Photographer at WHDH** (2024–present) — Cover breaking news and feature stories throughout the Boston market while collaborating with reporters and producers to create compelling visual storytelling under tight deadlines\. Shoot and edit stories using Sony XDCAM cameras, LiveU systems, Edius, and Avid Media Composer\. - **Photojournalist at WFXT Boston 25 News** (2017–2025) — News photojournalist LiveU operations Live truck operations Satellite operations Avid media composer Work with reporters or on my own - **Photojournalist at WSYX** (2013–2017) — Produced daily news and sports coverage for ABC and FOX affiliates, including Ohio State football coverage\. Managed field shooting, editing, live truck operations, and portable editing systems in fast\-paced newsroom environments\. - **Photographer at ABC 6 WSYX\-TV** (2013–2017) — News and sports photographer Live truck operator LiveU operation - **Photographer at WROC** (2010–2013) — Covered breaking news and regional sports, including Buffalo Bills and Syracuse athletics coverage\. Edited packages using Avid Newscutter and managed ENG live truck operations and field lighting\. - **Photojournalist at WROC\-TV Channel 8** (2010–2013) — News and sports photojournalist Live truck operator Work with reporters or on my own Avid editing - **Photographer at 12 News \(KPNX\-TV, NBC\)** (2007–2009) — Live truck operations Avid editing News and sports photographer Work with reporters and in my own - **Photographer at KPNX** (2007–2008) — Produced news and sports stories for NBC affiliate broadcasts, including spring training and high school sports coverage\. Operated ENG live trucks and troubleshooting field transmission systems\. - **Photographer at WWSB** (2003–2007) — Covered local news and sports stories, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spring training coverage\. Aided with helicopter operations, live shots, and editing under deadline conditions\. - **Photojournalist at ABC 7 WWSB\-TV** (2003–2007) — News and sports photojournalist Live truck operator Avid editing - **Freelance Editor at WJLA** (2002–2002) — Edited news packages, VO/SOTs, and broadcast segments while working as a field photographer and playback operator during live newscasts\. ## Education - Bachelor’s of science, Speech Communication and Rhetoric — Syracuse University (1999–2002) - Bachelor's Degree, Radio and Television — Onondaga Community College ## FAQ ### What does Chetan do now? Chetan Rakieten is a Photographer at 7 NEWS, WHDH\-TV\. He covers breaking news and feature stories throughout the Boston market and works with reporters and producers to deliver visual storytelling under tight deadlines\. ### What does Chetan do at WHDH? Chetan shoots and edits stories using Sony XDCAM cameras, LiveU systems, Edius, and Avid Media Composer\. His work requires close collaboration with reporters and producers while covering Boston\-area news and feature assignments\. ### What are Chetan’s core professional strengths? Chetan has produced news stories across sports, breaking news, and human\-interest coverage\. He has hands\-on experience with shooting, editing, live sports production, field transmission, and the complete production workflow from pre\-production through delivery\. ### What video\-editing experience does Chetan have? Chetan has 25 years of professional video\-editing experience\. He is most confident in Avid Media Composer and is also proficient with Avid Newscutter, Edius, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere\. ### What did Chetan do at WFXT Boston 25 News? At WFXT Boston 25 News, Chetan worked as a news photojournalist\. His work included LiveU, live\-truck, and satellite operations Avid Media Composer and working both with reporters and independently\. ### What did Chetan accomplish at WSYX? At WSYX, Chetan produced daily news and sports coverage for ABC and FOX affiliates, including Ohio State football coverage\. He managed field shooting, editing, live\-truck operations, and portable editing systems in fast\-paced newsroom environments\. ### What was Chetan’s role at ABC 6 WSYX\-TV? At ABC 6 WSYX\-TV, Chetan worked as a news and sports photographer and operated live trucks and LiveU systems\. ### What did Chetan do at WROC? At WROC and WROC\-TV Channel 8, Chetan covered breaking news and regional sports, including Buffalo Bills and Syracuse athletics coverage\. He edited packages with Avid Newscutter, handled ENG live\-truck operations and field lighting, and worked both with reporters and independently\. ### What did Chetan do at KPNX and 12 News? At 12 News and KPNX, Chetan produced news and sports stories for NBC affiliate broadcasts, including spring training and high school sports coverage\. He performed live\-truck operations, Avid editing, and field\-transmission troubleshooting while working with reporters and on his own\. ### What did Chetan do at WWSB? At WWSB and ABC 7 WWSB\-TV, Chetan covered local news and sports, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spring\-training coverage\. He supported helicopter operations, live shots, live\-truck operation, Avid editing, and deadline\-driven production\. ### What did Chetan do at WJLA? At WJLA, Chetan worked as a freelance editor, editing news packages, VO/SOTs, and broadcast segments\. He also served as a field photographer and playback operator during live newscasts\. ### What executive\-interview experience does Chetan have? Chetan has interviewed high\-level executives, including governors and mayors\. His experience includes securing and conducting interviews for news and storytelling assignments\. ### How does Chetan handle deadline pressure and technical problems? Chetan remains calm under pressure and independently troubleshoots technical failures to meet newsroom deadlines\. His experience includes resolving live\-production and field\-transmission issues and recovering projects quickly to protect delivery\. ### Does Chetan have experience beyond shooting and editing? In addition to shooting and editing, Chetan is capable of voiceover and occasional on\-camera hosting\. He can support assignments from pre\-production through final delivery\. ### What storytelling and production skills does Chetan bring? Chetan’s skills include photojournalism, news reporting, news production, visual storytelling, storytelling, sports coverage, sports photography, camera operation, digital production, multimedia, film editing, and broadcast traffic\. ### What field\-production and technical systems has Chetan used? Chetan has experience with LiveU, ENG and live\-truck operations, satellite operations, helicopter operations, transmission systems, portable editing systems, field lighting, XDCAM, Edius, Avid Technology products, Avid Newscutter, and Avid Media Composer\. ### What is Chetan’s education? Chetan earned a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication and Rhetoric from Syracuse University in 2002\. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in Radio and Television from Onondaga Community College\. ### What kind of career opportunity is Chetan seeking? Chetan is motivated by new career opportunities that offer high pay and a fully remote setup\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/chetan\-rakieten\-a21967296