About Crystal Cranmore

CRANMORE, CRYSTAL is a web features editor for CBSPhilly.com, which is the website for KYW-TV and CBS owned radio stations in Philadelphia, the nation’s 4th largest market. Cranmore’s responsibilities include monitoring all pages of CBSPhilly.com, including updating news and feature content on the homepage. She works with assignment editors to break down the day’s top stories and writes them up for the website, often merging the stories with information from reporters and using social media to keep the audience informed. Cranmore’s duties also include digitizing and editing videos and photos, creating features content including photo galleries and guides to the city’s top attractions and using social media to engage the audience. She also shoots and produces original content for the website. Before joining CBS Philly, Cranmore was a researcher for the CBS Evening News in Washington, DC and a business reporter for The Gazette, a weekly community newspaper serving Maryland. In 2008, Cranmore received the White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship for success in academics and journalism. Cranmore graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University in Washington, DC.

January 2012 Digital Storytelling Workshop Project:

• Occupation: Web Features Editor
• Organization: KYW-TV
• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Website: http://ccranmore.wordpress.com/
• Twitter: ccranmore
• Was accepted for Jan 08-13 2012 Digital Storytelling.

Stories

Digital media stories published elsewhere by Crystal Cranmore:

• Four Catholic High Schools Saved From Closure [edit]
  Four Catholic High Schools that were targeted for closure by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will remain open. A map showcases where all of the schools on the original closure/consolidation list are located.
• Eric Roberson Speaks On Latest Album And Loss Of Whitney Houston [edit]
  Two-time Grammy-nominated artist Eric Roberson performed before a packed crowd at the Firehouse Café in Mt. Holly. He also took some time to remember the late Whitney Houston.
• Metal Sculptor Discusses The Inspiration Behind His Art [edit]
  Eugene Perry is a metal sculptor in Philadelphia who was recently granted an opportunity to showcase his work at the 2012 Art Expo in New York. He took me into his shop and showed me some of his pieces.

Writing

Content on this site written by Crystal Cranmore (includes contributory writing):