The real Last Week...

Well it seems no one but myself and Mr. Weaver appreciated the aesthetic value of my last posts. I shall live. However, it seems my truck shall not. I waited two hours for a tow truck today to come and haul it away to Phil Fitts Ford. Phil Fitts, by the way, is a WC alumni. I met him about 4 yrs ago when our transmission blew on Hwy 60 on our way to visit this school. Nice guy.

What I did In BC This Week: In essence, nothing and yet everything. No radio shift or radio news or TCL since it is Finals week, and Titan Radio is playing continuous Christmas music 24 hours a day. However I'm still settling my internship, and the fact that my truck may not survive finals week puts a serious hitch in my driving 8 hours to Charlotte NC plan. Eh, things will work out. I've also been thinking about my resume tapes for next semester and what I'd like to have on them.

Career planning: see above, mostly focusing on my upcoming internship.

Article: With all this talk about blogs in our capstone class, i found an article here about a high school student who shot himself in front of his school in the middle of a schoolday...and the media is asking if his blog is fair game for the public. His parents took it down shortly after the incident, but a newspaper used some information (but not personal details) from the blog in an article. The web is public domain...so what happens when lines blur?

Good Luck to Amy and Julie, our overachieving December grads. Keep in touch, let us know how the job search goes!

BC Bonding

I couldn't make it, but I saved some of the awesome BC Bonding pics that Julie posted from last week. Here is a group one!

Last Week!

Hello everyone out there in blogger-land!

Tonight was the last County Line of 2004! Unfortunately I missed out on the broadcast bonding afterwards.. .*sad face*

What I did in BC this week/Career Planning: As is the theme this week, I had my last radio shift, news shift, and county line of 2004! It's happy but sad. "On the Road" with Ian and Aidan was really cute tonight! They did an OTR/TCL version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Meanwhile, I heard back from both my contacts about my senior project (resume tapes)! I'm pretty excited, their feedback was mostly positive. I'll try to post some more about it later. Right now I'm finishing up some classwork and getting ready to head home for Christmas break. Also, turns out the dates we were planning on at my internship might not be the best time in the WBT newsroom, so we're working on finding better dates.

What's happenin' in the 'biz: An article here talks about shows that may not be continued for the rest of the season because of low ratings. One is called "Life as we know it" and is reminiscent of "My So-Called Life" (which I personally used to love!). It's the least-watched show on ABC this season! "The network has ordered four additional scripts, and the show will get one final push in January. If the audience levels don't rise, it will be gone as fast as you can say "February sweeps." according to the article. I just thought it was interesting to point out how one show can excel while a sort of "knock off" can just flop. It's kind of the opposite of the way all the reality shows have taken off for the networks.

And now I leave you with... pictures of me on the radio!





18 days to go...

Maybe less, I haven't actually counted for myself yet. *edit* 15 days, for me. I only have one final, and it's Thursday December 16. Yay! *end edit*

Anyway, as you can tell, Christmas break is drawing near. Time always flies after Thanksgiving break. I'm ready to be done with this semester, but its a little scary because it means that I only have one semester left before I'm "on my own" in the "real world."

What I Did in BC This Week/Career Planning: Well Dr. B cancelled my radio shifts because he needs that time to teach the audio production class Master Control. But it's okay, because I'm going to fill in for Tandi and co-host the morning show with Sebastian on Friday, which I'm looking forward to a lot, even though it means I'd have to wake up early, yuck. hehe.
Also, I emailed my "off campus contacts" to find out if they listened to my tapes yet, so I could get them back and finish off my capstone project with the little write-up I have to do. Kayleigh at the radio station said she was going to pass mine on to the program director! (she's the music director and a midday personality). Both contacts said they would get my critiques in the mail by the end of the week, so I'm anxious to read what they had to say!

In the news: "A mostly dry-eyed Tom Brokaw signed off from the NBC Nightly News for the final time on Wednesday night" the article I found here says. After 22 years, he's leaving the show and Brian Williams is taking over. Some of his competitors even had something to say about Brokaw. Peter Jennings said ""Friends we are, but compete we do. And we love the competition" and Dan Rather, who is also stepping down in a few months, also offered a salute to Brokaw's work in the business. The world of evening news is changing, my friends!

Winding down...

Yup that's the truth, the semester is finally winding down. I never did understand why all professors assign big projects that are all due around the same time immediately before or after Thanksgiving break, but oh well. I'm just about finished with all of them, so I'm doin' just fine.

What I did in BC this week: The aircheck is back! It hasn't been working for most of the semester, but now it's fixed and I can continue airchecking my news and dj shifts! Unfortunately I kept forgetting my tape this week. All the usual stuff went well, though. I was especially hyper during my radio shift Tuesday, and our newscast Wed went great; good stories, good flow, good sound!

Career Planning: I talked to Marshall Adams yesterday about my internship. I'm really looking forward to it, it sounds like I'm gonna do a lot of fun stuff. Since I don't live in the area, I'm free to spend all day in the newsroom. I'm gonna sit it on some newscasts and talk shows, go out with the reporters, and get to know a lot of the staff and stuff. I have to work out the details still...I've been focusing so much on my schoolwork that I need to take a day to settle the exact dates that I'm going and where I'm going to stay and such.

What's happenin' in the biz: Ugh, has reality tv gone too far? I was glancing through tvweek.com and saw an article about UPN. They're planning a reality-based show to pick a female singer and merge her into TLC . Surviving members T-boz and Chili are planning on making a new record, and this show would add their winner to the group for the new record. This is interesting on a number of levels... it sort of takes "American Idol" from Fox and raises the stakes ...also... what will TLC sound like with someone new? A lot of TLC fans may not like this change. I also wonder if they'll change their name (which I doubt) because the "L" is for Lisa "left-eye" Lopez, who passed away a few years ago. In any case, I'm not a big fan of this idea.

Progress Report

So this week our blogs are focusing on an update of our senior project. Well I'm happy to say that I am DONE! Well, for now at least. LOL.

I finished creating, editing, and burning to disc both my DJ resume tape and radio news resume tape. Yesterday I mailed them both to my previously identified "off-campus professionals." I included a cover letter and resume for good measure (and possible critiquing). Now I wait for them to critique the tapes and send back their suggestions! I think I did a really good job with my stuff and I am anxious to hear what my contacts in the business think.

As for registering for my last semester EVER.... YAY! Who could be sad about that? Lord knows I can't afford one more year here. I do enjoy the atmosphere though. If I could get hired by the college to hang out and continuing doing all the things I do with the TV and radio station and live in the "dorm" environment...yeah, it would be doable. For awhile at least. But at the same time, there are a lot of things here that I, like everyone else, have grown tired of and am ready to move on from.

I'm not worried about the future or anything like that. Right now I'm just taking things one step at a time, to make sure I do everything I want to do here and get through it all unscathed. To say that I'm not looking to the future would be a stretch, because I am working on my January internship and heading into final semester and narrowing down the job search and all...but we'll just say it's not weighing on my mind right now.

Everyone have a good weekend! Good luck to Pat in the musical, and come see the football game at home this Saturday at 1, because it's senior recognition and the last game of our college careers! Julie will be with the cheerleaders at pre-game, and Amy and I are at halftime with the marching band. Yay!

Election week

This was a very busy week for everyone everywhere, I'm sure. Especially for those in the news - and those of us working on the news here at WC were no different (except we didnt have to stay up and live until 3 am or so waiting for results. hehe.)

What I did this week in BC: Like I said, busy week. On Election Day I went to nearby Hermitage to do a live report on the iniative on the ballot that would consolidate 5 municipalities in the Shenango Valley. As expected, it failed. However, the live went pretty well. I also had my usual radio shifts - and some really funny material this week! And radio news went over just fine.

Career planning: Well, it's mostly official now that I'm going to spend a week in North Carolina as an intern at WBT- AM. I'm kinda nervous! But I'm sure things will go great. Also, I'm putting together my resume tapes and things are going pretty well there. I need to go buy some cds though, so I can burn them from minidisc to CD to get them sent out.

This week in the 'biz: This week's big story was of course, continuing coverage of the election. Part of this was speculation in part due to exit polls, which were showing Sen. Kerry ahead of President Bush. Most networks avoided announcing results until facts were checked and double checked, especially because of the mess last election, and obviously the exit polls turned out to be pretty wrong. Now, exit polls are not concrete evidence, but its interesting to see how they were misleading. This article talks about exit polls and people in the business's reactions to the way things happened Tuesday night.

Fall Break!

And we arrive once more at the illustrious fall break....and a much needed one, at that. Tomorrow afternoon we at Westminster head off for a 2-day (plus weekend) break. Pending rain, mine will be spent by first scaring folks at Hudson Haunted House, and then heading up to Niagara Falls (the Canada side)! It hasn't been much of a week so far (you'll notice it's only Tuesday, not my usual "Friday" post, thanks again to Fall Break) but let's see what we have in store for you today.

What I Did In BC This Week: I had my radio shift today, it went pretty well. I'm really concentrating o n doing a good job so I can have material for a resume tape, but at the same time, I want to have fun. If I think too much about it, my words get all jumbled up and you end up hearing what's inside my head! Scary! Anyway, I also have my radio news shift tomorrow. Once again, I'm hoping for a good newscast. Things can only go up after last week's last-minute fiasco!

Career Planning: I gave my presentation in capstone this week about my internship and why internships are good and all that jazz. It went okay, but I kinda wish I had done it last week because I kinda forgot most of the stuff that I wanted to say. I was supposed to present last week but we ran out of time. We talked about resume/audition tapes, and we watched a few examples of television tapes....bad examples! Don't even ask, the one was so bad that I never want to think about it ever again. So wrong. Anyway, I really need to get into gear and create my tapes so I can get them sent out on time. I know what I want to put on my "news" tape, it's just a matter of getting the one live (election day) and editing down the bytes in one of my wraps. This will be a good tape for this semester...but I need to brainstorm ideas for another tape (later) that will be good for job applications, and stay timely and topical. As for my announcer tape, I'm still working through my air checks to find things I like that showcase my skills and would catch someone's attention.

What's Happening in the 'biz: ABC turns Lifetime? Well maybe it's not quite that extreme...but the network has been airing a lot of shows hoping to attract more women viewers (with shows like "Desperate Housewives" and "Wife Swap"). They're trying to pull themselves up in prime-time ratings..and so far, succeeding. That article at this site talks about the different shows that ABC is promoting this season and how their success so far has been a welcome change.

Homecoming Weekend!

Well I have to start off by apologizing for my late post this week. I've been feeling really sick again lately, and I haven't slept, oh, about all week. Ya know, nose, head, throat, cough, all the good stuff. I finally got some sleep today - almost all of today. So, at least I feel better now, right? I have a busy weekend ahead of me, and a pretty busy week behind me as well.
In other news - It's Homecoming Weekend! Sarah Bowers came by to watch The County Line last night, and Joy is supposed to come up tonight for the weekend. Yay for alumni. Homecoming also means the parade and game tomorrow - I'm Field Commander for Titan Marching Band, so it's going to be a busy day. Unfortunately, it looks like it might be a yucky cold rainy busy day.

What I did in BC This Week: Probly about the most fun thing so far...I went out with Liz this past weekend to film the Fall Festival at the Apple Castle. Liz had to most of the filming, since she needs raw video footage for video production class. But I helped point out shots that would be fun, and the folks we interviewed were great. It was a really enjoyable atmosphere, and I was SO excited that people knew what we were doing? The first guy we bumped into was like "Oh, are you guys with Cable 9?" I was like, yeah, totally! No one's ever known what I was doing before, wandering around with a camera and Sarah Bowers by my side! Plus, when Liz had me reach up like I was going to pick an apple, three other apples fell on my head. *makes mock-angry face*
I also had my DJ shift - Tandi gave us back our aircheck tapes and some notes. Mine were mostly good, and I tried to work on the other stuff that she pointed out, but nothing major. So that was good. My newscast on the other hand.... Just about the worst newscast ever. Don't get me wrong - we had great stories and pretty decent sound, with good story order/flow and all...but it took so long to get the last sound byte that I ended up running into the studio as ABC news was finishing. I forgot to stick the minidisc in the player, and Alaina had accidentally left my stories in reverse order when she was seperating them. I didn't realize it until the third story. Those are the times when I wish our station ran a little more like my internship - their stories and soundbytes are imbedded directly into a file on the computer and they just walk from the newsroom to the booth, and read off that computer! LOL. The important thing to remember from this situation is that I was strangely calm throughout the whole ordeal. Last year I would have been stressing out completely. So, that's growth!

Career Planning: I've been trying to understand not only what makes a great resume tape, but also just the basics of a tape (what to put on it, how long total tape should be, best first thing to hear, etc). We made an example tape in Broadcast Journalism, but I think there's more to it than what I ended up with there. For my capstone project I want to get mine sent out by mid-November...but I don't have anything to send yet. I have all my material from the past four years, yeah, but I don't really know what to do with it! So I've been talking to people in the business, and Mr. Weaver is sposed to address more details in capstone this week, because I guess some other people are at about the same place I am. I have to really get working on these tapes because the deadline for that is drawing near, especially with Fall break next week.

What's happenin' in the biz: Going along with what Sebastian was talking about a view weeks ago in one of his posts, the article I found here is about ESPN2 debuting it's new spanish-language production of SportsCenter. I found the headline on the Broadcast and Cable news site, but I didn't have an account to view the full story. The show will give latest scores and sports news and information, much in the same format as the English-language show. Lino Garcia is the general manager for ESPN Deportes. Garcia says this is a great chance for the rest of the world to check out the show and see what its about. Much as Sebastian hopes our country will someday do - there will be a focus on soccer and other sports that are not necessarily "mainstream."

In the swing of things

I'm finally motivating myself to get some of this work done. I've made a lot of phone calls and sent out a ton of emails lately. What can I say, I'm an organizer and a planner, lol. So I'm working on contacts in the business and generally making myself more knowledgeable about things. It's about time too - the semester is half over! It feels like it's been longer, and yet, where does the time go?

What I did in broadcasting this week: It feels like everything I did this week was broadcasting related. I've been doing some research for my "programming and promotion" class, because we're working on a group project where we have to create a tv show/radio program and do a mock "pitch" to a network. It's been fun, but it's hard to come at something from a new angle, a new take, and back it up with predicted ratings and all! The people who come up with some of these shows have to be super creative...an area where I sometimes lack skills.
I also had my radio shifts this week. Tandi still has my aircheck tape so I didn't get to aircheck myself, but that's ok. I'm pretty anxious to get some feedback about that side of my broadcasting goals. I did have some pretty funny things to talk about...and I also got a little more involved personality-wise, because I had some amusing blurbs that were more political in nature (but balanced - no cheap jabs at anyone on my show! except Joy!) so that was exciting.
The County Line is tonight. I've been serving as Floor Director, which is a pretty fun job for me. I have to communicate what's going on in the control room with the studio and anchors, and also make sure cameras are doing their jobs and anchors are doing okay, looking at the correct camera, etc. I just wish everything didn't happen on Thursdays here at Westminster! There are a thousand places I'd love to be, but they're all at about the same time. (TCL, Dance Theatre, Gospel Choir...and more).
My newscast on Digital 88.9 News yesterday was great. Shannon and I think it may have been our best newscast yet, and Alaina did a great job producing. I recorded it myself to save on minidisc after it aired, for potential use on my resume tape.

Career planning: I've been contacting a lot of people in the business as I start working harder on my Capstone project. It's a good way to network, but sometimes I feel like this little kid tugging on someone's shirttails, ya know? Well, ya gotta start somewhere. I got in touch with Joy to see about shadowing her over fall break, and I got sad news. She ended up leaving the radio biz because things weren't jiving with her ADD. She thinks she's gonna be a gym teacher now. I'm kinda sad now because I was hoping to get some more insight from her, since she graduated about a year ago now and she's been at that station ever since. But good luck with your new goals, kid!

What's a'happenin in the 'biz: I read an article from newslab.org that was titled "Could satellite be the new FM radio?" While I feel that the article was mis-titled because I thought it would be about one thing and it lead me in another direction, it was still worth reading. Howard Stern has signed a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to get away from the FCC and such. Satellite radio is trying to get more listeners because they've never really profited, and Sirius thinks that Stern is their "ticket" to more subscribers. Personally, I never listened to Howard Stern, and I would never buy satellite radio just to listen to Stern and other shock jocks. I'll stick with the free and the FM, thanks!

My Senior Project Proposal

My senior project involves the incorporation of a number of aspects. This year I will serve as the public service coordinator for Titan Radio. I am also a disc jockey for the station. In addition, I spend time working with Digital 88.9 News as a writer, reporter, anchor, and producer, as well as working crew for The County Line. I plan to develop an audition tape in all of these areas.

One area that I will not be able to produce an audition tape for is my role as public service coordinator. However, that is something that I can list on my resume. My position entails typing up activity card liners, recording PSA's, taking care of the Sunday programming, distributing the station mail, and completing the stations quarterly issues report. I plan to have at least two PSA’s completed by the end of the semester for non-profit organizations.

As a disc jockey I will receive feedback from the Program Director, as well as Dr. Barner, about my radio shifts, and produce an audition tape of my best material. I want to be sure I touch on what a PD is looking for when they hire new staff, and that I exceed those standards.
In the newsroom I will work to write excellent scripts, produce interesting and timely wraps and acts, and produce quality newscasts. I plan to contact sources in the field and find out what they look for in an audition tape. I will then put together a “news” audition tape as well.

I also plan on looking into other possible jobs, such as Assignment Editor at a television station. I will be working as a crew member on The County Line, and assisting as a spot reporter or filling in when the talent is unable to do so. I will create a resume tape in this area, including past work from my stint as talent and contributing videographer for the show.

I will send out both my “news” audition tape and my “DJ” tape to different professionals in the field to gather an assessment on my work. Since my write-up on the project is due December 17, I would like to have heard back from the professionals by no later than December 8. Therefore I will send the tapes out by November 19, so they will have enough time to receive and evaluate the tapes. I will most likely use compact discs, not cassette tapes, for better quality.

I think i can I think i can....

What I Did In Broadcasting This Week: I had my radio shifts on Tuesday and Thursday as usual. I think they went really well this week, except I hit a wrong button today and had to pot up the minidisc player really quickly, whoops. I caught it right away though, so it was okay. I had a lot more energy this week because I'm finally getting over the "WC Plague." I'm still working on getting my own personality to shine through during the shift. Working on the morning show with Joy it was easier because we're both very sarcastic and we bounced off each other really well and we had a lot of fun and we were funny, to boot. Now I have to have that same energy and impact by myself. I'm still struggling with that a lot. But Tandi (Program Director for Titan Radio) is going to have "air-check weeks" where she collects our air-check tapes and offers some suggestions and constructive criticism, which will really help me focus. I have tapes from when I started up through now, but no one ever really had time to critique them for me, so I'm really glad Tandi is taking the time to do so.

I also anchored my first newscast of the semester this week. Shannon and I anchored and Alana produced. We got a lot of sound, including the nat sound burst and reader I dropped in the station about the band festival. Our stories really meshed well together and the newscast had really good flow. I stumbled over a few words, but I think we sounded pretty good! It's been a few months since I anchored, but it's like riding a bike, so no worries. Megan (Radio News Director) is also going to have "air-check weeks."

Career Planning ("evolving"): Mr. Weaver and I have talked about many different options for me. I'm getting in contact with Sarah Bowers, who is working with Melissa Batulis, at WTAE. She's working the assignment editors desk, which might be something I would enjoy. It has a lot to do with organization and management skills. I'm also going to continue building my radio news and d.j. portfolios, making sure I have really great stuff to use for resume tapes. I may try to do another internship somewhere over Christmas break, although since I didn't make much money all summer because I was doing an internship at WTAM, and I really need to make some money over break to pay for WC expenses and everything to get through my last semester here. That's the main thing I hate about this - wanting to get lots of BC experience, but having to make a dent in the $80,000.00 in debt I'll be for the pretty piece of paper I'll get at the end of it all. That's why it's important that I find a good job to pay bills - but also a job I'll enjoy!

This week in the 'biz: I'm taking a class in Broadcast, Cable, and Web programming and promotion so I've been reading a lot of different material lately. I found an article at this site that talks about CBS-TV and Paramount Network Television. Viacom bought CBS in 1999 but the two (Paramount and CBS) never got along. Things are changing now because Viacom co-president Leslie Moonves is cleaning things up in Paramount's TV operations.

The article says ""Paramount is a great name in the history of television; it's a great studio when you look back in the history of television — with Frasier, Cheers and back further to Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. We think it's a terrific name and it makes sense. No question, it still has some value."

But the people running it will be CBS people."

It will be interesting to see what happens there, because if a lot of the Paramount staff lose their jobs, and with the economy the way it is, well that could be pretty bad.

My Career Goals : Long and Short Term

Within the next year: Ideally a job will open up in either Cleveland with Clear Channel or Akron with the Rubber City Radio Group. I would like to work on the radio as a disc jockey, and also work with the news. Helen from WTAM even suggested I look into traffic to begin with - that's how she got her start. I want a job in the business that I enjoy, with decent starting pay, opportunity for advancement, and medical benefits.

Long term: I would enjoy working in Cleveland, which Arbitron ranks at 17 out of 287 markets in a Total Survey Area ranking. Akron is also a decent ranking, at 66. Another possibility is Pittsburgh, ranked at 21. I would enjoy working on the radio anywhere, really, so location is not a huge factor for me. I'd like to live in a suburb, but I can commute to the city if that's where the job is. As far as monetary issues go - I want to make enough that I can live comfortably without having to worry about stretching every dollar. I want a friendly work environment and I enjoy working on many different tasks.

Week 2

This has been a pretty long week, it's hard to believe I've only been in classes for two weeks. It feels like two months already. I got a case of the "Westminster Plague" from my roommate - it's a bad cold/sinus infection that goes around campus about the start of every semester. It hit me pretty hard - I spent Tuesday afternoon, all of Wed, and most of Thurs hibernating. I tried those "Zicam" things tho - I think they did help me beat the cold a little faster. I'm already feeling better, although I'm only at about 60% right now. It could be worse.

What I did in BC this week : Well, I had my radio shows again this week. My throat was really swollen when I woke up on Tues, and I didn't think I'd make it through my shift because I had a very raspy voice that was coming and going. But I think I sounded really good during my shift, and no one could even tell i was sick! (until I shut off the mic, lol). Thursday was an interesting time, I felt more like a board op than a d.j. because "Digital 88.9 News" kept "breaking in" with live reports about flooding, evacuations, and rescues in the area after Wed.'s storm. It was still pretty exciting stuff, and the first time we've ever done anything like that.
Unfortunately I was unable to do my first newscast on Wed. because I had no voice and was too weak to leave my room. I'm excited to get back into that next week though. I'm also working on getting things straightened out for the first "County Line" of the semester, next Thursday.

Career Planning: I gave my presentation in Capstone yesterday, but I felt a little false listening to everyone else, because although working as a d.j. and in radio news really are things that I enjoy, I don't really want to think about hunting down jobs in certain markets and becoming a top exec or anything like that. I just want to do what I enjoy and make enough money to live comfortably in the area that I decide to live in - an area that would be impacted depending on my relationship situation at the time and all kinds of factors in that area that would make a difference. I'm not really in this to go hunt down the best job in the world no matter what, you know? Don't get me wrong - I do want the best job for me - I guess to me that means just working somewhere with great staff and really loving the business.

What's happening in the biz: I think it's interesting how some stories talk about news anchors and such the same way you read about celebrities in tabloids and People magazine and such. A lot of folks in my Capstone class are interested in working in entertainment news, and from what I gather, rumor has it that Applegate may be moving from morning news in Boston...and looking to co-host "Good Day New York". ...in New York, obviously. The article says Applegate and Chris Gailus could be an exciting energy boost for the show.

And So It Begins...

Our first capstone meeting was today, and my brain is in information overload. I'm not overwhelmed - it was just too much to think about at one time. I'm a big fan of structure and organization, and today's class, although it started out that way, strayed a bit.

What I did in Broadcasting this week: Well I'm getting back into the swing of things. I had my first radio shift this morning, and I swear I can speak like a normal person. It just didn't sound like it today! The fact that I was also trying to use our "backup procedure" since the main computers are down didn't help any...but I think I still sounded professional and I will definately improve when I'm back in the rythym! It was strange having a shift in the morning, because I usually have evening shows. Also, I miss having Joy around (my co-host from last year), because our Morning Show was hilarious and we had a lot of fun. Now I have to have fun by myself again! It's not the same...but I'm working on it!

Career Objectives/Updates/Placement and Planning: I'm working on guidelines for a presentation in capstone class next week that discusses my career goals, both long and short term. I feel lost in a big city...I would prefer to work in a suburb. Location? I'm leaning towards radio, although I have to do some research to see what ADI (or DMA if I look into TV) I want to break into after school, or which I'd like to reach during my career. Once I know that it will also help to determine an area where I would be living. Like Dr. B's "Checklist for Success" says, my suitcase is packed!


What's happening in media this week: On this site I found a story about a certain TV anchor's coverage of the Republican National Convention. Basically, the article says this anchor is boring and seems to lack focus...and he shouldn't be! He has plenty of experience and should be able to provide interesting anecdotes and commentary for the viewers. This relates to me because I will be hosting the 5-minute interview segment of The County Line this year. Above all, I want to sound confident and interesting!

Welcome to Laura Land!

Enter at your own risk. ^_^

Haha, no really.  This blog will be, for all intensive purposes, Capstone. A look into the broadcasting side of life.  Most posts won't take place until then...but we can start with a slight intro?

I am going into my senior year at WC, majoring in Broadcast Communications, minoring in Writing and Speech. I enjoy both working with the news (writing and anchoring) and being a disc jockey on Titan Radio. I will also attempt to be the Interview Host for our weekly television magazine, The County Line. I did like anchoring for TCL...but I'm not such a fan of reporting. It takes a lot of work! Not that I'm a slacker or anything. I am involved in tons of stuff..inside and outside of the broadcasting realm. I like working with people. A people person!

Currently: Wrapping up at Internship at WTAM in Cleveland. Its Newsradio (1100 am) . I've been conducting a lot of phone interviews, doing a LOT of writing, and tagging along with the reporters now and again. I just got home from there, and it's naptime. But that's a good enough briefing for now, capiche?

Until Next Time...