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!
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Monday, December 13, 2004
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!
Friday, December 10, 2004
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!
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!
Thursday, December 02, 2004
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!
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!
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