Class of
2002
Bio: KWES-TV (NBC) - Producer
KGPE-TV (CBS) - Producer
CBS News “Up to the Minute” - Producer / Writer / Editor
ATVN positions and duties: Executive Producer
How did ATVN prepare you for your current job?
Hands-on experience with all facets of the job; great preparation for the “real” world.
What is your advice to aspiring journalists?
Learn everything you can about your job and the jobs of your co-workers. A better understanding of what they do and need will help you perform your job better. Also, it’ll take time but learn to choose your battles. Every station has its ups and downs and you’ll usually find that they’re the same ones even in different shops.
What are the top three skills college journalism students should be working on in order to be prepared for their first broadcasting job?
- Find a style (of writing, producing, reporting, etc.) you like or even a mentor you can emulate when you first start to help develop your own methods.
- Master time management. You can be a phenomenal writer / editor / reporter but if you miss your deadlines, none of it matters.
- If you’re on-air, don’t get “squeaky voice.” Usually when people are nervous their tone gets higher. Keep the bass in your voice.
What is the most important thing a college journalist should know when he or she is trying to negotiate his or her first job?
Get everything in writing.
What prepared you most for your current job?
ATVN
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