Class of
2004
Bio: Kjerstin Ramsing joined the News4 team in Spokane, WA in May of 2006.
After growing up in Seattle, Kjerstin moved south to sunny California, attending the University of Southern California (Go Trojans!) Her fondest news moment while in college was flying with the Blue Angels.
Kjerstin has won the following awards in the 2004 AP Broadcast Competition (Division 2)
1st Place: Public Service - Flu Shots
3rd Place: Photography
She then spent her summers coming back to Seattle to intern at KIRO-TV and KING-TV.
After that, she packed up her bags and moved to Farmington, New Mexico where she was a general assignment reporter and then later became the morning anchor for KOBF-TV. Kjerstin won both Associated Press and New Mexico Broadcasting Association awards while covering the news in the Land of Enchantment.
Kjerstin is thrilled to be back in the Northwest and is excited to be a reporter with the News4 team. She is now just a short distance from her parents living in Seattle, and her younger brother living in Missoula.
In her spare time, Kjerstin enjoys skiing in the winter, water sports in the summer, and road biking all year long.
ATVN positions and duties: I did a little bit of everything for ATVN. I performed audio in the newsroom, assistant director, weather woman, and reporting. Getting involved and volunteering to try everything made all the difference in the world.
How did ATVN prepare you for your current job?
ATVN has provided very fond memories. Teachers and friends pushed me to take risks in reporting...asking the tough questions...pushing for the interview...and taking a chance and reporting on stories that may have made you feel uncomfortable at the time. I remember one story I did- the horrible fires in the hills...ATVN had no
contact and no real location. Another reporter and I got in the car and just drove. In my current job we hear something on the scanner and just go- you have to think on your feet and gather the information quickly...asking to speak to someone in charge right off the bat is so important.
What is your advice to aspiring journalists?
Never let go of the dream- even when you are eating mac and cheese and sitting in a cold and lonely apartment and no one will visit you because they have never even heard of where you live.
What are the top three skills college journalism students should be working on in order to be prepared for their first broadcasting job?
1. Never burn bridges. It is so important to keep contacts and stay on terms with everyone you meet - they may be your boss one day.
2. Write thank you notes to those who have helped you along the way.
3. Know how to get your work done very quickly and without errors. An error can get you fired.
What is the most important thing a college journalist should know when he or she is trying to negotiate his or her first job?
Visit the location, so often once you meet the director in person they can’t not like you. Once you get the job try and get as much vacation time as you can in your contract.
What prepared you most for your current job?
I think this job requires something from within you. If you don’t feel like this is what will make you happy then get out. If you are unhappy now, you will hate the job. But if it drives you and you love it, then you will love it forever. I have prepared myself because I love it.
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