Class of
2006
Bio: I started out at WJET/WFXP in Erie as the morning and noon anchor. After 2.5 years there, I got hired as the Westmoreland County Bureau Chief at KDKA in Pittsburgh.
ATVN positions and duties: Executive Producer, Producer, News/Weather Anchor, Reporter, Director, Technical Director, Camera, Playback…
How did ATVN prepare you for your current job?
It’s the real deal… you just don’t get paid for it.
What is your advice to aspiring journalists?
I’ve gotten both of the jobs I’ve had by being in the right place at the right time. I think the key is being ready when the opportunity comes up.
What are the top three skills college journalism students should be working on in order to be prepared for their first broadcasting job?
Writing, Meeting Deadlines, Making Contacts
What is the most important thing a college journalist should know when he or she is trying to negotiate his or her first job?
There won’t be much negotiating. If you don’t want the job, someone else will. Just make sure you know what you are signing. Don’t take a job you don’t want hoping it will get better as you go.
What prepared you most for your current job?
ATVN—it’s the real deal, you just don’t get paid for it! 402, 403 and internships were important too.
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