Student Athlete...Take 2 !

So I know in my last entry I talked about being able to do my very own student athlete of the week story. Well I have some bad news to report... our footage got erased! SO it was back to square one, again! Bob called to let me know what time to come in on Wednesday and asked if I would like to go out with Bill to film this week's student athlete of the week. I was so excited, yet confused, because I though I would be working on my athlete story from last time not filming a new one. He explained what had happened and I was very anxious.

On our way there Bill explained to me that this week's athlete is not only Valedictorian of his senior class, but is also a three sport athlete. This is something very hard to come by and I was ready to hear the story behind this kid. When we arrived, they were just getting finished with practice. We set up the equipment and began asking our questions. The athlete wasn't nervous at all, more excited than anything, and we found out some interesting stuff about him. One of the most intriguing things I fould out was that for all three sports he plays, he has kept the same number all through high school. I could tell just by his responses that this kid's first priority isn't sports, but academics, and this is something hard to come across in today's society.

I just finished up working on the story, and next week i'm going to be adding my voice and editing all of the sound bites and footage that I am going to use. I'm even more excited to do this story than the last. Tune in next week, as I talk about how the final version turns out!

Student Athlete

So with basketball season coming to a near end, I've had some extra time to work on my student athlete assignment. Bob asked me to go out with Bill while he filmed a student athlete of the week so I could see what it was all about. My assignment would then be that when I returned I would be writing a story for student athlete, editing it, and voicing it as well. This could be something I could use in the future for my resume tape, or just to have as a keepsake from my internship. I've been pretty excited about starting to work on it, but with basketball season in full bloom a few weeks ago it made it hard. So I've now got my opportunity to start working on it and seeing what direction exactly I wanted to go in with it. I knew right away that I wanted to talk about her academic achievements, teamwork, and advice her Father gave her when she first began her basketball career. On our way back from filming, I talked these ideas over with Bill and these were things he definitely was going to mention in his student athlete story. This was a good thing, because I then knew I was on the right track, and if these were things that caught my ear I'm sure it would catch the listeners ear as well.

I can't wait to go back from break and start editing. Their editing program is different than what I'm used to using at Westminster, but I'm sure I can pick it up and catch on. I have already wrote everything I want to voice for it, I just have to add the sound bites. I intentionally didn't watch the student athlete segment on the news that way I wouldn't be tempted to write it the way Bill did, but instead be able to be creative and write it the way I wanted to do it. I think this was a great suggestion because it gives me another great opportunity to work on different equipment and to write and report stories. These are all things that I like to do, and they are giving me yet another opportunity to show them my creativity, and may be another thing to help get my foot in the door.

Election Night!

Well I had an intresting offer this week, and it was one that I could not pass up! Bob called and asked me if I could come in Tuesday night instead of Monday because Monday was pretty slow and Tuesday would probably be a little more busy. I didn't think anything of it until I glanced down at my planner and saw that it was the Ohio primaries. All I kept thinking to myself was how awesome it would be if I got to do something with the news at that time because this primary was so crucial for the Democratic party. I was checking my e-mail a little later and Bob sent me an e-mail asking if I could come in until after the 11:00 news was over and help keep track of the Election results in the 4 counties they cover and I would be in the news department. This was such a great opportunity because I not only got to do something different, but I would be working with the News Director. This was a great opportunity to show him that I'm a hard and organized worker...and he would know my name!!! That's one step closer to getting my foot in the door than I was before.

I arrived there and didn't know what to expect. At first I was almost star struck because I was surrounded by such talent. All of the evening news anchors were there and I couldn't help but watch them and see what they were doing. I was surrounded by some of the people that I look up to as being great in their field. It was pretty slow at first because there was a shortage in ballots so they would not release the results until 9 PM. Once that time came around it started to pick up, and I was getting calls with the results and entering them into the computer. It wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be, but it was such a great opportunity. I got to be surrounded by the talent of the evening news anchors (all whom are very nice to me), and I got my foot in the door. When jobs are so scarce in this field you need to take whatever you can that will help these people remember your name and stand out...not every opportunity you get is going to be fun and exciting, but if it will help get your name remembered and one day get me to my dream job I will do it!!!