After being exposed to more of the broadcast world, I find myself leaning towards the more technical side of it. I really love reporting though and editing a package by myself but not so much as being the main face on a channel. I say that but my idol in the broadcast industry is Robin Meade.
Robin Meade started her career as a reporter in a tiny town called Mansfield, Ohio. She was inducted in the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2005. Meade also won a regional Emmy Award for her work covering a collision between a school bus and a train. She has worked her way up from small town news stations to being Headline News anchor for CNN.
I want to be able to do the same thing, work my way to the top. Starting out as a reporter and working up, a career can start as low as $26, 166 to about $114, 573 according to the National Salary Database. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, News reporting is supposed to be declining by six percent between 2008-2018.
The Bureau also says that employers prefer individuals with a bachelor’s degree in journalism or mass communication and experience gained at school, newspapers, broadcasting stations, or through internships. The best thing for me to do is sharpen my skills here at Florida Southern College and learn everything I’ll need to land an internship. The more I work with the news show, Wellness TV, and Interlachen, the more I am going to learn these skills. Also the more classes I take that teach me to write and edit better, the more of a triple threat I’ll be.
With the Southern News Network, I’m gaining hands on experience of how to work in a studio in the different positions. I’ve learned directing probably isn’t the route I need to go because I hate not getting the perfect shot on my own and relying on someone else.
With Wellness TV I am learning more editing tricks that make my videos flow better. Michelle and Cynthia have a lot to offer and have helped me see how much I enjoy the work even though it takes hours. I think that’s why I want to be an editor, because its awesome to put some much time into something and see it help others.
With Interlachen I am learning how to run an organization, manage everything, and balance. I feel that Interlachen gives me the most real world experience out of all the broadcast productions in the department.
If I keep working with these three groups and keep taking diverse broadcast classes, I feel like I can work myself up to a great internship. I can’t give up no matter how much work it is or how busy I get because in the end it will be what makes me happiest.
