Internship Update

The days of working local TV news are exciting.  For me.  At lease for now.

I am enjoying my internship.  It is filled with excitement and all sorts of new opportunities and learning experiences.  I know I am going to miss it when I go back to school.  I took my internship early — before I had ANY Tv classes at the college level.  So…going into it knowing only radio has opened my eyes to all sorts of lovely things.  I will sadly miss a commercial broadcast when I have to do classroom stuff and realize that we have no live trucks, no satellites, no mobile newsrooms or bureaus.  It will be such a bummer to have “in studio” shots as the only option.  Oh well.  Someday I will work in the commercial business.

But, on a daily basis I learn something new.  Have a new experience, get to do something different, etc.  Just today, I learned how to do VOD stuff and dub it to tape.  I also learned how to roll on a live satellite feed.   Its nice to know.  I have, now, and understanding of the newsroom, gathering, and the whole process.  I know how it works, what has to be done, and I am learning HOW to do it.  I am helping as much as I can around the newsroom…and I am loving it.  I love it when there is breaking news and lots of things have to happen all at once.  Its exciting, adrenaline rush, etc.  I love it…

I am writing as many stories as I can.  VOs, VOSOTs, Packages, etc.  Its fun to get something raw, turn it around to a script, look up video, cue it, package it, edit it, and program all of the CGs and presenter instructions.  I really like it…and when I do it COMPLETELY on my own…its even more satisfying.

So when I go home at night and see my work on the TV…it is awesome.  I am also learning all of the behind the scenes stuff and am able to pick it out and realize it on air.  its fun.

In other news…we start our new graphics package tomorrow…changing the look and feel and moving our bug to the right instead of old left.  fun and neat.  We also took a power hit at the station this AM which made some of the computers and servers, etc go wacky.  And out IT guy is out on vaca…that was fun.   We also lost CC for about all of the 90 minutes.  FCC will love us for that…(so will the deaf).

In other news.  I took a shopping spree today after work and now have no money.  But it felt good.  I bought 3 pairs of shorts and 2 polos. NICE.  I wanted a hat from hollister that I saw online…but they didn’t have it in the store…and i was pissed.  I REALLY WANTED IT.  ugh.

thats all.  Time for white strips and Kathy Griffin.

Spring Break

is basically over for me today.  Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be packing, cleaning, and doing lots of laundry – in an effort to put off laundry at school for the longest amount of time possible.

Overall, break was good, but too fast.  I really could use two weeks.  Alas, it is back to school for the final 12 weeks before summer!

I can’t wait for this summer actually, I am really excited about my internship and my job.  I will be working AGAIN at Andy’s, the garden center.  This will start my 5th year there.  My boss called me yesterday and pleaded that I come back.  There have been some major changes there in the last few years and things are way different.  But, I love my job, what I do, and where I work, and I am happy to go back.  Plus, it will allow me to work and have some sort of income during the summer.  They are also very good at working with my hours and schedule…so that is nice.

Back to the break recap.  Over the first weekend I just spent a lot of time visiting family with Easter and all.  However, I did manage to get some shopping in, and it was enjoyable.  The week started with me meeting my mom for lunch and catching up on errands.  Tuesday I went to visit/interview at the station I will be interning at during this summer.  SEE PREVIOUS ENTRY.   Then, I got a hair cut!

Wednesday I vegged…and took advantage of the definition of BREAK.  I also got bored.  Thursday was a marathon day for me.  Got up WAY early, drove to Cinci and went to IKEA.  It was ok.  Honestly, I am not the biggest fan, but they did have some awesome lighting.  Then mom and I went to lunch at P.F. Chang’s.  I bit into a piece of metal in my kung pow scallops – so I got a free lunch!!!  Mom and I finished the day shopping at a few other places in the DYT area.  Then, in the evening, I went to my dad’s to visit them before I went back to school.  It was nice.

Today I relaxed mostly.  Slept in, took a nap, ya know…just prepared myself for the school to come.  Tonight we are going out to Outback for a nice, fancy dinner before I go back.  Tomorrow i have plans to clean and do laundry, and then it is back to school on Sunday.

And….That’s my break in a nutshell.  W00t!

Toured the studio…

today at WDTN TV-2 in Dayton Ohio.  I also saw the newroom, edit bays, video archives, graphics dept, etc.  Met with the internship coordinator for an interview of sorts.  We really just asked each other questions about the internship.  I got to meet some of the people I will ultimately be working with.  I am excited for it.  It should be a good time this summer, and I can’t wait to start!

Sweet!

I got in internship for the summer!!!!

As of today things are pretty much settled that I will be an intern at WDTN Channel 2, an ABC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio for the summer!

I am so happy and excited.  This should be pretty awesome!