life...or something like it

Thursday, April 19, 2007

I prefer to remain in denial

I can't believe a year has gone by since my first blog. Capstone presentations are less than a week away, and I'm busier than ever. I have all of my stuff for my E-portfolio, so now it's just the putting it together part! I don't like to think too much about the presentations or graduation because I'm enjoying being a little bit in denial that in exactly one month I will be done with college forever. However, we do have to start thinking about who we would invite to our presentations. Assuming that all of the broadcasting professors already have to be there :), here are the top three people I would like to show up:
Pem
Dr. Cushman
Chuck
It is important to me that Pem is there because "we are fun"...and have made a pretty sweet team over the years. We have had a lot of laughs on our morning show, making promos, doing Titan Crew, starring in packages, class projects, etc. She has always been there for me, and I probably wouldn't have gotten a lot done without her help and creative ideas!! Thanks, Pem :)
Secondly, Dr. Cushman (religion professor) is my favorite professor outside of the broadcasting department on campus. I had her for Gender and Religion, and she was so passionate about it, I got really into it and loved the class! She is such a sweet lady, and I will always remember her class and how much fun I had.
Finally, it wouldn't be a true presentation unless Chuck was there. I can't speak for anyone else, but I know that Titan Crew was one of the most unique experiences I'll ever have...and there was never a dull moment with Chuck. I remember my first time riding in the truck to do a game, thinking what have I gotten myself into?? In addition to being a learning experience, It was just a lot of fun making friends and getting into trouble now and then (Leanne and those switches!!) Thanks for the memories, guys!

I checked out some job postings on Yahoo! HotJobs and searched according to different criteria to get an idea of what was out there. First, I searched by type of job (broadcasting, communications, journalism, writing, etc.) Then, I searched by city or state to see what kind of places had a lot of opportunities. I realized that I might have an interest in working for TLC Network and I searched through some of their listings as well. I also got to talk to Pat Sandora for a little bit when he visited campus, and I may end up looking into the same program he did for NBC.

Also, as I continue to gather my work for my E-portfolio, I've been thinking about what I would like it to focus on...or what I really want to stand out to potential employers. One thing I really want to stand out is my writing, so I am including a lot of writing samples of broadcast and long-format stories. I'm including on-air stuff as well, because that also displays my writing and ability to ad-lib.