I just wanna say, I love the company I work for. We have lots o' fun, and we bond and socialize outside of work. Today we kicked off our grilling season. It was something I've been looking forward to for 2 months now. And I found out that I might be related to one of my co-workers.
But before that...
My maternal grandmother's side of the family had our first real family reunion. I got there kinda late b/c I was working on my church's conference, but I got there just in time to meet relatives I never knew existed.
A funny thing that happened though...3 of my cousins go to the same college, but only 2 knew each other. But everyone would always ask one of them and the one none of us knew if they were related b/c they look soooooooo much alike, but they would always say no. Well...turns out they are actually related.
I got pictures of everyone, and hopefully when we have our next reunion, we can add those pictures to the next family book.
I'll post one of me with 2 of my favorite cousins when I get home.
Annnnnnndddd.....
This conference is wearing me out. That's exactly what the person over the media ministry said today. The preparation wears you out and the work during the actual conference will kill you. He said it will either make or break you and will let you know if you truly love God and are willing to work. But I think it'll be well worth it. So many people are excited about this conference. Not just at our church, not just in this city, but alllllll across the country. And since I'm right smack dab in the middle of this thing, I won't have the time, energy or money to really look for jobs and send tapes out. I'll only be applying for jobs at stations that I'm really, really, really interested in working at, as opposed to just trying to get a job anywhere. So, wish me luck!
Ciao mi gente!!!!!!
Monday, May 29, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Okay.
Sooo......I didn't report back immediately after my follow-up call. But I think you can figure out by now, I didn't get the job. Although, he is the only news director that, other than during a critique session, has given me feedback.
But now, I have joined the media ministry at my church and since we're moving back into television, the people that are over the media ministry have been asking for my advice and help. And we also have a conference coming up, so I need to be there as much as possible, since that will also be televised on Daystar, and also afterwards when we move into selling DVD's of the services; training people on the cameras and editing and graphics and all that good stuff. So for now, I'm only going to apply for jobs at stations/markets I'd really, really, truly, really would want to go to.
Also, at my job, I have had to train new P.A's, so that has taken up much of my time as well.
But, for your viewing pleasure.
Real News Bloopers
One of my favorites
I don't know what I would've done if I were this guy
Dude is hella mad
I wonder how he's doing
This is the one we had to watch over and over and OVER again!!!
Sooo......I didn't report back immediately after my follow-up call. But I think you can figure out by now, I didn't get the job. Although, he is the only news director that, other than during a critique session, has given me feedback.
But now, I have joined the media ministry at my church and since we're moving back into television, the people that are over the media ministry have been asking for my advice and help. And we also have a conference coming up, so I need to be there as much as possible, since that will also be televised on Daystar, and also afterwards when we move into selling DVD's of the services; training people on the cameras and editing and graphics and all that good stuff. So for now, I'm only going to apply for jobs at stations/markets I'd really, really, truly, really would want to go to.
Also, at my job, I have had to train new P.A's, so that has taken up much of my time as well.
But, for your viewing pleasure.
Real News Bloopers
One of my favorites
I don't know what I would've done if I were this guy
Dude is hella mad
I wonder how he's doing
This is the one we had to watch over and over and OVER again!!!
Thursday, April 27, 2006
I really meant to post this as soon as I got home yesterday, but I kinda sorta semi took a nap. And then I had dinner and went to bible study. So, no time hyesterday.
I wanted to leave at 7:30 yesterday morning, I ended up leaving at 7:45, thinking that should still be enough time for me to get through traffic and actually find the place. It used to be there wasn't any traffic until 8 o'clock. But then again, that was about a year ago, so every way I tried to go to get away from traffic, there ended up being more than I expected.
And so I'm driving along, and my Yahoo map directions were pretty accurate, until I get into the city. I'm looking for a certain highway, I never see that sign, but I see the street after that highway, but the exit was closed anyway. So I'm thinking it will be past that, and I'm going, and going, and going, and not seeing anything that's in my directions. So of course, I forgot to get the number to the station before I left, and that free 411 number wasn't working for some reason, and I had to call the regular 411 (which is a frickin $1.50) and get the number. The operator tells me I need to turn around, and take some highway. My cell phone, just about the greatest invention ever **rolls eyes** is cutting out, but I think I heard her okay.
And so I see a highway that's a number off from what I thought she said, but I think, well maybe that's what she actually said, since it was cutting out. So I exit, make the right she told me to make, and I'm driving, and driving and driving and don't see anything she talked about. So I called back, and, the market I went to wasn't very big, but for whatever reason, she said she had no clue where I was (even though the place is 6 miles away from the station And granted I don't know about every single place in the metroplex, well actually I think I do, at least anyplace someone wants to go, I could at least tell them what to look for).
But anyway when I called back the 2nd time, she said she didn't know where I was, and she would transfer me to someone who could help me. And it's taking a long time, so I hit my speakerphone button and of course during that time the person finally answered. And I didn't realize it was the person I was meeting until he asked who I was and said oh hi. So he couldn't really help me either, or didn't have time to, and said he would transfer me back to the operator, and don't worry about being late. Wellllllll somewhere in there, I got disconnected. So I called back, and she was like, "all I can tell you is he said to take Loop so and so and that'll take you to our street." So eventually find that, and I eventually find the station, and I'm only 6 minutes late.
Now. I'm actually at the station. Looking around, watching a little tv, and then the ND comes out and shows me a little bit of the station before we go to his office. The interview went pretty much like the other interviews I've had, except I've never had a ND ask me how good the program was at the university I went to (I think I did have one ask me how well I thought it prepared me, actually now that I think about it, I think it was for a non-broadcast news job). He tells me about the market and the station, I ask him my questions, I met one of the newest reporters, got the rest of the tour and we were back at the front of the station.
He was showing me the easiest way to get back to the highway, and for some reason I started coughing really bad, my eyes were watering again (Idk what it is about my eyes, but they always water during an interview, whether I'm doing the interview or someone's interviewing me) and I couldn't even talk at this point. And he was like "oh that's okay you're all choked up about your adventure getting here). But overall, it was the best interview I have had so far, it's the first one I've felt somewhat comfortable in. But I think it's because of all the research and preparation I've done, and the fact that I've been networking and talking to this ND off and on for about a year now.
So he told me if I didn't hear from him by next Wednesday, to give him a call. So I'll have another update then.
Have a good rest of the week homey g's!!!!
I wanted to leave at 7:30 yesterday morning, I ended up leaving at 7:45, thinking that should still be enough time for me to get through traffic and actually find the place. It used to be there wasn't any traffic until 8 o'clock. But then again, that was about a year ago, so every way I tried to go to get away from traffic, there ended up being more than I expected.
And so I'm driving along, and my Yahoo map directions were pretty accurate, until I get into the city. I'm looking for a certain highway, I never see that sign, but I see the street after that highway, but the exit was closed anyway. So I'm thinking it will be past that, and I'm going, and going, and going, and not seeing anything that's in my directions. So of course, I forgot to get the number to the station before I left, and that free 411 number wasn't working for some reason, and I had to call the regular 411 (which is a frickin $1.50) and get the number. The operator tells me I need to turn around, and take some highway. My cell phone, just about the greatest invention ever **rolls eyes** is cutting out, but I think I heard her okay.
And so I see a highway that's a number off from what I thought she said, but I think, well maybe that's what she actually said, since it was cutting out. So I exit, make the right she told me to make, and I'm driving, and driving and driving and don't see anything she talked about. So I called back, and, the market I went to wasn't very big, but for whatever reason, she said she had no clue where I was (even though the place is 6 miles away from the station And granted I don't know about every single place in the metroplex, well actually I think I do, at least anyplace someone wants to go, I could at least tell them what to look for).
But anyway when I called back the 2nd time, she said she didn't know where I was, and she would transfer me to someone who could help me. And it's taking a long time, so I hit my speakerphone button and of course during that time the person finally answered. And I didn't realize it was the person I was meeting until he asked who I was and said oh hi. So he couldn't really help me either, or didn't have time to, and said he would transfer me back to the operator, and don't worry about being late. Wellllllll somewhere in there, I got disconnected. So I called back, and she was like, "all I can tell you is he said to take Loop so and so and that'll take you to our street." So eventually find that, and I eventually find the station, and I'm only 6 minutes late.
Now. I'm actually at the station. Looking around, watching a little tv, and then the ND comes out and shows me a little bit of the station before we go to his office. The interview went pretty much like the other interviews I've had, except I've never had a ND ask me how good the program was at the university I went to (I think I did have one ask me how well I thought it prepared me, actually now that I think about it, I think it was for a non-broadcast news job). He tells me about the market and the station, I ask him my questions, I met one of the newest reporters, got the rest of the tour and we were back at the front of the station.
He was showing me the easiest way to get back to the highway, and for some reason I started coughing really bad, my eyes were watering again (Idk what it is about my eyes, but they always water during an interview, whether I'm doing the interview or someone's interviewing me) and I couldn't even talk at this point. And he was like "oh that's okay you're all choked up about your adventure getting here). But overall, it was the best interview I have had so far, it's the first one I've felt somewhat comfortable in. But I think it's because of all the research and preparation I've done, and the fact that I've been networking and talking to this ND off and on for about a year now.
So he told me if I didn't hear from him by next Wednesday, to give him a call. So I'll have another update then.
Have a good rest of the week homey g's!!!!
Monday, April 24, 2006
So....
I have a busy week this week. Today I had a story to do before I went to my "real/not really a job" job. It was really cute. The university has a music festival and they invite school-aged children to listen to and learn about musica latinoamericana. (Can you tell I minored in Espanol?)
But I was so ecstatic to see diversity in the people that were performing. They had artists from Colombia, but in the school's jazz band, the first person I saw was a sista. PLAYIN THE TROMBONE!!!! All I could think was, you go girl!!!! I see abrothaman up there with a sax and I think cool.
But thennn...they were playing their first song, and brothaman stood up. DUDE HAD A SOLO!!! That's when I was really happy. (We makin some, SOME strides).
And....
I somehow mustered up the courage to call the news director mentioned in the previous post on Friday, and now I have an interview with him Wednesday. It's kinda semi far, so I'm gonna have to try and go to bed early and wake up early.
Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can put together another tape really quick to take with me on Wednesday, but if not, I do have to write my story. And it just so happens that a very prominent African American author will be doing an interview around the same time I'll be there. So I just might take a particular book and possibly a digital camera (if I can find some more batteries).
Work has been crazy. Since a P.A. quit, people are rearranging their schedules, and as of right now, I'm the only one on both days I'm here. Friday was awful. Everyone was behind, and somehow I ended up printing the 2nd part of the 5 13 minutes before it was supposed to start. But everything went off without a hitch.
But I will probably be back Wednesday to talk about my interview, as usual.
Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a busy week this week. Today I had a story to do before I went to my "real/not really a job" job. It was really cute. The university has a music festival and they invite school-aged children to listen to and learn about musica latinoamericana. (Can you tell I minored in Espanol?)
But I was so ecstatic to see diversity in the people that were performing. They had artists from Colombia, but in the school's jazz band, the first person I saw was a sista. PLAYIN THE TROMBONE!!!! All I could think was, you go girl!!!! I see abrothaman up there with a sax and I think cool.
But thennn...they were playing their first song, and brothaman stood up. DUDE HAD A SOLO!!! That's when I was really happy. (We makin some, SOME strides).
And....
I somehow mustered up the courage to call the news director mentioned in the previous post on Friday, and now I have an interview with him Wednesday. It's kinda semi far, so I'm gonna have to try and go to bed early and wake up early.
Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can put together another tape really quick to take with me on Wednesday, but if not, I do have to write my story. And it just so happens that a very prominent African American author will be doing an interview around the same time I'll be there. So I just might take a particular book and possibly a digital camera (if I can find some more batteries).
Work has been crazy. Since a P.A. quit, people are rearranging their schedules, and as of right now, I'm the only one on both days I'm here. Friday was awful. Everyone was behind, and somehow I ended up printing the 2nd part of the 5 13 minutes before it was supposed to start. But everything went off without a hitch.
But I will probably be back Wednesday to talk about my interview, as usual.
Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Ehhhh.
So not much has happened since my last post. The same old same old, looking for jobs, and working at my current ones. I finally sent some more tapes today (well 4, but still I sent some). I was kinda frustrated though b/c I had to go buy envelopes and I had to buy resume paper and I had to go get gas b/c I had been on E since yesterday, and it took me an hour just to get all of that out of the way and just to the parking lot of the post office. But luckily, there wasn't that long of a line. (But I'm glad I didn't try to send any Monday night, there was a line for the APC all the way out of the first automatic door, all the people trying to have their returns postdated by midnight).
But anyhoo, one of the tapes I sent was to a news director that I've known since last year, and whom I ran into again last month. He took one of my tapes, but I'm not sure if he kept it. Now there's an opening at his station, and I sent him an email, telling him I'd be glad to come out there and talk to him about/see the station/interview for the position, and the last time I sent an email saying that, he replied right away and told me whenever I was read to come out there to let him know. Well, now that I've emailed him this time, I haven't heard from him. But, I sent him a tape anyway.
And yesterday, I finally got back to the gym. I was so worn out halfway through, I felt like I had never worked out a day in my life. It was worse than my first session with a personal trainer. But, today was much better, and I got some information from one of the women working out at the same time I was about a job I could do until I find an on-air job, and my search on it led me to another job that I'm qualified for, and would be more comfortable doing. So we'll see what happens in the next couple of days.
So not much has happened since my last post. The same old same old, looking for jobs, and working at my current ones. I finally sent some more tapes today (well 4, but still I sent some). I was kinda frustrated though b/c I had to go buy envelopes and I had to buy resume paper and I had to go get gas b/c I had been on E since yesterday, and it took me an hour just to get all of that out of the way and just to the parking lot of the post office. But luckily, there wasn't that long of a line. (But I'm glad I didn't try to send any Monday night, there was a line for the APC all the way out of the first automatic door, all the people trying to have their returns postdated by midnight).
But anyhoo, one of the tapes I sent was to a news director that I've known since last year, and whom I ran into again last month. He took one of my tapes, but I'm not sure if he kept it. Now there's an opening at his station, and I sent him an email, telling him I'd be glad to come out there and talk to him about/see the station/interview for the position, and the last time I sent an email saying that, he replied right away and told me whenever I was read to come out there to let him know. Well, now that I've emailed him this time, I haven't heard from him. But, I sent him a tape anyway.
And yesterday, I finally got back to the gym. I was so worn out halfway through, I felt like I had never worked out a day in my life. It was worse than my first session with a personal trainer. But, today was much better, and I got some information from one of the women working out at the same time I was about a job I could do until I find an on-air job, and my search on it led me to another job that I'm qualified for, and would be more comfortable doing. So we'll see what happens in the next couple of days.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
| Your Birthdate: January 8 |
 Watch out Donald Trump! You've got a head for business and money. You'll make it rich some day, even if you haven't figured out how yet. A supreme individualist, you shouldn't get stuck in a corporate job. Instead, make your own way - so that you can be the boss. Your strength: Your undying determination Your weakness: You require an opulent lifestyle Your power color: Plum Your power symbol: Dollar sign Your power month: August |
Makes me think I really should try and go to the NABJ convention in AUGUST.
| Your Birth Month is January |
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Monday, April 03, 2006
Monday, March 27, 2006
Ok....I know it's been forever and a day since my last post, but so much has happened, and I haven't had time to get it all in. And now I realize I should've just written whatever and saved it.
First of all, no disrespect to the hosts of this career fair, but I went to a pretty lame career fair. Well, let me not say lame. BUT.....I can't say that it was worth my waking up early to put together 10 tapes and printing out several resumes.
Only 2 companies that I would be interested in (and incidentally, who I also have sent tapes to in the past) were there. Wait, let me take that back, there was a 3rd english speaking tv station, but it was the station I worked for. So I talked to the HR person that was there a bit and then moved on.
But when I first got there, I walked in, saw someone that has critiqued my tape before, and chatted with him a bit. Told him about my job search so far. And he gave me his perspective, took my tape, and I moved on. Then that's when I moved on to my station. Then I passed another station, the banner was for a Spanish-speaking station, but I later found out they were also representing another station, that wasn't exactly a Spanish-speaking station. BUT it was a station I had sent my tape to before, and heard nothing, so I didn't feel too bad.
So after I left my station I walk around the corner (b/c there were only like 8 booths total) pass by more radio stations and Spanish-speaking stations and come up on another station that I had sent my tape to. But I'm thinking it's XYZW, but it was actually XAZW. But still, it was a station I sent my tape to. I looked at the name tag of the guy sitting there and realized oh yeah, he told me to send him a tape. So I said "heyyyyy I sent you a tape a while ago" and he's like "okay yeah I was wondering how you looked familiar." And he asks me about what I'm doing now, says I'm getting a lot of great experience and to email him and tell him I saw him. Cool beans!!!
But on the up side, I ran into an old high school classmate, we exchanged information and then I went to work. I got there an hour and a half later than usual, and that really upset me. But on top of that, my account hadn't been reestablished yet, so it was weird.
But this morning, I finally got a hold of the ND that said I was a final candidate, and he said the exact same thing, but that he still has my tape and just to send another application.
So things are lookin up. I'll keep my 1 or 2 faithful readers posted in the mean time!!!!!
Ciao!!!!!
First of all, no disrespect to the hosts of this career fair, but I went to a pretty lame career fair. Well, let me not say lame. BUT.....I can't say that it was worth my waking up early to put together 10 tapes and printing out several resumes.
Only 2 companies that I would be interested in (and incidentally, who I also have sent tapes to in the past) were there. Wait, let me take that back, there was a 3rd english speaking tv station, but it was the station I worked for. So I talked to the HR person that was there a bit and then moved on.
But when I first got there, I walked in, saw someone that has critiqued my tape before, and chatted with him a bit. Told him about my job search so far. And he gave me his perspective, took my tape, and I moved on. Then that's when I moved on to my station. Then I passed another station, the banner was for a Spanish-speaking station, but I later found out they were also representing another station, that wasn't exactly a Spanish-speaking station. BUT it was a station I had sent my tape to before, and heard nothing, so I didn't feel too bad.
So after I left my station I walk around the corner (b/c there were only like 8 booths total) pass by more radio stations and Spanish-speaking stations and come up on another station that I had sent my tape to. But I'm thinking it's XYZW, but it was actually XAZW. But still, it was a station I sent my tape to. I looked at the name tag of the guy sitting there and realized oh yeah, he told me to send him a tape. So I said "heyyyyy I sent you a tape a while ago" and he's like "okay yeah I was wondering how you looked familiar." And he asks me about what I'm doing now, says I'm getting a lot of great experience and to email him and tell him I saw him. Cool beans!!!
But on the up side, I ran into an old high school classmate, we exchanged information and then I went to work. I got there an hour and a half later than usual, and that really upset me. But on top of that, my account hadn't been reestablished yet, so it was weird.
But this morning, I finally got a hold of the ND that said I was a final candidate, and he said the exact same thing, but that he still has my tape and just to send another application.
So things are lookin up. I'll keep my 1 or 2 faithful readers posted in the mean time!!!!!
Ciao!!!!!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
10 Favorites
Favorite Color: Lavender
Favorite Food: Shrimp etouffee
Favorite Singer: CeCe Winans
Favorite Song: Gotta Be-Jagged Edge
Favorite Movie: Coming to America
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Day Of the Week: It’s Saturday!!!!!!!!
Favorite Position: Management (I don’t know why I’m so bossy, LOL)
9 Currents
Current Taste: Something with shrimp
Current Clothes: Dark blue jeans, t-shirt
Current Desktop Picture: LOL, my baby boo
Current Location: Living room
Current Time: 4:05 p.m.
Current Crush: My baby boo-he knows who he is
Current Thought: I’m hungry, don’t know what I want, and there’s no shrimp here
Current Enemy: Debt
Current procrastination: Need to fold and put away (or save as my baby boo says) my clothes
8 Firsts
First Best Friend: Lillian
First Kiss: Sometime during Kindergarten, his name was/is Mario
First Screen Name: gapbaby104
First Time: LOL that’s on a need to know basis, and nobody needs to know that that is not determining whether I get into heaven
First Yearbook caption: I don’t even remember
First Crush: Kindergarten-Mario
First Music You Remember Hearing: Gospel music
First Car: Used: ‘97 Nissan Altima
7 Lasts
Last Cigarette: I never picked up the habit, but tried it when I was a freshman in high school, took 2 puffs and that was it.
Last Alcoholic drink: During my friend’s family reunion, before we went to the club
Last Car Ride: Friday, on our way to a story
Last Kiss: January 1, 2006
Last Movie Seen: Madea's Family Reunion
Last Phone Call: them durn student loan people
Last CD Played: Kirk Franklin’s Hero
6 Have You Evers
Have You Ever Made Love to One Of Your Male Friends: Yes
Have You Ever Been Arrested: Nope, and don’t plan on it
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: Nope
Have You Ever Been on TV: Yes
Have You Ever Kissed Someone You Didn't Know: Ummm, probably one of the elderly mother’s at the church, on the cheek, but nobody else that I can really recall.
5 Things
5 Things You've Done Today: Checked my voicemail, checked my e-mail, paid the electric bill, sent a tape off for a job, watched my stories, LOL.
5 Things You Can Hear Right Now: My momma telling me goodbye, my dog‘s tag as she shakes, her sniffing, the tv, the sound of an IM buddy coming online.
5 Things You Do When You're Bored: watch tv, sleep, spend money I don't have, surf the net, read
4 Places
4 Places you want to visit: Spain, England, Italy, France
3 People
3 People You Can Tell Anything To: My baby boo, my best friend Toya and my other best friend Renee.
2 Choices...
A) Black or White: Black
B) Hot or Cold: Cold
1 Thing
1 Thing You Want to Do Before you die: Be successful in all aspects of my life.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Okay I just saw something that bothers me greatly, but I don't think about it often, but since I just saw it, I thought I'd blog about it.
For people not on television, not in television news, not used to be around a camera, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY CRAZY FACES, HAND SIGNALS OR NOISES!!!!
I just watched a live shot one of our reporters did, and a guy in the background saw the camera and came straight towards it and made a hand signal (it wasn't bad, it was his school's mascot). But that crap is annoying.
It reminds me of when another reporter did a story one night, and she was surrounded by a bunch of college kids, and they were screaming their butts off so much she had to move.
Again, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY CRAZY FACES, HAND SIGNALS OR NOISES!!!! and for that matter NO FACES, HAND SIGNALS OR NOISES AT ALL; positive or negative.
This also reminded me of that Ollie and whoever show in NY, that I believe CAUSED the dismissal of a reporter b/c this show's hosts encouraged listeners to taunt reporters, especially when they're doing live shots, b/c it's "funny." It's not, trust me, it looks stupid, it looks unnatural, and fake, and the news is not supposed to be like that.
I say, for us journalists, if these people do it to us, we should go to their jobs and taunt them and interfere with their work. We're doing a service to them, and they're taunting us, mocking us, etc.
Once again, non-tv news people and non-journalists, DON'T BOTHER US AND WE WON'T BOTHER YOU!!!!
For people not on television, not in television news, not used to be around a camera, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY CRAZY FACES, HAND SIGNALS OR NOISES!!!!
I just watched a live shot one of our reporters did, and a guy in the background saw the camera and came straight towards it and made a hand signal (it wasn't bad, it was his school's mascot). But that crap is annoying.
It reminds me of when another reporter did a story one night, and she was surrounded by a bunch of college kids, and they were screaming their butts off so much she had to move.
Again, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY CRAZY FACES, HAND SIGNALS OR NOISES!!!! and for that matter NO FACES, HAND SIGNALS OR NOISES AT ALL; positive or negative.
This also reminded me of that Ollie and whoever show in NY, that I believe CAUSED the dismissal of a reporter b/c this show's hosts encouraged listeners to taunt reporters, especially when they're doing live shots, b/c it's "funny." It's not, trust me, it looks stupid, it looks unnatural, and fake, and the news is not supposed to be like that.
I say, for us journalists, if these people do it to us, we should go to their jobs and taunt them and interfere with their work. We're doing a service to them, and they're taunting us, mocking us, etc.
Once again, non-tv news people and non-journalists, DON'T BOTHER US AND WE WON'T BOTHER YOU!!!!
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Let me first preface this post by saying, if this refers to you, please take no offense.
It irks me to know end, this whole process of getting into the business. It's not enough to compete with the people that you graduate with for jobs, but there's thousands of schools, thousands of people that are graduating at the same time you are, and will be looking for the 50 or so jobs that might be open at that time. But thennnnnn, that's not enough, you have people who didn't even major in journalism, that either decided early on to go into journalism, despite their degree, or decided after graduating, and this is the topic of today's blog.
Now granted, I have a very good friend that is now a producer in Louisiana that actually majored in economics, but I don't know how she got into that, or why she even got into journalism. But, she's my hero! Anyway, my tiff is with a certain someone that "aced" (this is the word the ND used) me out of a job. Now, this particular job, was in a small market, very small, like the bottom quarter. But, at the time I felt I had no other choice. So I went to the interview, was there for over an hour, met all of the people (okay it was like 3, there was extreeeeme multi-tasking there). He told me about the market, about stuff that didn't even pertain to what my job would be, the salary (and for those of you who may know, but even with any career, salary is not usually discussed unless you're near the end) so I felt very very hopeful. So at the end of the interview, he tells me that he'll be making a decision the end of the week (it was like a Tuesday or Wednesday when I went), but if I didn' thear from him, to call him Monday, just in case the person he did choose didn't accept. Well, needless to say, he didn't call, and I actually didn't call him either. Since then, I've seen the new people on the website, I have no problems, I just feel like there's something better for me out there.
Fast forward to today, and there are 3 positions open, so I called the ND, and after the 3rd call I finally got him on the phone. I remind him of who I was and asked him about the jobs. And he says something to the affect of, "well, the people have signed their contracts yet, but I've pretty much filled 2 of the positions, and the third one, I'm looking at the final candidates." And I say okay. And he says something to the affect of, "but I'll tell you this as a compliment to you (he did say those words exactly) the person that "aced" you out was a medical doctor, on leave from Harvard medical school, and you know, I never get someone in here with those credentials." And I said okay I see. But he looked up the next 2 people whose contracts were going to be up soon (well it's not soon to me, first one is October) and told me to apply again if I'm still looking, then wished me luck.
So....I said all of that to say...WHO GOES FROM STUDYING TO BE A DOCTOR TO BE ON TV IN THE BOTTOM QUARTER MARKET? People, please stick with your especializacion, especially after you've graduated. This business is soooooo extremely tough as it is, competing with fellow journalism majors. We don't wanna have to compete with non-majors too. But I will say, if you're good, you're good, or, if you have potential, then you have potential. But everyone doesn't look thaaaaaaaaat different, and a lot of people have potential. It's hard to get in when you can, when they're looking for what you've got, and you're being beat out by someone that didn't even TAKE THE TIME TO STUDY AND LEARN AND HONE the craft that you're entering. I think a lot of non-majors see the glitz and glamour, but don't see the hard work that leads to the glitz and glamour, until they get there, and then it's too late.
It irks me to know end, this whole process of getting into the business. It's not enough to compete with the people that you graduate with for jobs, but there's thousands of schools, thousands of people that are graduating at the same time you are, and will be looking for the 50 or so jobs that might be open at that time. But thennnnnn, that's not enough, you have people who didn't even major in journalism, that either decided early on to go into journalism, despite their degree, or decided after graduating, and this is the topic of today's blog.
Now granted, I have a very good friend that is now a producer in Louisiana that actually majored in economics, but I don't know how she got into that, or why she even got into journalism. But, she's my hero! Anyway, my tiff is with a certain someone that "aced" (this is the word the ND used) me out of a job. Now, this particular job, was in a small market, very small, like the bottom quarter. But, at the time I felt I had no other choice. So I went to the interview, was there for over an hour, met all of the people (okay it was like 3, there was extreeeeme multi-tasking there). He told me about the market, about stuff that didn't even pertain to what my job would be, the salary (and for those of you who may know, but even with any career, salary is not usually discussed unless you're near the end) so I felt very very hopeful. So at the end of the interview, he tells me that he'll be making a decision the end of the week (it was like a Tuesday or Wednesday when I went), but if I didn' thear from him, to call him Monday, just in case the person he did choose didn't accept. Well, needless to say, he didn't call, and I actually didn't call him either. Since then, I've seen the new people on the website, I have no problems, I just feel like there's something better for me out there.
Fast forward to today, and there are 3 positions open, so I called the ND, and after the 3rd call I finally got him on the phone. I remind him of who I was and asked him about the jobs. And he says something to the affect of, "well, the people have signed their contracts yet, but I've pretty much filled 2 of the positions, and the third one, I'm looking at the final candidates." And I say okay. And he says something to the affect of, "but I'll tell you this as a compliment to you (he did say those words exactly) the person that "aced" you out was a medical doctor, on leave from Harvard medical school, and you know, I never get someone in here with those credentials." And I said okay I see. But he looked up the next 2 people whose contracts were going to be up soon (well it's not soon to me, first one is October) and told me to apply again if I'm still looking, then wished me luck.
So....I said all of that to say...WHO GOES FROM STUDYING TO BE A DOCTOR TO BE ON TV IN THE BOTTOM QUARTER MARKET? People, please stick with your especializacion, especially after you've graduated. This business is soooooo extremely tough as it is, competing with fellow journalism majors. We don't wanna have to compete with non-majors too. But I will say, if you're good, you're good, or, if you have potential, then you have potential. But everyone doesn't look thaaaaaaaaat different, and a lot of people have potential. It's hard to get in when you can, when they're looking for what you've got, and you're being beat out by someone that didn't even TAKE THE TIME TO STUDY AND LEARN AND HONE the craft that you're entering. I think a lot of non-majors see the glitz and glamour, but don't see the hard work that leads to the glitz and glamour, until they get there, and then it's too late.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Ok wellll....
I mailed my tape instead of hand delivering it yesterday. Of course, Mother Nature would be against me, and I didn't get a chance to go anywhere yesterday b/c of icy highways. So yesterday was spent with the heat on (which is rare in my household) and under 2 comforters. I was still cold. But anywho,
Lucky me, even though it was President's Day, I'm at work. And the one time I go to the bank and tried to deposit something the old fashion way, it didn't dawn on me that with no cars in the parking lot, it was President's Day. Then, I went to the Post Office to mail a tape. And while I was planning on using the APC (Automated Postal Center for those of you that haven't seen/used one yet), The gate where employees park was open, which doesn't happen when they're closed, so I thought they were working today. Of course not, and I end up in line behind people that haven't used the machine before. Luckily the lady with 30 boxes wasn't there today.
So nothing important happening...I'm waiting on mi papa to come back from Italy so we can finish up this whole rental property thing, and he can tell me who this person is (well I know who the person is) but how they're going to help me find a job b/c I need one b/c I do NOT want to move somewhere unless I'm getting a full time job there. Wish me luck, pray for me, cross your fingers, whatever helps you believe more.
Ciao!!!!
I mailed my tape instead of hand delivering it yesterday. Of course, Mother Nature would be against me, and I didn't get a chance to go anywhere yesterday b/c of icy highways. So yesterday was spent with the heat on (which is rare in my household) and under 2 comforters. I was still cold. But anywho,
Lucky me, even though it was President's Day, I'm at work. And the one time I go to the bank and tried to deposit something the old fashion way, it didn't dawn on me that with no cars in the parking lot, it was President's Day. Then, I went to the Post Office to mail a tape. And while I was planning on using the APC (Automated Postal Center for those of you that haven't seen/used one yet), The gate where employees park was open, which doesn't happen when they're closed, so I thought they were working today. Of course not, and I end up in line behind people that haven't used the machine before. Luckily the lady with 30 boxes wasn't there today.
So nothing important happening...I'm waiting on mi papa to come back from Italy so we can finish up this whole rental property thing, and he can tell me who this person is (well I know who the person is) but how they're going to help me find a job b/c I need one b/c I do NOT want to move somewhere unless I'm getting a full time job there. Wish me luck, pray for me, cross your fingers, whatever helps you believe more.
Ciao!!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Oooh oooh ooh UPDATE!!!
Ok so remember how about a week ago, I talked about my mother's pastor telling me to try another station in town? Well at the time they didn't have an opening but of course, guess what? A job opening posted today. So, they're having a mini-revival type thing this week, but we're not going (that's too much drivin erry night) so we're not going back till Sunday. So I called the station to see if anyone would be there to take my tape (I'm tryin to save as much money as possible, and that $3.03 since ain't no joke) and the receptionist transfers me to the newsroom, and I end up talking to the weekend producer. He tells me that he'll be there and he'll be glad to put it in the ND's box! Yayyyy!
In non-job searching news...
I watched Oprah today, and I cannot wait to see this show that she talked about. I saw an article about it a while ago and posted it on one of my forums, but it's not debuting till next month. It's a reality show where a black family and a white family switch races. I wonder why F/X is the only one to pick it up (well idk if they're the only one, but other networks need to watch out, it's gonna be another BRAVO! surge)?
But anyway, the families talked about their experiences and I think it is so interesting that the way the white family thought. For whatever reason, the wife assumed that all black women used bitch in an affectionate way the same way some black people use the N word in an affectionate way. I've never used it that way, don't plan on it, I've never used either word in that way actually. And when Oprah talked about visiting one of her many celebrity friends, what she said is so true. Entertainers use it so much as a term of endearment, everybody else sees it that way and thinks it's ok to use it. When everybody doesn't use it and people of other races(okay I'll just go ahead and say it, caucasians) will never understand why it's so offensive because they've never been called a name that was used to demean them. Yeah you can go ahead and say that honky or cracker were used to demean caucasians, but it wasn't used while thousands of them were being whipped or dragged or killed by a black person.
The other thing that people will never understand is what Bruno didn't understand. He perceived caucasians treating him differently when he was black as that person having a bad day. I think his wife realized it when they went to the bar or whatever that was where they were the only "black" couple, but it's not exactly the same. When Bruno (as a black man) and Nick were walking down the street, people would cross the street and walk over to the other sidewalk. Bruno chose to see that as "oh they just want more room to walk." WTF? You're passing someone for a second, no need for you to cross the street and walk over to the other side unless you have a problem being anywhere near black people. Idk, do they think that something's gonna go down and they're gonna be caught in the crossfire?
But going back to the bar with the "black" Wurgels, even after all this woman said to offend everybody, she finally started to understand what black people face every single day of their lives. Idk about everyone else, but I think the feeling of not being wanted somewhere hurts. Granted, I most likely wouldn't be in a place like that, but if I ever did, I'd want to feel comfortable. We as Americans have a right to go anywhere in this country and feel comfortable, not looked at strangely (but if you're wearing some hideous outfit, yeah I'ma talk about you). But I'm not gonna downright be mean to you look at you crazy just because of your skin color.
And for those of ya'll that know, you know good and well sista girl wanted to work her neck and tell that man off that said that black people are proud of being dumb and segregate themselves from the whites when they move into a neighborhood that's predominantly white.
LOL, anyway, I guess that's all I have on my mind for now. Oh wait, my point after that long rant, I think it would be beneficial for this country if we all spent some time as another race. Spent some time feeling the hate and anger that they spew at others. BUT, and I do repeat BUT, IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BECOME BLACK FOR A FEW DAYS, DON'T THINK THAT' THAT'S A FREE TICKET TO USE THE "N" WORD ALL WILLY NILLY, like Bruno did. Everybody doesn't use that word, no need for you to. You're not gonng be found out and seem less black if you don't use it. It's not a requirement of being black to use the word.
So..........what are your thoughts?
Ok so remember how about a week ago, I talked about my mother's pastor telling me to try another station in town? Well at the time they didn't have an opening but of course, guess what? A job opening posted today. So, they're having a mini-revival type thing this week, but we're not going (that's too much drivin erry night) so we're not going back till Sunday. So I called the station to see if anyone would be there to take my tape (I'm tryin to save as much money as possible, and that $3.03 since ain't no joke) and the receptionist transfers me to the newsroom, and I end up talking to the weekend producer. He tells me that he'll be there and he'll be glad to put it in the ND's box! Yayyyy!
In non-job searching news...
I watched Oprah today, and I cannot wait to see this show that she talked about. I saw an article about it a while ago and posted it on one of my forums, but it's not debuting till next month. It's a reality show where a black family and a white family switch races. I wonder why F/X is the only one to pick it up (well idk if they're the only one, but other networks need to watch out, it's gonna be another BRAVO! surge)?
But anyway, the families talked about their experiences and I think it is so interesting that the way the white family thought. For whatever reason, the wife assumed that all black women used bitch in an affectionate way the same way some black people use the N word in an affectionate way. I've never used it that way, don't plan on it, I've never used either word in that way actually. And when Oprah talked about visiting one of her many celebrity friends, what she said is so true. Entertainers use it so much as a term of endearment, everybody else sees it that way and thinks it's ok to use it. When everybody doesn't use it and people of other races(okay I'll just go ahead and say it, caucasians) will never understand why it's so offensive because they've never been called a name that was used to demean them. Yeah you can go ahead and say that honky or cracker were used to demean caucasians, but it wasn't used while thousands of them were being whipped or dragged or killed by a black person.
The other thing that people will never understand is what Bruno didn't understand. He perceived caucasians treating him differently when he was black as that person having a bad day. I think his wife realized it when they went to the bar or whatever that was where they were the only "black" couple, but it's not exactly the same. When Bruno (as a black man) and Nick were walking down the street, people would cross the street and walk over to the other sidewalk. Bruno chose to see that as "oh they just want more room to walk." WTF? You're passing someone for a second, no need for you to cross the street and walk over to the other side unless you have a problem being anywhere near black people. Idk, do they think that something's gonna go down and they're gonna be caught in the crossfire?
But going back to the bar with the "black" Wurgels, even after all this woman said to offend everybody, she finally started to understand what black people face every single day of their lives. Idk about everyone else, but I think the feeling of not being wanted somewhere hurts. Granted, I most likely wouldn't be in a place like that, but if I ever did, I'd want to feel comfortable. We as Americans have a right to go anywhere in this country and feel comfortable, not looked at strangely (but if you're wearing some hideous outfit, yeah I'ma talk about you). But I'm not gonna downright be mean to you look at you crazy just because of your skin color.
And for those of ya'll that know, you know good and well sista girl wanted to work her neck and tell that man off that said that black people are proud of being dumb and segregate themselves from the whites when they move into a neighborhood that's predominantly white.
LOL, anyway, I guess that's all I have on my mind for now. Oh wait, my point after that long rant, I think it would be beneficial for this country if we all spent some time as another race. Spent some time feeling the hate and anger that they spew at others. BUT, and I do repeat BUT, IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BECOME BLACK FOR A FEW DAYS, DON'T THINK THAT' THAT'S A FREE TICKET TO USE THE "N" WORD ALL WILLY NILLY, like Bruno did. Everybody doesn't use that word, no need for you to. You're not gonng be found out and seem less black if you don't use it. It's not a requirement of being black to use the word.
So..........what are your thoughts?
Monday, February 13, 2006
Sooooooooo........where do I begin?
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
Sooooooooo........where do I begin?
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
I've been keeping up with my daily job search, nothing spectacular....until today.
Remember the job I told you about where the ND said I was one of the final candidates? Well, never heard anything after November, but there's another reporter opening now that was posted today. Soooo....needless to say, I sent an email to him, reminding him who I am and all that jazz, and since I didn't have an envelope and didn't have time to get one today, I'll be sending my tape tomorrow morning.
I would definitely call him....except for the fact that it's the 2nd week (I think, well let's just say in the middle) of sweeps, and everybody is busy, so if I were to hear anything at all, from anyone, I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the 2nd week of March.
And of course, I told my father about it, and he chewed me out as usual, telling me I should've called and kept bugging the guy. I will this time around I guess.
In non-job searching news...
My station did a story on a dry cleaners that was closed b/c the landlord wanted to "repossess" the space, I guess b/c the owners didn't pay. Therefore, several people were not able to get their clothes, and the landlord was angry that customers called him, so he upped the amount of money the owners had to pay. Also, needless to say... after the story aired the first time, and by the time the reporter was doing the second version in the 6pm show, the cleaners was open and there was a sign saying when people were going to be able to get their clothes.
My point? I was thisclose to taking my clothes to that cleaners just 3 days ago. But, for whatever reason, I didn't. God works in mysterious ways!!
Monday, February 06, 2006
I know it's been a while, but not much has been going on. Since my last post, I found out that my employer is closing down the 2nd bureau, so all of those people will be coming up here. So there's some construction going on, and some rearranging, but I don't know that they're actually adding/expanding anything. So it's gonna be a tight squeeze for a while.
My mom just recently started assisting the Assistant Pastor at a church about an hour and a half away and is planning to move their in May. I'm probably going to end up moving there too, if I don't get a job somewhere else. So I've really been trying to get a job there. And so last week, the church came to my church, and the co-pastor of that church spoke. Afterwards, I met a few of the people my mom would be working with, and one of the ladies said her cousin worked at one of the stations I applied at, so she would call him for me. Cool beans!!!
I finally sent out some more tapes again. I sent out 5 last Tuesday and 8 on Friday. I sent an email to a reporter that I have met and asked for advice, letting her know that I was sending a tape and that I was actually going to be in town. But of course, as my luck would have it, she shoots an email back and says they've pretty much already hired someone. So that only leaves one opening in that city, and it's not even in that city, it's at their other bureau. So, I went to a conference my mom's new church was having, and officially met the co-pastor yesterday. She told me that I should also try another station in town (they don't have any openings right now) and that she would pray for me. So, we'll see what happens.
My mom just recently started assisting the Assistant Pastor at a church about an hour and a half away and is planning to move their in May. I'm probably going to end up moving there too, if I don't get a job somewhere else. So I've really been trying to get a job there. And so last week, the church came to my church, and the co-pastor of that church spoke. Afterwards, I met a few of the people my mom would be working with, and one of the ladies said her cousin worked at one of the stations I applied at, so she would call him for me. Cool beans!!!
I finally sent out some more tapes again. I sent out 5 last Tuesday and 8 on Friday. I sent an email to a reporter that I have met and asked for advice, letting her know that I was sending a tape and that I was actually going to be in town. But of course, as my luck would have it, she shoots an email back and says they've pretty much already hired someone. So that only leaves one opening in that city, and it's not even in that city, it's at their other bureau. So, I went to a conference my mom's new church was having, and officially met the co-pastor yesterday. She told me that I should also try another station in town (they don't have any openings right now) and that she would pray for me. So, we'll see what happens.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Thursday, January 26, 2006
So, you know how you get one of those messages from some random person, telling you about some project/webpage/song/book/whatever they're working on and they want you to take a look at/buy/spread the word about it? Well I got one of those recently, and I had nothing better to do so I went to the website. And his work is really really good, so, I promised him I would spread the word about his photography.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
I hate to be posting about this again, and so soon, but I was just informed about 30 minutes ago my paternal grandfather passed away. I wasn't very close to him, I only remember meeting him a couple of years ago, and saw him again in September 2004, and he didn't really comprehend who I was. Sometimes it would even take a while for him to realize who my dad actually was. But my dad is taking it hard, so if you're the praying kind, please pray for my family. If you've been reading, I lost my great aunt in December, another great aunt (my grandfather's sister in law) in February of 2005, and before that, I lost my great uncle on the day I filled out the paperwork for my current job in September 2004. It seems, even with celebrities, we're losing people so fast; Shelley Winters passed this past weekend. We've lost Richard Pryor, Lou Rawls, Rosa Parks, Neil Strawser, and John Spencer within the last 2 months or so. I don't know what this means....but I'm thinking it's time for us to step up and be somebody, like these people did, and do something with our lives.
So if you haven't figured it out by now, my life is pretty boring. I've done the "too much information over the internet" thing and sometimes it can backfire, so it's pretty much gonna stay that way. But I will update you on my job search.
I saw a post on Monday for another job I've already applied for, and sent another tape yesterday. Now unfortunately, well kinda fortunately, one of my former classmates got the job in September. So I've been talking to her off and on, seeing how she's doing and whatnot, and asked her about the position. Now this is the second time someone has semi-discouraged me from applying for a job...not that I think either one of them did it to keep me from being more competition. But, this time, she told me it's a one-man-band and it's not in the main bureau, and so there won't be anyone there to really mentor me and guide me through my first on-air job. But, I'm getting to the point where any job will do, and plus it's in a city that's close to more of my family that I don't get to see often, so, we'll see. Until then, I still have about 52 tapes to send out, and I'm sure they're not all going to get sent out this month. Thank God closing dates are usually a month or more after the posting date.
I saw a post on Monday for another job I've already applied for, and sent another tape yesterday. Now unfortunately, well kinda fortunately, one of my former classmates got the job in September. So I've been talking to her off and on, seeing how she's doing and whatnot, and asked her about the position. Now this is the second time someone has semi-discouraged me from applying for a job...not that I think either one of them did it to keep me from being more competition. But, this time, she told me it's a one-man-band and it's not in the main bureau, and so there won't be anyone there to really mentor me and guide me through my first on-air job. But, I'm getting to the point where any job will do, and plus it's in a city that's close to more of my family that I don't get to see often, so, we'll see. Until then, I still have about 52 tapes to send out, and I'm sure they're not all going to get sent out this month. Thank God closing dates are usually a month or more after the posting date.
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