GOODBYE INFINITY

I MISS IT ALREADY!

*A couple of weeks ago, I had my last remote and day with my internship. It was a sad day, but it was well worth while.

*Over the summer I was not only here running Titan Radio, I ventured to Pittsburgh 3 and sometimes 5 days a week to Pittsburgh for the opportunity of an internship with Infinity Broadcasting. Infinity Broadcasting owns Star 100.7, Y108, and what is the new K-Rock.

WHAT DID I DO THERE?

* I went to multiple and when I see multiple...(I mean a crap load) of remotes. I went to remotes that were fun and exciting and some that were not so fun and exciting. I went to boring ones for Shop N Save and car dealerships to fun ones like concerts. There were many times when I worked about the ENTIRE weekend. For example, when B93-7 was still in business...I had to do remotes with them from, 9 in the morning on Saturday all day long, then I had to go with them to do the Saturday Night Shout Out Party at the Matrix in Station Sqaure. I didn't get home til 4 in the morning and I had to get back up at 7AM and venture back to the Burgh for the Hot Country Jam concert to work another 12 to 16 hour day! YEAH! I'd say that's tiring, but I'm not complaining cause it was well worth it. I realized how much I love this business especially working for a real commercial station. I LOVE THIS BUSINESS! Because I love it, I was willing to work whenever for Infinity and for Titan Radio for that matter.

*The long hours also had it's perks though. I got to meet multiple stars like, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, SheDaisy, Barnaked Ladies, Keith Urban, Dierks Bently, Brooks N Dunn, Marron 5, and John Mayor just to name a few :)

* I also sat in and helped board op and shadow and train on the air with DJ's such as Melanie Taylor (B93-7), Dave Cook (K-Rock), Tracy Morgan (Y108), and of course someone that has a past with Westminster himself Johnny Hartwell (Star 100.7). I also had a chance to be on the air with the B93-7 morning show. My picture was on the B93.7 website with Melanie Taylor and a "shadower."

* What I found from all these people was that they are willing to help you and they WANT to help you because they know it's hard. I did a lot of networking and made a lot of contacts. These people not only were mentors, but they became my friends too which made the atmosphere at work that muck more pleasant.

*I also helped write some 30 and 60 second commercials for the Howard Stern morning show.

* I also worked in Production and helped put in my advice creatively.

* I also made an effort and took advantage of this opportunity! I know I want to be on the air one day. My ultimate goal is to be part of a morning show. So, I brought everyone and I mean everyone my air checks from Titan Radio. I got feedback from all the program directors, the DJ's, and even some Promotion Directors. I took feedback and advice where I could get it because I want to be the best I could be!

* Something else that came to my attention was that I, out of 15 other interns was selected and trusted the most to handle things because they knew I was dependable and reliable. There were interns from Clarion, IUP, WVU, and I was the only one from Westminster. When they would use radio lingo, I knew what they were talking about and the rest of the interns didn't. This made me realize how valuable my experience at Westminster has been and it's not even over yet!

* I got good advice and feedback on my air checks. I can't say enough about my wonderful experience with Infinty Broadcasting in Pittsburgh! I love all of those people, they became a family to me and I will miss them and the experience I had! They only helped me to LOVE the business even more and helped me move on to the next chapter in my life..which is finding a job!

* They did a pretty good job of this because I have a weekend position at Froggy in Pittsburgh on the air!!! A number 23 market and I'm still in College! I'm on my way I guess! And I won't stop here! There's more to come!

* We went out for our last night all together. Here are some pictures from my time with Infinity...ENJOY!

LOTS HAS HAPPENED

A lot has happened since I last placed a post on here. This is what happened first.....

ARTS AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL:

We broadcasted live and did a live remote from the 2nd Annual New Wilmington Arts and Heritage Festival the first weekend in August. Chuck and Amy Dalbon cleaned out the Cable 9 truck and we were placed in front of the physical plant. We gave some thrilling and exciting tours of the truck. The plan was to show people in the community how live broadcasts go out over the air into what they see on television. I made promos in the production room, on-air promos, and I scheduled the summer Titan Radio staff so that everyone would have at least one day off during the 3 day event (August 6th -August 8th). Everyone got a day off except of course ME! But, the I do what I have to and want to do! It is always a must to print out the log for the hours you will be on a remote because the board operator has to throw it down to the DJ's, and end with the DJ's. I printed the log for all three days and scheduled when every talk break and every interview would be. Of course, things were adjusted and changed a little as the remote went on. I met cloggers and interviewed the mayor of New Wilmington, the Humane Society, the New Castle playhouse mini-stars, a doctor that creates and sells Marshmallow blow guns, a traveling Gospel choir, and many more. The interviews were fun to do. It is important with our new coverage that we make appearances at local events and this one was perfect and easy to do live with the marti becasue it was right on Market Street! Everyone did a great job, and it sounded fun and professional. I also met a lot of people that said how much they enjoy the station and that they listen all the time! This made me extremely excited and happy. So all the DJ's that come back for the school year need to remember that they should always give their shift the best they can give cause people are listening. I'm not very good with the whole placing pictures on here yet, but Pat has pictures from the festival on his blog. They are very cute and I'll try to put mine on here soon!

I also finished my internship this past week and I did interviews and a delayed broadcast from the Lawrence County Fair. I will go into more detail on my next blog...

For now, if I can put the pics on here correctly, here are pictures of me with my fellow interns on our last days with Infinity...