CHRISTMAS TIME

* I'm back and boy did I have a busy week! I have been newswoman this week. I have done 2 wraps, about 4 or 5 actualities, a live report and 3 newscasts as the anchor, reporter and producer this week. As always I had fresh new stories for each newscast. I also did some production work this week working on my resume tape and I was thinking and brainstorming ideas for promotions next semster.

*Over Christmas break, I would really like to visit my internship from the summer and read some books about the history of radio and how it was started. I would like to read stories about how the pioneers of radio became big and how they had a steady career in the business. People like Dick Clark, Casey Casum, and others would be interesting to know more about. It is something I've been meaning to do, but with the busy broadcast schedule here and at Froggy, I haven't had the leisure of doing that.

*I am going to Florida, then Texas to visit my family for 2 weeks for Christmas, so that should be fun!

*I can't believe that next semester is the last here and I'm really looking hard for a job. I am keeping my airchecks from Froggy fresh and I'm hoping something will come of that. If nothing, I'm getting more and more experience on air and more and more experience making a resume tape.

* I am excited for Christmas break because it will be a nice time to relax and reflect and look toward my goals for the future. I really need to do that. In the meantime, I will be working as Betty Croaker at Froggy! Tune in when you can!

ARTICLE:

*I actually was watching Larry King last night and one of the major people that I admire in broadcasting is Andy Rooney. He was on last night and he said that news is becoming easily accessible in other forms of communication, like being online or hearing what happened through someone else. He also said that most people should get their information from television news. The only problem is that he thinks it is unrealistic to have a 20 minute newscast to tell people everything that is going on in the world. My question is...What do you think? Is he right? What should we do about it?


HAVE A GREAT BREAK EVERYONE!