Last Package of the Semester with ATVN

Reporting this semester for ATVN has been quite the experience. I had my ultimate highs (my last package) as well as lows (the one before that). But overall this has been a great learning experience that has shaped a lot of what I want to do in my career.

Reporting is a hard job. A VERY HARD JOB. But at the end of the day, when a good package is done at the end of the day, there isn't another rewarding feeling. I learned a lot. The main thing I learned was how to ask questions, which originally started during my internship with George Pennacchio. I also learned that doing multiple stand ups is probably a good idea, especially when I don't know where the story is going. But at the end of the day, as long as it airs, I did my job. It may not have been fantastic, but I did my job.

It was great working with all of the executive producers and I wish them the best of luck with next semester and onwards!

Election Eve

Democratic and republican candidates were out on their last day of the campaign trail. But they weren't just swaying voters, they were encouraging people to vote.

Check out my story here.

I report every other Monday for ATVN.

It's been far too long...

I'm sorry to say that I haven't updated this blog for so long...and hopefully that will change!! My life has been consumed by school work this semester as I have been consistently doing a never-ending chain of homework. This semester, I am taking 5 real classes, which has proven to be more difficult than I possibly ever imagined. There is always something to write or a presentation to give.

Rather than making you read tons about my life, I'll give you the highlights of the semester so far!

• I was accepted to study abroad in LONDON at City University in the spring.
• ATVN asked me to be an executive producer for my senior year. Unfortunately, I'm unable to hold the position because it requires one semester of shadowing followed by two semesters of producing and I will be in London next semester. Check out my reporter bio here.
  
• My boyfriend, Joe, came to visit me from England earlier in September and I booked a flight to see him over Thanksgiving break.
• USC football hasn't been that great this season...but you can't sanction the end zone! We've still got the Trojan pride, as seen in this year's Weekender to Stanford.
• I covered Obama's visit to USC for ATVN .
• I'm a reporter and video journalist for ATVN. I report every other Monday.
• In August I finished my internship with ABC 7's George Pennacchio. Throughout the summer I attended premiers, Hollywood red carpet affairs and a movie junket. Thanks to the internship, I now know that being a reporter is a career option I want to pursue.

Other than the above, I've been just hanging out at ADPi and trying not to think about all of the work that I have. Hope everything's going great for everyone!