7-29-10 WACH Fox Internship Journal

Today was my last day at my internship with WACH Fox News. I truly learned and gained alot of information that will be useful to my career. It was kind of sad to leave the internship but I was happy that I met all of those wonderful individuals. Ashley Norris made me a internship cookie cake to celebrate my completion of interning at WACH Fox. All day I tried to cram in every extra piece of information that I knew would be useful to me. I turned in my WACH Fox Internship Resume' Portfolio to my two managers. I can can humbly say that my hard work putting together that resume' portfolio was well worth it. The last thing I did at my intership was practicing Photoshop and assisting with things that needed to be done around the station. I will always remember interning at the wonderful WACH Fox News Station in Columbia South Carolina.

7-28-10 WACH Fox Journal

When I first got to the internship today, the first thing I did was go straight the the editing room. I was so excited to edit the "Hot Spots in the Midlands" resturant segment I made up. Being a Mass Communications major and taking those Television Production classes definatly made things much easier for me to edit my work. It felt so good to finish editing and to see the outcome of my work. When I first started interning here at WACH Fox I had the privilege of having Ms. Jarrita Patterson record me doing a stand-up for a news story, and Mr. Micheal Coleman record me doing a mock anchor broadcast. And to top things all off today Mr. Henry Rothenberg (Weatherman) recorded me doing a weather forecast. He encouraged me and that made me feel very comfortable. I will always remember him for that. I am blessed that they all recorded me and today I had the chance to make a Resume' Reel and put all of my work at this internship on that Reel.

7-27-10 WACH Fox Journal

I will always remember today in my WACH Fox internship experience. I wanted to leave this internship with visual production proof that I interned at this wonderful station. I took the initiative to go out and shoot my a personal resturant segment and I named it "Hot Spots in the Midlands." I had so much fun shooting the footage and interviewing the resturant individuals. The name of the resturant is called the Hampton Street Cafe' which is located at the University of South Carolina. Shooting the footage was fun but editing it was even more fun. Having the chance to put together my ideas on the Avid software was amazing. I will always remember today. After I completed capturing the resturant footage I came back to the station and assisted Promotions worker Andre Bellamy with a production. I assisted him by setting up the lights and props. That was really fun.

7-26-10 WACH Fox Journal

All I can say is that today I gained so much knowledge that is so helpful to my career. But before I get into that I'm going to explian my morning. I started off as usual by assisting the Morning News Producer. While doing that I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting District 2 Senate candidate Brian Newman. I have to say that this internship is so beneficial because I get to meet so many great people. When the morning show was over I went on a field assignment with News Anchor Janet Parker. We covered the Grand Opening of a Cici's Resturant in District 2. There is talk about the resturant being built in the mist of so much debt. The city of Columbia is $200,000,000 is debt and to top it all off, the resturant was built with citizens tax dollars. Some citizens feel that another route should have been taken to get the building built instead of tax dollars. We went to a District 2 citizen home to get her opinion on the situation and she was not pleased because now citizens in the area will recieve a 2% raise in the water and sewage bill to make up for the expenses. Getting informed on what's going on in the community is very beneficial by interning here. After the shoot was over I came back to the station and Andre' Bellamy in the Promotions Department gave me the opportunity to practice on the Photoshop software. That is the tool that I gained so much knowledge from that will help me in my career. That software is very important in my career.

7-22-10 WACH Fox Journal

Today at WACH Fox I can say that I got a chance to get my hands involved with alot of new things I enjoyed. Today I helped the Promotions department put together the set for the Senior Connections Television Show. I found it really fun to put together a set that viewers will be viewing. It feels really good to see the outcome of hard work that was put together for a television set. After that I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a field assignment with Production Employee Andre Bellamy to shoot a segment on the dangers of not giving your pets enough water in hot weather. I assisted Andre on the shoot where it took place at Finnley Park. That is such a beautiful park. The talent who did the segment was Evening Weather Meterologist Justin Kier. When the shoot was over for the segment Andre took time out of his busy schedule to show me a tutoring program for the Photoshop software. I am so thankful that he presented to me the chance to learn a tool that I will need in my career.

7-21-10 WACH Fox Journal

My experience today was so amazing. It started off with me assisting the Morning News Producer at WACH Fox. I was a runner for him and I handed out the rundowns and scripts for the news anchors, weather man, director, and producer. After that I went on a field assignment with Morning News Anchor Janet Parker. We were scheduled to go to Fort Jackson Military Branch in Columbia South Carolina to gather a story about a soldier who saved the life of another military soldier who had an seizure while in class. When we got to the sight to capture the footage and get the interview, we realized that there was a mix up in communication because another hero soilder was ready to do an interview for another situation that happened. So after approval from the WACH Fox station manager to do the new story, we found that the new story had to do with another military hero. We had the pleasure of interviewing Staff Sargent Mercedes Amaro who recieved the Soldier's Medal which is the highest military medal. He recieved that medal because he saved three lives at a basic training sight. The incident happend on July 31st 2009 at a grenade training sight. Sargent Amaro blocked a grenade from hitting the individual who threw it incorrectly and two others on the ground. He said the trainee was very nervous and when he noticed her angle of how it was about to be thrown he then blocked it quickly and then jumped on top of her to protect her from the granade impact. It was an honor to meet a true hero. He was very humble and that made his character shine through. After the interview, myself and Janet captured footage of the Fort Jackson Military Base and saw the location of where the incident happened. It was so amazing to see those hard working men and women working hard to prepare to serve our country. I had so much fun today on this field assignment.

7-20-10 WACH Fox Journal

At my internship today I learned that everyone has to start some where. Today I asked to do a mock anchor broadcast so I can put it into my internship portfolio. One thing I should have done was to practice the script I was saying so I could be somewhat fimilar with information. When I began I was alright but after reaching the third story I stumbled and got alittle nervous. I now see why anchors come in to work aliitle early so they can read over the script and prepare. Even though I tried my best I kind of felt alittle embarrassed but that was because of the nerves. I love the fact that the anchors at WACH Fox encouraged me an told me that anchors get better as they practice and do it for a long time. They also addmitted to me that when they first started they kind of stumbled but they got better over time. I truly admire them for being so encouraging and honest to me. That is what it is all about. Later that day I met up with Prodction/Promotions employee Jason Shrout. I was so happy that I had the chance to watch him edit a cooking segment he directed. Watching him just made my passion for creating and editing just more strong. I watched his technique and learned alot from him.