So I am back again to update on another week at my internship. It was nice to take a breather once in a while. I got to meet some cool people working in the Newsplex, including Charlie Paparella, Steve Hammond, and Pete Evans, full-time reporter, anchor and editor respectively. It is surely understandable, as I also took the time out of today to go and explore the station.

I wrote a couple of draft stories which were sadly never posted because of the event already having been covered (there are about 5 or so interns here as well) so it is hard to figure out what task to give each and every one of us. Wednesday was not as jam-packed with activities. Despite it being a windy and foggy day, the quality turned out pretty good.Ĭheck out the finished story here under Work Sample 5! Upon returning to the station, I helped oversee the editing process for all of the footage we had shot earlier that day.

I will be graduating at this stage later this May, so I will definitely be back sometime soon! It is hard to make things look particularly interesting when the Civic Center does not have an event going on however we were granted permission to wander around the venue, taking images and B-roll shots of various aspects of the building and the innermost part, the stage itself. Upon arriving, Bill went to inquire about interviewing a head employee of the center, and shortly after we immediately went to get shots of the building. One of the biggest factors in the talks is obtaining a liquor license, which is a very touchy subject in regards to the original wishes of the first family. We traveled to the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury to look at potential renovations to be done to the facility and what improvements could be made for future events. After the early morning reporter meeting, I was called on to go out into the field with reporter Bill Mitch. Monday was a slow but very interesting day at the news station.

After the taping, I helped put the equipment away while the high school group all got pictures with the anchors. Each shot was setup usually within 30 seconds of the producer's cue, so it made sense to have a small but efficient crew on the set. The show taping began, and we primarily covered topics such as dog shows, local musicians as well as the infamous cooking segment of the show. One of the girls had a huge crush on Jimmy Hoppa, which was even more entertaining to watch. We had an audience of a high school group from Sussex High in Delaware come in to watch the show which was pretty interesting to see. I was instructed by another woman named Kathy, to observe and help assist with setting up the shots for each news block. Jimmy Hoppa and Lisa Bryant, both well-respected anchors of the show, we sitting on the couch, waiting for the program to begin. On Wednesday, I went over to DelmarvaLife to oversee production in that department for a change in scenery. In the studio, I met two men, named Eric and Von, who both operated cameras for the upcoming 11am taping of the show. The fact that every person in this news station is part of a bigger puzzle of providing network coverage to viewers in the Delmarva region is something that I hope to accomplish someday in my future field. Seeing Steve Hammond anchor the news in an articulate manner was very pleasing to see. We left the meeting as I got to see the noon broadcast. Feedback used in the meetings would later go on to help broadcasting in the future, so these meetings are extremely beneficial for further professional development. News Director John Dearing prompted discussion from some of the reporters to receive input from the techniques used in stories, such as scripting certain shots that could be more effective in ENG storytelling. In the meeting were other video journalists, reporters and managers, discussing the importance of utilizing accurate character graphics in their stories. He had let me sit in on another meeting in one of the news rooms, so I went on and listened to what was to be talked about regarding WBOC. Like last Wednesday, I did not end up going out as much as I had been in the previous few weeks however, I started to discuss my interests to my supervisor, Joe. This Monday started off with the regular opening meeting for the reporters going out. What a lovely post-Valentines' Day week it has been!

Jimmy hoppa