My Internship Experience
by Megan Sutton
Hey everyone! My name is Megan Sutton and I am a Professional Communications major with a concentration in Editorial Broadcast Journalism. As a senior at Chatham University I have been busy writing my tutorial and planning for the future. But, in order to get to the future I have spent my time working at three great internships!
The first internship started in May 2007 at KDKA-TV and KDKA 1020. I worked as the investigative news intern for the summer and had a blast. This internship opened so many opportunities in the field of broadcasting. Many of you may not know this but KDKA 1020 was the first station in the U.S. to broadcast commercially. I feel like I am now a part of history! I was able to work on really great stories and it taught me to really dig deep to find the facts. Some of the stories allowed me to connect with the people and help them in a positive manner. I worked with some of the best investigative reporters in the area. If it weren’t for them I would not know how to really “investigate” a story. KDKA was an experience of a lifetime!
I went to WTAE-TV in the fall semester and it was the best thing that could have possibly happened to me. I was able to go out on stories and be the off-air reporter every weekend. This allowed me to work on my line of questioning on all kinds of stories. WTAE staff members were great and VERY helpful! The photographer I worked with on most weeks not only coached me on how to present myself in front of the camera but he also helped me create my demo tape. I had great opportunities at WTAE-TV such as interviewing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the star of A&E’s Paranormal State Ryan Buell, and the regular people of Pittsburgh who make the city such a wonderful place.
I am currently at WPXI-TV where I work at the assignment desk. This internship gives me the opportunity to dig deeper into the story and set up interviews. I haven’t received a true feel for WPXI-TV yet but so far, everyone is really nice and helpful. WPXI-TV now broadcasts in high definition, which means everything they shoot is now on a memory card. WPXI –TV also has a great editing system (the same one that they teach with at Chatham) so it’s very nice to be knowledgeable about how editing will be in the future. I am sure that WPXI-TV will be a great learning experience for me just like the other two stations have been.
Hopefully, these internships will help me land a job. As a student at Chatham University, you too will have the determination and dedication to succeed! If you have any questions about my internship experiences, or how to get an internship of your own, please email me at chathamambassador@chatham.edu or call the Ambassador Office at 412-365-1616.
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