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My mother explained to me when I was a young boy about what happened if one did not meet a deadline. She said the consequence of missing a deadline was that “you dropped dead if you didn’t meet it.” While … Continue reading
Welcome to Broadcast News
This past week I had my first two reporting shifts out at KOMU. The butterflies/stress/adrenaline were like nothing I have ever before experienced, and that’s counting when I went live from Buffalo, NY to do color commentary of Missouri’s men’s … Continue reading
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Clear!
It is done. At long last, it is done. I have been cleared for KOMU. Five packages into the semester, and the “good to go!” at the bottom of the rubric for package 5 made me attempt something I have … Continue reading
Reporting Shift
One of the joys of attending the University of Missouri is the experience of working in a live newsroom. Students receive radio exposure working at KBIA, an NPR-affiliate station broadcasting into 16 counties in Mid-Missouri. From there they progress to … Continue reading
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