busy!

i started my internship at fox 13 news this week!
the past 2 days, i have worked at 5 or 6 am at starbucks, and then worked at my internship 1 pm to 10 pm. needless to say i DEFINITELY slept in this morning.

but i love my internship, it's totally worth it!! the first day was a bit overwhelming... the newsroom is constantly busy and bustling, and it was a lot to take in! they had me answer phones and listen to the police scanners..something that i found very entertaining. haha. the only thing that really jumped out was at about 8:15 pm when there was a report of a near drowning in kearns. we got a live truck out there to get a report on it and it was crazy to see how quickly they got a story together for the 9 o'clock news. so much goes into what you see on your television every night and i had no idea!

i took this on my first night there for the 9 o'clock news. this is the news control room, where most of the producers [what i'm interning for] spend their time! they make sure everything flows smoothly and that everyone who is live is ready to go.

yesterday was my second day and it was awesome. i still answered phones but this time i got to do a little more producer type things.. i wrote teasers [the "coming up next" things you always hear the anchors say] and looked up national stories to use on the news. 

all in all it's only been 2 days and it's already been a great experience! i'm so excited to learn all i can about broadcast journalism. it's so much fun!

happy friday the 13th everyone!