Viva Las Vegas!

Well I survived Las Vegas! Unfortunately it was much more work than play, but having a conference in Vegas wasn't too shabby. I stayed at MGM Grand withmy co-workers. I attended RTNDA at NAB (Radio and Television News Directors Association for National Association of Broadcasters)..for all of you non-journalism folks. I learned so much..for example, there are not as many jobs in the business as I thought! I attenended seminars about new media, which I suprisingly new everything about, thanks to my wonderful capstone professor Jen Reeves. The event in Las Vegas helped more with introducing me to news directors and influential media professionals. It was great to be in the same room as the people who influenced me to go into this business in the first place (Al Tompkins)! I gave out a ton of resumes and business cards, so hopefully I'll stick out in someone's mind..can't wait to get a job!! (This picture is the lovely ladies of KOMU 8 TV..out to dinner at a Japanease Steak House after a long day of meetings!)

Story on the Vice President

I got the chance to cover Vice President Joe Biden in Jefferson City this week. He spoke at the ABB plant to talk about the Recovery Act. Back at the station, I put the video online as well as a web story and a slide show from my camera of pictures I took at the event. To view everything click here. Today I'm packing because I'm off to Vegas in the morning to go to a journalism convention, and hopefully find a job. I'll keep you updated when I get back, in the mean time follow me on twitter, as I'll be tweeting about the convention all week!

Website Launch

My website is finally presentable! I'd appreciate all the help I can get with it, so if you have any suggestions please let me know! It's an exciting time for me, as I begin to search for a job, but I will continue o update you on this blog as well as my other social networking pages. I'd also appreciate any job search engines online that you know of. Thanks!
-J

Dr. Drew

Last Wednesday I did my live shot from standing on top of the live truck . (see picture)..Earlier that afternoon I interviewed VH1's Dr.Drew Pinsky from Celebrity Rehab and Sober House. We talked Mizzou basketball before the interview, then I asked him about the event he came to Columbia for. Could not have been a nicer guy! He even sent me a message afterwards thanking me for the interview, and then tweeted about it! It was a great opportunity and I won't lie, being ON TOP of the live truck was pretty exciting. Good thing I wasn't wearing heels!

More fun Opportunities

Hi bloggers! It's been a while since I've made a new post, sorry! I do have a ton of new and exciting information. First of all My Website is now ready! It literally took me about 24 hours to just sit down and do it. What do you think? let me know, I could really use some input!
My latest story on the economy aired a few weeks ago. I got a lot of great feedback from that. It's already time for my second story to air! But I would love some input. It's about leash laws in Columbia Mo. Do you know any bikers that have had problems with dogs on the MKT trail? Or have you ever seen a dog without a leash where it is not permitted? Let me know! Don't forget you can always contact me via twitter too!