Gus Creech

Writer's Statement

It took time for me to love broadcast journalism. I began my journey with the Intro to Broadcasting course in 10th grade. Over the course of the year, I became deeply invested and involved in my work, and earned the role of Executive Producer for our school’s news network, Tower Broadcast News. Now, as my junior year ends, I realize that what made me enjoy broadcasting as much as I did was the ability it gave me to uncover stories and educate the community. I love when people come up to me and tell me they learned something new from watching the latest episode of Tower Broadcast News. Especially in a time of such ideological polarization in the news, I find pride in maintaining neutrality and simply delivering the news. 

Through 2024 and 2025, I served in leadership as the Executive Producer and news anchor. Aside from producing stories, I also had to manage a broadcast with only four members on staff. This task was not easy, and required many late nights in the school newsroom. I also grew as a leader. I gained valuable experience helping my advisors teach the incoming beginner level students on broadcast journalism. Operating each production on such a small staff taught me to adapt and communicate. Now, as I head into my senior year, I feel confident in my abilities to report the news, lead the classroom, and produce quality news broadcasts. 

I have enjoyed working on stories throughout this year. I worked on a variety of topics such as a town controversy, “Locals debate the future of The Knoll amid development push,” where I explored two sides of a story on a housing project that was taking place in a forested area in the local village, Dobbs Ferry. I reported on school events such as the annual Halloween celebration, where students and teachers perform skits for the entire highschool, and just recently, when a moving Holocaust exhibit visited my school, sharing Holocaust survivors stories. I also connected nationwide issues back to my high school in a relevant way. An investigative journalism piece that I worked on alongside Ryan Lim titled “Scrambling for eggs? Not here: A look inside the Masters dining hall,” explored how my school's cafeteria was responding to the nationwide egg shortage. Combined, these stories serve as examples of the diverse range of topics I have reported on this year. 

With the addition of a much larger staff next year, I’m looking forward to the opportunity to continue to cover more stories. My goal is to serve my community as a reliable source of information, while also creating a meaningful impact. Thank you for your consideration.