Broadcast Journalism and WTHS are the best parts of my day. A story I love to tell is how I got into Broadcast. Originally, I had never considered being on camera or becoming an anchor/Reporter, but my adviser, Katrina Berry-Ivy, gave me insight, which gave me an avenue to flourish. My current adviser worked with my mother in the past, and we eventually crossed paths at a gas station. She told me that she thought I would thrive in her class, so I joined. I can't thank her enough for the opportunity because it's broadened my ideas for my future.
I wrote this story at a time when many Americans were scared and unsure about how they would feed their families. This story raised awareness of an ongoing issue, showed viewers how they could make a change, and encouraged me to make a change as well, which is why I started a food drive alongside the production of this story.
My "New Leadership Story" won a national ranking of superior at the Journalism Education Association conference. This episode talks about my high school's new principal and updated administration. This story is very important to me, not only because I received an award, but because this is one of the best-produced stories. The school and many others enjoyed watching my segment.
Black History Month will forever and always be important to celebrate, which is why I was so honored to do this story. In the process of making the story, I was able to enjoy beautiful music and gain advice from many knowledgeable people. This story is one of those that goes down as a classic in my book.
For this segment, I was placed as a finalist for "Best Weather Reporter" at MSPA. When I first joined WTHS, my callings were sports reporting and weather reporting. This segment also holds great importance to me because it's a reminder of my building blocks and how much I've grown since then.
Before I started Broadcast Journalism, I was a part of this choir, the Madrigals. I loved covering this story because I got to relive the music and have fun while editing. Apart from this being fun to produce, this is also when I really started getting comfortable with editing and sequencing, aand i really enjoy this story from an editor standpoint.
Apart from broadcast, I delve into an occasional podcast as well. This particular podcast was for a competition, and my co-host placed as a finalist for "Best of Mississippi Entertaining Podcast." It was fun working with her, and we plan on implementing more podcasts into WTHS.