By: Capital Emmys Staff
Saturday, March 8th
University of Maryland
Journalists in the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC region share inside tips to help students and young professionals land that first/next job. Face Time with the Pros is an all day, collection of seminars designed to help students learn how to be better storytellers, perform on camera, and find out what hiring managers are really looking for. Register now!
PARTICIPATING PROS include:
NEWS EXECUTIVES:
NBC4, Washington – News Director, Mike Goldrick
WFXR, Roanoke – News Director, Dave Kosin
WJLA, Washington – Assistant News Director, Sonia Dasgupta
WBOC, Salisbury – News Director, Ron Krisulevicz
NEWSROOM (ON & OFF AIR) Pros:
NBC4 Reporter, Aimee Cho
NBC4 Reporter, Mark Segraves
NBC4 Senior Digital Multimedia Journalist, Teneille Gibson
WAVY Senior Producer, Bob Bennett
WAVY Reporter, Brett Hall
WJLA Reporter, Brad Bell
WJLA Anchor/Reporter, Adam Longo
WJLA Reporter, Lianna Golden
WJLA Photojournalist, Brian Hopkins
WJZ Anchor, Denise Koch
WBAL Radio Anchor/Reporter, Robert Lang
WBFF Anchor/Reporter, Taylor Stewart
CBS “Face the Nation” Producer, Mia Salenetri
DC News Now Producer, Julia Heimlich
PBS Producer, Justin Rhodes
Hearst National Bureau Reporter, Jackie DeFusco
All students will rotate through a series of sessions that include:
Getting that first job
Video Storytelling
Going Live
Producing
AI: The Good, The Bad & The Uncanny Valley (NEW SESSION)
Each student will have the option to choose one alternating session. The options are:
Documentary/Long-form
Radio & Podcasting
The day will conclude with our Silver Circle Panel where folks who have been in the industry for at least 25 years share their years of wisdom. This year's panelists include:
Maureen Bunyan, Former News Anchor, WUSA9 and ABC7
Denise Koch, News Anchor, WJZ-TV
Brad Bell, Reporter, ABC7
Moderator: Joe Yasharoff, News Director, Montgomery Community Media
There will be lots of opportunities—along with sign-ups—for one-on-one sessions with the pros who can review resumes, resume reels and provide job interview tips.
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