Isabella Garcia – PMB Broadcasting Intern

This week at PMB Broadcasting, I went in on Monday and Friday for about two hours each day. Again, this week we continued calling people for the car giveaway. I completed three full lists of people to call. I believe that I will be doing the same thing next week as well. Next Friday there is a golf event in north Columbus where we will be working with the golfers and getting them to sign up for the giveaway.  

Ben Parker – WRBL Intern

Day 12- Wed. 4/24- 2:00 PM to 6 PM 

Today I shadowed Liz Ortega as she edited a package for the evening news. One of the big stories involved a local crash test with dummies on motorcycles. She and I worked on editing the clips and it was enjoyable. Later I got to see with Connor how the cameras worked during the evening news. You have multiple cameras, and they mostly must physically move when Bob goes from the weather information panel to the green screen forecast. The experience and day were positive, and everyone was kind, friendly, and patient.  

Nick Bentley – WRBL Intern

04/18/2024 

Internship Blog 9 

As the semester starts winding down, I think it is important to look back at everything I have done over the past couple of months since starting the internship. Since February, I have used the skills I have learned to take over as editor-in-chief of CSU’s student newspaper The Uproar, finished a documentary about journalism, learned more about how news broadcasting works, and written my first real piece of journalism with an online article for WRBL.  

The culmination of all of this work has made me realize I really do love the field of journalism and news writing. For a long time, I felt aimless, like I was floating through the void of employment, trying to grab any job that would give me a sense of stability. The reality is that I was taking any job I could to survive. I took jobs at grocery stores and in offices and I hated everything about them. A paycheck was all I searched for just so I could feel like I was contributing to my family in a meaningful way.  

Since taking the internship I don’t feel that way anymore. I feel like the work I have done and will do here at WRBL is meaningful and useful. That sense of meaning and usefulness is something I haven’t felt in a long time. Sure, I may just be riding the high receiving a scholarship, and doing something I like, but I also think I have found purpose for once.  

Lucie Blais – Columbus Water Works Intern

Internship Blog 10 

  This week, I continued to work on a social media calendar for May. Our open house is the first Saturday of May so one of the first posts I made was a promotional reminder for that event. I then created different design options for the national “Bond with Your Dog Day” and tied them into water. I created captions for each post, including posts I designed on Canva previously and for employee appreciation. The last two things I worked on were for our message boards, which included advertisements for things being sold.  

Lucie Blais – Columbus Water Works Intern

Internship Blog 9 

Now that I have completed my Adobe Photoshop courses, I have moved on to some different projects. The first thing I worked on this week was scanning and organizing a Columbus Water Works water regulations book. Then, my manager had me create an updated PowerPoint template for her to use. After completing those assignments, I had a meeting with the design specialist, and she gave me the responsibility of creating a social media calendar for May. She told me she wanted two posts per week and let me know about some events happening in May that she wanted me to create posts for. My main objective was to create ideas and text for the posts and then follow up with the graphics. I am not yet set up with Hootsuite, so I worked in Microsoft Planner.  

Isabella Garcia – PMB Broadcasting Intern

This week at PMB Broadcasting I went in on Monday and Wednesday for about two hours each day. We did not have too much to do this week other than calling people to inform them about the car giveaway, which is the same thing that we were doing last week. I called about 30 people to inform them about the event and how it will work. I believe I will be doing the same thing next week too, as many people sign up for the giveaway. Although I did the same thing as last week, I still enjoyed getting the opportunity to do it.   

Braxton Greer – PBM Broadcasting Intern

This week at my internship I had a new experience. Right now, the radio station is doing a raffle for a new car this summer and we have been tasked with calling all of the people that have registered to notify them of being put on the shortlist. I’ve had a good time doing this this week. It gives me a new side and perspective on customer service and having to call and talk to random people. I have had some funny interactions. This one lady got emotional and I had to tell her she hadn’t won yet. I’ve been hung up on and I never know what I will get when I get on the phone. I have enjoyed doing different assignments during my time at the internship. One area I have felt better about is audio editing. Between the practicum class last semester and my internship, I have seen my audio editing skills improve and I am grateful for those opportunities.  

Ben Parker – WRBL Intern

WRBL Internship- Day 11- April 8, 2024 

Today I worked with the Creative Suite. They filmed an episode of the WRBL series, “Columbus Communities” at a local center called the Good Feet store. Bob spoke with the owner who discussed the work they do such as feet problem diagnoses and services. I got to see how the crew worked, from filming with cameras to running audio. Later I shadowed Max as she edited the footage in Davinci Resolve. It was a very positive experience and properly trained me for the production work WRBL performs.  

Ben Parker – WRBL Intern

WRBL Internship- Day 10- Friday. April 5, 2024 

Today I worked with Drew and got a sense of the work Creative Suite does. Creative Suite uses production skills and assets such as Davinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Affect Effects to create content for WRBL. Creative Suite works on a WRBL show called “Columbus Communities” that showcases different places such as small businesses and nonprofits. Creative Suite will help further my production skills. The experience was enjoyable and positive.

Amayah Echols – WRBL Intern

Week 8 

This week at WRBL, I worked on my editing skills again. Like last week, I was efficiently able to complete packages for the news show. For a while, I had been working on camera, but this week I was back on graphics. Since I had not been on graphics for a while, I was a bit nervous. However, with guidance from a few staff members, I quickly began to understand its functions again. After practicing several times, I delved into the graphics for the show. At the beginning of the show, I made a few mistakes because of my nerves. However, after a bit of reassurance from the staff members, I felt better and tried my hand at it again. For the rest of the show, I successfully executed the graphics. This hands-on exposure to graphics significantly enhanced my confidence and skill set. Each lesson or concept that I learn reinforces my readiness for a career in broadcasting or film production. Reflecting on this week’s internship, I’m proud of my progress and eagerly anticipate my further growth in the upcoming week