Whenever talk shifts to my future, someone always asks me "So what do you want to do? T.V. or radio?" If they know me well, they now that I live in two separate worlds of broadcasting.
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Most think of radio and T.V. going hand-in-hand. Mizzou's Broadcast sequence merely separates the two with a slash. But in my experiences, T.V. and radio are worlds apart, and I'm stuck right in the middle.
I'm no double-agent, but at times it does feel like I live two separate lives. Sometimes I'm a T.V. reporter -- telling stories and wearing suits. And any weekend, you can hear me introducing songs, or giving me recent commentary about a reality show. In theory, the businesses are the same. Be interesting enough to keep the audience around, making it through your clients' messages. You need to try to get into your viewers/listeners minds.
The experiences are very different, though. Being a television reporter is very satisfying. The people I've met, the stories I've told, are still memorable -- and I'm barely beginning my career. But being a DJ is so fun, too. Since radio lacks the visual component, you need to be that much better to hold your audience's attention.
It seems as though I'm on a road that will split someday, and I'll be forced to choose one or the other. I'm still searching for a way my two dreams could come together.
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