Recently I interviewed some of the members of the Texas State Broadcast Team for a video I was making. In the interview, one of the questions I asked them was how they got involved with the Texas State Broadcasting Team. While I was interviewing the team members, I started to reflect on how I got involved with the team, so I decided to post my story.
Click here to watch the interview with the Texas State Broadcast Team Video
Just like everyone else that I interviewed, I found out about this opportunity from Lucas Haskins, the Broadcast Productions Manager. The advice I got when I was a freshman was to check out the campus professional organizations because these organizations are a great way to gain connections and meet all kinds of different people. One of the clubs I checked out was the Broadcasting Club and at the first meeting I attended, Lucas was the guest speaker.
As I listened to him talk about the Texas State Broadcasting Team, it sounded like something I would be interested in doing, so I visited with Lucas after the meeting and got his contact information. At the time I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do for a career and used my freshman year to explore various options. Sometime during the summer between my freshman year and sophomore year, I figured out doing media work for the sports industry is the career path I would like to pursue. A couple of weeks later I noticed a post on Facebook by TxState SJMC Internships, Careers. The post was a link to apply for working with the Texas State Athletics Video Production Crew and I applied for it. I knew the job would be a great experience and help me gain valuable knowledge in this industry. The closing date for the job was October 10th and I did not hear anything about it. I then remembered that I had written down Lucas’s contact information. I sent him an email telling him I was interested in the position, along with a video I made about the upcoming Texas State football season, to show him what I was capable of doing.
Click here to watch the video I made and sent to Lucas
A couple of days later he replied to my email and we scheduled an interview. I ended up getting the job and it has turned into a learning experience. While working with the broadcast team I have been able to meet a great group of people and learn so much of what happens behind the scenes. With this only being my first year as a member of the Texas State Broadcasting Team and also being a sophomore, I have a couple of more years to learn more and try my hand at working in the control room or even video editing.
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