can't 'MASK' my excitement

As soon as I learned I was going to be an anchor, I got pretty excited because I wouldn't have to go out and find/write stories -- or so I thought. My first assignment was to complete a phoner or a phone interview with a source from a story relevant to the afternoon's newscast. I found the phoner to be a lot easier then going out into the field for interviews, but the amazing weather made being a reporter seem like the better assignment. The story I chose to do my phoner on was the recall of 35, 000 masks by the state of New York. I decided to call Richard Metzler, the president of Safety Equipment America, and he was kind enough to speak with me. Recording the interview was a little tricky at first, but I got used to the buttons and the interview came out sounding fine. Once the interview was over, I cut it down to where he made his strongest points. Writing the Anc/Act that went with the story was just one of the many assignments that I split up with the rest of my team...particularly the producer. I did a few copy stories, the weather, and learned how to open and close a newscast. Anchoring the newscast was thrilling because it felt like we were putting everything together. The individual work each person member did came together and it felt great to share our first news cast as a team. It was a very hands-on and informative class and the experience left me excited about a career in broadcasting.