We got a chance to visit KOMU (the NBC affiliate in Columbia) on Tuesday and it was an eye-opening experience. Being in a small market TV station is something I’ve envisioned for myself many times. While many of my SJI classmates may not be interested in that, I’m a broadcast major and have long dreamed about taking that route. And a market like this one is the sort of place that most college graduates would find themselves in, so I took particular interest in how they operate and what roles a typical reporter plays.
What’s interesting about KOMU in particular is that most of the on-camera talent are students at Missouri. The fact that students already are getting the small market opportunity opened my eyes to some of my competition for jobs and at what level they produce. I talked to Mark Selig, assistant sports editor of the Missourian, and he mentioned that his girlfriend was going to grad school for free by being a TA at Missouri and working with the channel. That seemed like something I could potentially be interested in—and something I wouldn’t have known without this tour.
--Cameron Wolfe
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