The Life of an Intern....

For the past four months I've been embarking on a new venture. I've been interning at Chicago Public Radio as an intern for their daily hour long news magazine show called Eight Forty-Eight. The show covers a range of subjects from politics to entertainment but remains focused on the local angle of the story, issues or event.

As an intern for the station, I've had the opportunity to be a part of a team that expects me to contribute just as they do. I've pitched story ideas and ideas for two-way conversations, I've tracked down and booked guests, conducted pre-interviews, recorded produced pieces, and I've even had the opportunity to produce my own feature...WHEW! I've done a lot! I've learned a lot and have several feature stories to show for it. Below are links to three of my feature stories. Writing a feature story for radio takes a lot of work, in addition to writing a story, like you would for print, you also have to decide what audio clips of the people you interviewed you will use, you have to write your "script" and record your voice-over (record yourself saying your lines), then after all of that is complete, you have to put it all together and scoring it is optional, but it always makes the piece better (scoring means adding music to the piece).



In my first feature story, I profiled a local mentoring organization. I interviewed the director of the organization, a mentor and a mentee. I also tried to incorporate what's called ambient sound in this story. Click on the link below to listen!

1/28/10- Organizaton Connects South Suburban Youth with Mentors



In my second feature story, I profiled a community choir that has inspired people from all over the world. I tried to push myself a little further than I had in my first. I played around with adding music within the piece, which really helped to make this story even more compelling. Click below to listen to this one!

2/17/10- Young Singers Make "Soul" Music Together



In the third feature, I wrote about the fashion industry in Chicago and a program the city of Chicago has that help up and coming designers by giving them access to an environment and resources that can help them propel their careers to the next level. Click on the link below to listen!

3/19/10- No Project Runway, These Designers are "In" All Season



I am still working on two more feature stories, and I'll post those as soon as they're finished.