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Jacklynn Boatman
Learned a LOT at this station. I didn't go live every day so keep that in mind. I got a photog about 50-60% of the time which I really enjoyed. Content expectations are a package and vosot (or 2) on 1 story typically. They will give feedback if you ask for it. Staff turnover can be tough, so you may be moved to other positions to fill in for long periods of time. I ended up working overnights for multiple months producing my show on the weekends, which was hard on me. I also was hired for dayside during the week but was put on mornings for 8 months even though they said it would "just be a couple months". That was not the current news director though. WOMEN: There is good female leadership here and definitely some people to learn from. A good amount of people who work there went straight after college though (including me). Overall I'd recommend this station, especially if you are a good self-starter. This station has some great people!
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I only had 1 year of news and just graduated college. For a month, I had access to nothing, When the next new person started thats when everything was ready for me too. Everyone ignores my presence, my news director talks about me to others as far as knowledge and work ethic. When I ask for help, I get it, and then my ND and coworkers talk about me. It gets to a point where I am crying 2/3 times a week, I am picked on everyday for something. I meet deadlines and find my own stories majority of the time. I should of known at the interview and dinner, when she talked about my acne and how I'd receive a makeup for it. That I made a bad decision.
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I only had 1 year of news and just graduated college. For a month, I had access to nothing, When the next new person started thats when everything was ready for me too. Everyone ignores my presence, my news director talks about me to others as far as knowledge and work ethic. When I ask for help, I get it, and then my ND and coworkers talk about me. It gets to a point where I am crying 2/3 times a week, I am picked on everyday for something. I meet deadlines and find my own stories majority of the time. I should of known at the interview and dinner, when she talked about my acne and how I'd receive a makeup for it. That I made a bad decision.
Morgan Shaab
This is the place to be, environment is positive. People are caring.
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I love WAND. Absolutely a great place to work and learn. The community is very welcoming and the news staff is friendly.
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Oh my! Where do I even start? First, if you’re thinking about working here please run the other direction (and fast). You will not get a sense of comradely from the main anchors. You will not be supported by your news director and you will not do the job you think you’re coming there to do. I can’t even begin to describe how unorganized this newsroom is on top of the fact that most of the staff is straight out of college, the cameras and tripods are heavier then any I’ve experienced. I understand that this is a tough industry and we have to take what we can get sometimes but if you are not straight out of college, trust me - you can do better then this place. I’ll end this with saying the main female anchor at night is a bully who can barely get through the A block without stumbling all over herself. If you want this market, I’d do WCIA.
Read MoreRacial Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment
Oh my! Where do I even start? First, if you’re thinking about working here please run the other direction (and fast). You will not get a sense of comradely from the main anchors. You will not be supported by your news director and you will not do the job you think you’re coming there to do. I can’t even begin to describe how unorganized this newsroom is on top of the fact that most of the staff is straight out of college, the cameras and tripods are heavier then any I’ve experienced. I understand that this is a tough industry and we have to take what we can get sometimes but if you are not straight out of college, trust me - you can do better then this place. I’ll end this with saying the main female anchor at night is a bully who can barely get through the A block without stumbling all over herself. If you want this market, I’d do WCIA.
The control room folks have a history of being nasty. So, if you are an incoming anchor, that’s something to be aware of.
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You can tell everyone is burnt out and tired of being micromanaged.
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You can tell everyone is burnt out and tired of being micromanaged.
The ND will tell you moral is high, but I saw the complete opposite during my time there. You could tell without them saying anything reporters, photographers and producers were discouraged all the time. One went as for to say, “what’s the point, it’s going to be wrong no matter what” - yikes. If someone called in sick or used vacation the station wasn’t prepared. I saw reporters and photogs fill in as producers. It made me reevaluate my career path, but luckily I interned at another station and that made me feel better about the industry.
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