WCHS

I would have stayed at the station if there was more of an opportunity to advance into a full time weather position. My chief has been at the station for about 15 years and the morning met has been there for 6 and neither plan on leaving. Having said that the weather team is awesome to work with and will gladly cover each others shift. The chief will handle your schedule so it makes it easy when it comes to doing more weather. The news director was good at managing the day to day flow of the newsroom. The assistant ND had been a reporter at the station for several years and takes time to help out new reporters but can be pretty tough on them. Assignment editors were very good with helping with story ideas and the newsroom as a whole is very connected to everything going on in the community. The photographers are all solid and easy to work with. The day side producers are also solid and will work with reporters to get creative with stories for their shows. The morning team is extremely solid when it comes to working as a unit. The night side producers are very easy going. The main anchors have all been at the station for several years and have a firm grasp on the news of the day. There are some big egos with a few of the older reporters but it's easy to ignore the newsroom drama. If you are willing to work with the producers and news directors on your stories than you will have an easy time. Being the number two station we pushed hard to overtake the legacy and that meant thinking outside the box. The news director loves new ideas and will give anything a shot if you pitch it well enough. If you want to cover crime stories this is the station for you. The assistant news director puts a heavy priority on crime stories and the Charleston PD is fantastic when it comes to giving out info and getting perp walks. Overall I would rate my experience at WCHS as very positive.