Could YOU write YOUR OWN obituary NOW....?!

I was given an assignment by professor Chambers to write my obituary. As bizarre as this assignment sounds, I too was taken aback by the specific content required. I do not look very highly upon death, and thinking about how I want to die created a difficult task for me. I began with brainstorming about what it is in life I want to accomplish, and where I want to travel and explore in my life time.
The experience forced me to soul search and come to grips with my amitions and potential. I can say that this assignment opened up my eyes to the harsh realities I am faced with. I want my life to effect others in a positive way and leave a honorable legacy behind for my children to look up to. Basically, I learned a lot about myself.

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Wes Hohenstein: Chief Meteorologist

Wes Hohenstein is a talented individual who has an interesting career story. Freshman year of college in St. Louis Wes started out as a science major hoping to become a doctor, quickly he realized his lack of passion for that major and focused his ambitions on what really made him happy, television. He dedided not to let his knowledge of science and math go to waste, but rather to use it and become a meteorologist. He worked hard and landed an internship at NBC in St. Louis that became the most important experience of his life. Through that internship he was able to study under others that were excelling in what he desired to persue, and was also able to use that experience as the basis of his career. Time moved on and so did he, he was fortunate enough to land jobs in Utah, Houston, and most recently in North Carolina. He works at NBC 17 as their Chief Meteorologist.
He spoke about the new DTV transition that we as a nation are about to under go. This transition is from analog to digital. Analog will soon be used by the government for emergency services only. Televisions with antenas will need convertors by June 12 in order to maintain services. Wes gave us the inside scoop on how this digital transfer will use our tax dollars to fund, and put billions of dollars into the hands of our government. The communications industry is havig to make changes to support this digital transfer. Digital is just a different way to bring a signal, and we are being forced to make this change.
Wes was very informative, and well spoken. He had the charm of a personable meteorologist and the education and experience to support it all. I gained knowledge about issues I desperately needed to know about.

CapStrat experience

Tiffany Lawrence and Louise Warenda, two very well spoken employees of CapStrat, spoke with my Media and Society class about the communications business and CapStrat's own opportunities. These two talent scout and office managers both had alot to say about the communications industry and the many different job opportunities that it provides. I wasn't aware of the many public relations and human resources jobs that are available in different fields that would still allow me to use my knowledge of mass communications. Mrs. Warenda suggested that we delve into agency work first because it is fast pase and will give a wide variety of task that can help us to narrow down our interest. Tiffany Lawrence, talent scout manager, provided information about internships that CapStrat offers. I was intrested to hear that neither Lawrence nor Warenda majored in communications during college, but were still able to find fulfilling jobs in this field with CapStrat. They stressed the need to be able to write well, communicate verbally with ease, and have determination. I learned a lot from these speakers and was inspired to go after what I want.

Students reaching students: Erica McRae

Erica McRae, a NCCU student, was a guest speaker in Mr. Chambers Mass Communications and Society class on January 30th. She spoke very highly of Mr. Chambers and his willingness and ability to assist us as students in creating a career in the Mass Communications filed. Her words were that of encouragement and inspiration to all the students in the class. She has worked her way from the bottom and is making a name for herself in this very competetive field. She made it clear that hard work and creating your own opportunities was something that we as aspiring media advocates should look upon very highly. I was inspired to see another African American female making moves and letting nothing stop her from accomplishing her goals. She is doing what I hope to delve into myself, and hearing her speak was eye opening.


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