ABC 27 WHTM-TV Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 2012, I got the chance to intern at the ABC affiliate in Harrisburg where I shadowed meteorologists Ryan Coyle, Brett Thackara, and Eric Finkenbinder. I learned so much about the new WSI TruVu Max graphics system, putting together my own weather graphic from scratch, producing a live broadcast on the 24/7 weather channel the station owned and practiced in front of the green screen, which prepared me for the Intern Newscast at the end of the summer. I even was able to participate in a school visit.
My daily responsibilities also included:
My daily responsibilities also included:
- Producing graphics using WSI TruVu Max
- Researching Tropical Storm Lee for an upcoming feature
- Producing a live :30 and 1:30 weather segment for the 24/7 ABC-27 Weather Channel
- Looking up climate data
- Updating the website's forecast discussion and ticker
WTAJ-TV 10 Altoona, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 2011, I got the chance to intern at WTAJ News in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was the summer between my sophomore and junior year at Penn State, and knew it would be a great opportunity to experience the daily operations of a newstation. I interned for Joe Murgo, who has had 20 years of experience in the field. My daily schedule included:
- Participating in a forecast discussion
- Updating the weather graphics using Cinema Live
- Writing a forecast discussion for the website
- Updating the website's forecast graphics and temperatures
- Creating my own "Wild Weather" page where I showcased recent eye-witness YouTube videos of outrageous weather
- Uploading my own story for the Weather Blog
- Researching heat waves and climate data for Pennsylvania
- Practicing in front of the green screen
- Watching the daily operations of how a news cast is organized and performed
