Former Alumni Serve as Guests at Annual Media Day
Matthew Caston
Issue date: 5/4/09 Section: News
There was a Q and A forum after the session. When asked what was their proudest moments in their career, the panelists were quick to answer. Klein's proudest moment was helping MPB convert to HD and being over 8 radio and TV stations. For Crisler, it was three-fold. Attaining a job at WLBT as a junior at Alcorn, creating and founding the award wining show "Mid-Day Mississippi," and becoming the senior public relations lead of a fortune 500 company were among Crisler's proudest moments. Frierson's proudest moment was having the Brick Award named in her honor.
The second session, "Obtaining a Successful Media Career," was paneled by Latoya Hentz and Senior Broadcast Journalism major Jeremy Nelson, in addition to Crisler and Kathy Times. Crisler advised students to "do [their] homework." He also told students to "look professional" and that the key to gaining employment with a company is to do "research, research, research."
When asked what was the most memorable moment of their careers, the professionals were eager to answer. Crisler's most memorable moment was having the cast of Good Times on his radio show, "Mid-Day Mississippi." Times' most memorable moment was winning an Emmy for her investigative piece on racial profiling in Alabama.
After the second rap session, lunch was served in the Gold Room of the Clinton Bristow Dinning Hall. Mike Ingalls, News Director at Fox 40 in Jackson, Miss., spoke to the students about making a path in the media field during uncertain times. To set themselves apart from their competition, Ingalls told students to "do more than the people sitting next to [them]." Ingalls presented three things students could do to get a job: 1. fight for positions and to "find a niche," 2. Go to graduate school, and 3. Keep in contact with everyone you meet in the field.
De'Andrea Byrd, a senior at Port Gibson High School and daughter of Dr. Byrd, said she enjoyed the Media Day sessions and the luncheon. She aspires to be a lawyer. At the advice of her mother, she will major in Mass Communications and get a law degree. She says that this will help in her diction and speech.
The second session, "Obtaining a Successful Media Career," was paneled by Latoya Hentz and Senior Broadcast Journalism major Jeremy Nelson, in addition to Crisler and Kathy Times. Crisler advised students to "do [their] homework." He also told students to "look professional" and that the key to gaining employment with a company is to do "research, research, research."
When asked what was the most memorable moment of their careers, the professionals were eager to answer. Crisler's most memorable moment was having the cast of Good Times on his radio show, "Mid-Day Mississippi." Times' most memorable moment was winning an Emmy for her investigative piece on racial profiling in Alabama.
After the second rap session, lunch was served in the Gold Room of the Clinton Bristow Dinning Hall. Mike Ingalls, News Director at Fox 40 in Jackson, Miss., spoke to the students about making a path in the media field during uncertain times. To set themselves apart from their competition, Ingalls told students to "do more than the people sitting next to [them]." Ingalls presented three things students could do to get a job: 1. fight for positions and to "find a niche," 2. Go to graduate school, and 3. Keep in contact with everyone you meet in the field.
De'Andrea Byrd, a senior at Port Gibson High School and daughter of Dr. Byrd, said she enjoyed the Media Day sessions and the luncheon. She aspires to be a lawyer. At the advice of her mother, she will major in Mass Communications and get a law degree. She says that this will help in her diction and speech.
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