So I have been applying and sending resumes out to news stations here in Columbus and Atlanta for a while, and last week, I had an interview with ABC 6 News www.wsyx6.com and I got the position!
It's like even though I mailed in my information, I didn't get my breakthrough until I actually called the station and then the intern coordinator, Laura Tucker, said she did receive my cover letter and resume and would like for me to come in to talk to her about what I want to do at ABC for the summer.
This request really didn't sound like it would be an actual interview, she made it seem like it was just a talk so at first so I had no idea what to wear. Should I put on a full suit for this news conversation or wear a middle-ground khaki and button-up shirt type deal? I ended up going with the suit after my family kept telling me that I should show up to the station with my absolute best because after all TV News is all about what you see.

So I show up to the ABC 6 station right at 4:00pm for my interview when I didn't even leave my room until 3:46, and you know that is really pushing it with traffic and since I didn't know exactly where it was at. I brought my 2 sets of Mapquest directions (one with the shortest route and the other with the street way) and thankfully made it there on time. Of course I should have managed my time better, but it was like every Buckeye TV person was calling me for help all throughout the day so I had to help them to a degree and clearly lost track of time.
But it's so nice that The Ohio State campus is kind of in the center of everything and you can basically get anywhere important within 15 minutes on a good day.

Ms. Tucker was cool and inviting, and it basically wasn't an interview at all. She asked me some general questions about where I go to school and what year I was, and then I filled out a form, and she asked me what time I wanted to start this Summer. She took me on a tour of the station, gave me her card, and that was it.
Conveniently, one of my best friends is currently the ABC 6 intern so I got to talk to her for a bit while I was there.
Now, I've got my big chance, my foot in the door, and have my 1st internship ever!!!