This weekend I'm going to be so busy!!!!
Tomorrow I have my first radio show. I am co-hosting with a classmate. Because we aren't in the big broadcasting class (and it's our first time doing radio), we are doing format, which means we just play music that corresponds with a color wheel that is in the studio. However, we have to do PSA's, News, etc. I don't know if we have to have a script or what, but I'm just going to bring my laptop and what not, so I can look up news and weather. Really, my co-host (I get to say co-host!) and I should have talked more indepth about what we want to do, but whatever. I don't think many people are going to be listening to us. We have the 11am-1pm time slot.
After that I'm going to be stuck reading a ton of stuff, trying to come up with ideas for two story memos, studying for tests that are a couple of weeks away (see, I'm avoiding procrastination), then reading more stuff and trying to outline a few essays. I've been keeping up with all of my classes except for reporting for mass media...well, I'm still sort of ahead of the game. I just am having problems coming up with news ideas. We have to write a query letter soon for a publication that we are interested in sending a story to. However, I haven't found a publication that I want to send something to nor have I gotten an idea (well two ideas) that is easy for me to tackle, yet deals with young adults everywhere. I was thinking about doing a story on "quarterlife crisis," but I don't know how I would approach it or who would want to hear about it. Any ideas, guys?
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From my experience and from what I read quarterlife this period during your transitioning from being a teen to being an adult (18-29 age bracket) where you are trying to establish yourself in the world. Sometimes the uncertainty of the future feels overwhelming. If you are in college, you're wondering if what you studying is the right thing. What happens after you graduate? Will you have a good job straight out of the gate? You have a lot of questions about your future and sometimes you can start to stress about it or become depressed about it. That's the crisis part.
As for radio. I love it! I really do, especially our Saturday radio show. We really have fun with it. Like yesterday, I was reading this story about an 83 year old who beat up the mugger who was trying to take her purse. I did this impression of an old woman as I was reading her quotes, which is something that I wouldn't normally do, but I feel really comfortable with it. We got a lot of calls asking for me to do the voice again. I'm thinking about doing radio again next year.