This week at Sports56 my mentor, John Hardin asked the other interns and myself to book this week’s guests for the show. He told us what type of guests he wanted, but did not give us any names or contact information. He left everything up to us.
Since the NBA draft was this week, I thought it was a good idea to try to book an NBA analyst. I aimed high and tried to book an NBA analyst for ESPN. I contacted ESPN’s media email hoping to get someone, but with low expectations. This was the first time I tried anything like this, so I did not expect much.
Within a couple of hours, they responded and gave me three potential guests to use. I sent them our schedule and we were able to schedule Amin Elhassan to discuss the draft.
This was by far my favorite task at the internship. Not only do I feel like I can continue to help bring in great guests for the show, but now my mentor trusts that I can help them in this aspect. These small tasks and opportunities will help me learn how to do this on a consistent level, if I am ever the lead producer at a radio station. It also is great practice in tracking down sources for writing too. Overall I really enjoyed this aspect of radio.
Since the NBA draft was this week, I thought it was a good idea to try to book an NBA analyst. I aimed high and tried to book an NBA analyst for ESPN. I contacted ESPN’s media email hoping to get someone, but with low expectations. This was the first time I tried anything like this, so I did not expect much.
Within a couple of hours, they responded and gave me three potential guests to use. I sent them our schedule and we were able to schedule Amin Elhassan to discuss the draft.
This was by far my favorite task at the internship. Not only do I feel like I can continue to help bring in great guests for the show, but now my mentor trusts that I can help them in this aspect. These small tasks and opportunities will help me learn how to do this on a consistent level, if I am ever the lead producer at a radio station. It also is great practice in tracking down sources for writing too. Overall I really enjoyed this aspect of radio.