The Aftermath

You have half a year. Half a year? That’s it? What the heck happened to my college life? Here I stand, only days away from finishing up my second to last semester in college and I wonder, where did the time go? I’ve spent the past semester swamped with reporting, IT projects, theater performances, and all this talk about the future of journalism. Now, it’s coming to a close with one final go around in the spring.

Yesterday, I interviewed two women who don’t have enough to give their children much of anything for Christmas. Thanks to the Voluntary Action Center in Columbia, they have piles of gifts to put under the tree. Stories like these are what keeps me going in this business and this world. The rest of our newscast was filled with a story about a police officer scandal, a man charged with pornography charges and yet again, MU is discussing more tuition hikes. And there was my beautiful, sweet tale about volunteers giving their time and money to families less fortunate than some.

I have “blossomed” as Sarah Hill, our KOMU 8 News at Five Anchor/Reporter, put it this semester and throughout the years. I knew I’d get better but I have to say I’m quite proud of myself for getting this far without giving up or losing my mind, quite frankly.

My camera and interviewing skills are miles better. Not to mention how much more comfortable and cool I am on-air. I finally decided to give myself the goal to memorize my six live report since I have the five and the recap to work on it. It felt exhilarating to be free without paper and to just let it flow. My live shots are a heck of a lot better that way. I can only go forth and keep on improving.

Here's my latest story at KOMU: The Best Gift is Giving