end of day 1

Last Updated on October 29, 2009 by askcbiorg

Alright. So day one is done.  Great start to the rest of the weekend.  The seminars were interesting.  The session about 100 promotions ideas was AWESOME!  Even as he was talking I got a few ideas that branched off of what he said.  I can’t wait to get home and share some ideas with the rest of the radio station!  Dunk the DJ sounded cool and pie the DJ.  I am a DJ and I would join in both since I think it would be so much fun.  I actually did a pie in the face before and it was very successful so some of you may want to try it out too.  I’m hoping that we will.

I also went to the general seminar at 3:30 in the ballroom of the convention center.  It was nice to hear that even though the economy is not the best right now, there is a possibility we may not be as “in trouble” job wise as we all may think.  He made a good point; we are all going to be fresh out of college, whether it be in may or in 4 years from now, and we will be desperate to take anything we can get pretty much.  Employers are going to be looking for cheap labor and we pretty much got a neon sign hanging around our neck saying “pick me”.  I am a senior now and I am willing to take what I can get, anywhere.  This session gave me a little bit of hope.

Now onto the really fun event (not that the others weren’t great).  This one was a chance to relax, hang out, and meet people.  That is exactly what I did.  I met Devin from right here in Austin, Grey from Idaho and Alex from Michigan.  Great ideas from each person.  We all got the chance to sit down and talk about what we do as a station or a newspaper, listen to music and just relax.  the difference between each situation in the schools is almost amusing.  The stress on different areas is amazing.  Also, hearing about the transitions that are being made combining all the mediums just like what was talked about in the sessions.  For example, making the newspaper website more of a reporting job when someone goes out and records and reports on events.  I just thought it was very interesting to hear about how stations and newspapers are adapting to the transition from print to more Internet based reporting.

Stay tuned for more on tomorrows happenings!  Good night!