Bre'Anna Tinsley '14
My favorite GVSU memory is during a bake sale held for GVTV in the Kirkhof Center, another GVTV member and I held a free hugs campaign. I made a best friend that day and we still speak daily almost 10 years later.
Journalism, Broadcasting, and Digital Media Career Guide
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Consider joining the Communication and the Arts Career Community or any other Career Community you are interested in!
Past Internship Sites:
- The Holland Sentinel
- Townsquare Media
- Local Spins
- Cumulus Broadcasting
- Fox Sports Radio
- City of Grand Rapids
- HealthWest
- Wood TV 8
- Michigan Game Night
- The Black Sheep
Where Alumni Have Landed
- New Producer– WXYZ-TV Detroit
- Member Communications Specialist – Haworth
- Show Editor & Photographer – FOX 17 Grand Rapids
- Mentorship Program Manager – University of Michigan
- Money Movement Specialist – TIAA
- Morning News Anchor – WOOD TV8 Grand Rapids
- Mortgage Banker– Quicken Loans
- Sports Reporter – MLive Media Group
- News Director– Synergy Broadcasting
- Storyteller/Content Strategist – DDM Marketing & Communication
- Audio Engineer – Kinnon Entertainment
- Account Executive – United Wholesale Mortgage
- Director of Digital Marketing – YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
- Residence Life Coordinator – Grand Valley State University
- Sports Information Director – Hope College
- Media Relations Consultant – Spectrum Health
- Associate Professor – Ferris State University
- Page Designer– The Holland Sentinel
- Director – Print Lab at Advance Local
- Senior Digital Marketing Specialist– Priority Health
Spotlights
Mary Pritchard '10
My best GVSU memories are working at TOP (telephone outreach program) in the basement of the alumni house! I made the greatest group of friends while calling alumni to share updates and news on the university, and I still keep in touch with many of them.
Sanda Vazgec '17
The friends I made my freshman year are still my friends 10 years later! I met the best people at GVSU and I am so grateful for those connections.
Student Organizations to Consider
- Grand Valley Television
- Lanthorn
- WCKS The Whale Student Radio
- Writers’ Club
- Organization for Professional Writers
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
- Toastmasters
- Stand-Up Comedy Club
- Subject to Change (Improv Comedy Team)
- Anchored in Poetry
Study Abroad Programs
"I am grateful to journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world"
-- Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalism, writer, and novelist
Develop some of these technical and professional competencies to be successful:
- Ability to quickly connect with people
- News-gathering and reporting skills
- Technical skills in photography, video, and digital media
- Interviewing
- Time management skills to work on deadline
- Directing and producing
- Storytelling
- Excellent writing skills
Graduate & Professional Programs
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