I know this post has died off, but..... I'm one of the ones leaving.
To answer the original post. Yes there are 2 open positions at KTUL. As stated in other posts, Dre left to be Asst. Chief at FOX in Minneapolis. I am leaving to take a job closer back home. This has been the “Big†plan since I started working in this bisuness.
I grew up in Chicago. With that being said, here is my take. Before I moved to Tulsa, I knew nothing about it. Heck I thought thimble weeds blowing through the streets downtown were common. I was looking to take the next step and knew I had to move away from the Chicago area. Trust me when I say, Tulsa wasn’t even on the radar. I knew someone that work at KTUL. He knew I was looking to make my next move, but Tulsa? The only reason why I took the job was because it seemed like a great place to learn. They send someone every year to the NPPA workshop as a shoot & edit. They have a mentior program. If you wanted to learn they were there for you. This was the main reason why I took the job. Ok they had a sat truck, chopper, take home gear, truck (Tahoe), travel, full light kit and a buttload of support gear. I just got a copy of my check-in list at it’s 4 pages!!! Plus plenty of overtime if wanted
I’ve always said that if your looking for a place to grow, KTUL is a great place. This was always a stepping stone. I took advantage of what KTUL had to offer. The people are great. The Photog staff look out for each other. I was able to get help when I asked or when I didn’t. If you want to learn, the Chief, (Bobby Farquhar) will do what ever he can. He’s drop what he is doing to help me out. The rest of the staff will also.
I encourage anyone looking to take the next step to check out KTUL. I know too many friends that take the first job that come their way to get out of a bad situation. Then they end up in something worst. I was able to take my time to find the job that I wanted. I picked one market and one station that I wanted to work for in the entire nation. I was in a good place and was in no rush to leave.
If you can get over the fact that it’s “Tulsa†It’s a great place to work. The city itself surprised me. Cheap cost of living. I bought a nice three bedroom 2 bath 2 car garage house in a nice area for under 90k. Hell you can build a house here for 100k. I encourage anyone to send a tape.
The people really do look out for each other at KTUL. I’m sure some of the guys remember this; I was there about a year. I don’t remember the situation but I know I was putting in a lot of hours and was switching schedules. It change a couple of times. I thought I was off but I was supposed to be working. So here I am doing the things I need to do on my day off, running around town. I left my cell and pager at home. When I come home I have a 5 messages on my home phone, my cell is blinking and my pager was beeping. O crap something’s going on at work, must be spot news. I check the messages and pages. They all say “call in, where are you, are you ok.†I called in say hello they ask if I’m “ok? do I need any helpâ€. I have no clue what was going on. The desk yelled. “He‘s on the phone, He’s OK!“ They acted as if I died. I asked what’s up. They told me that I worked today. O Crap!!!! They called everywhere thinking I must have been in an accident since I wasn’t at work.. They had people calling the PD. Sent a producer to my apt. ect.. They stopped short of doing a cut-in. So here I am thinking I’m in deep doo do. The Asst ND gets on the phone and the first thing he said was Thank God your ok. Told him I thought I was off. He laughed and shortly became the butt-end of some jokes. They asked when I thought I worked, told them and they said ok, see you when you come back. This is when I knew this place really does care about each other.
OK OK OK, enough chatting, send a tape, you won’t be sorry
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