Are you one of the many May journalism grad still looking for a job?  If so, KTUL-Tulsa news director Carlton Houston’s 10 ways to win a job in TV news is must-read column for you. His list does include some no-brainers like using formal language vs. “texting” your emails and other correspondence, but here are three of his best tips: It’s Not Just Television Anymore: Writing skills are critical in the digital age.  To develop these skills you have to be an avid reader and writer.  Expect a writing test – under deadline – if you get the interview. If You Want The Job, Say So: Expressing enthusiasm for the job can go a long way.  Would you hire someone who seemed bored or disinterested? Always assume there is another strong candidate competing with you for the same gig. Carry A Notebook And Printed Copies Of Your Resume: At our station, the interview process involves multiple meetings.  Having your resume stored on your smart phone is great… but not for someone who only has five minutes to meet you during their busy day.  Be prepared. And here are three things to add to the list: Know the news of day.  […]

I didn’t know a whole bunch about women’s softball prior to my trip to Oklahoma City, OK.  After ten days of shooting for ESPN I was practically breathing it.  That’s what happens when something like softball dictates your life for a week and a half. I was ESPN’s ENG guy for the series, shooting on […]

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Poor Jack Furtling-Titmuss. A British chap who couldn’t fight so he picked up a BBC camera instead of a gun to follow His Majesty’s forces into battle against the Japanese in World War Two. Jack may have been a civilian, but he too had to endure the same hell the soldier had to endured. His […]

Set the “Way Back” machine to the 1960’s. At that time there were many TV programs that a young fellow like me loved because they took you away to a world so alien, so fantastic that they became the stuff of dreams. Flipper, Sea Hunt are just two examp…

Set the “Way Back” machine to the 1960’s. At that time there were many TV programs that a young fellow like me loved because they took you away to a world so alien, so fantastic that they became the stuff of dreams. Flipper, Sea Hunt are just two examp…