Twenty weeks of training one on one with a real life professional radio broadcaster. Anything I needed I could ask both Alex and Craig. Tuition is affordable compared to many other schools.

I am very new to this Career. I was totally a Virgin to this World.. Now I am learning things that are so essential in this Pandemic and World changing time. I am so proud that my Mentor Alex was there for me the entire journey. He made sure that I did not drop off or kept my interest at heart. He heard my vision and was glad, maybe even honored, to help me. Help is here for people to make a difference in their life. I am so happy that I finally made that leap of faith and Jumped right IN!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!! Now I am off to the next phase!!

My mentor has been great. I am learning to become relaxed and conversational and not sound like a robot recording. One trick my mentor taught me was to put up a calendar with my favorite radio hosts on the wall of my studio to remind me to talk like I’m talking to a person.

The course materials were good. I learned alot from the course and from my mentor.

This past week I helped edit and produce a segment for the night show. I researched fun facts for tourist stops along the way that got used on the radio. Its fun doing research projects and learning about the production process of the radio shows.

I had to reschedule a job interview from monday to Tuesday per their request. They ended up having me come on Tuesday and when I arrived I was told that the interviewer was scheduled for meetings all day. This organization has shown a lack of professionalism and communication skills. I could not begin to imagine being a student here with this lack of conviction. I completely wasted time and money coming to an interview to only be told to go home.

My mentor says I’m improving a lot. I’m working on speaking slower when we record commercials and having better diction. I’m really excited about the work we’re doing.

This week I recorded ten Public Service Announcements. I also recorded a weather report. Working with my mentor Sean Tyszler has been an eye opening experience.

I just got to run the show by myself. J Boogie, my mentor, went out of town and he left me in charge of the show. I made a playlist, took caller requests, and answered questions on air. It was great.

When I was growing up my favorite radio DJ was Lonn David. Radio Connection not only has gotten me into radio, but enabled me to hook up with Lonn and have him as a guest on my first podcast.

Since being in the Radio Connection I’ve started really taking my announcing career more seriously. I’ve been interviewing WNBA athletes for my YouTube channel and I’ve even livestremed some of my interviews.

I got to go to a real radio station for the first time, the other day. My mentor took me to Mix 93.3. I learned so much just from being in a real radio environment. I didn’t realize how many radio interviews were pre-recorded. It’s crazy!