Main Responsibilities of a Journalist at ABC 10News KGTV
Ava's role at ABC 10News KGTV is multifaceted, encompassing reporting ("I come to work every day with a pitch"), producing ("I choose what stories we are going to be airing"), and even filling in on weather segments ("doing live hits"). This variety keeps the work interesting, with Ava writing and editing stories, managing the newscast flow down to the second, and contributing across different broadcast times.
Journalism, Broadcast News, Video Production, Storytelling, Time Management
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Ava Kershner
Journalist
ABC 10News KGTV
Cal Poly, Cuesta College, Hancock College, Cal State Northridge
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Creative Writing, Journalism
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Communication and Marketing
Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Ava's role involves pitching and executing news stories, including setting up interviews, writing scripts, and recording/editing video packages.
2. As a producer, she sequences the newscast, writes stories not assigned to reporters, and manages show timing and cues.
3. Ava also fills in as a weather reporter, providing live forecasts during multiple newscasts throughout the day, showcasing her versatility within the newsroom environment.
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
Basically, I have multiple positions that I fill in on. When I'm reporting, my main responsibility is to come to work every day with a pitch. If that pitch gets chosen, I go ahead and do that story.
I set up the interviews, I report, and I write it all. If I'm by myself, usually after I write it, I record my voice saying my story, and then I edit it all together into a video story.
If I'm producing, I start stacking the flow of the show. This means I choose what stories we are going to be airing in our six o'clock newscast. Any story that is not a reporter story is one that I write.
So, for stories about guest prices or the first day of school, I'm writing those. Since it's usually a half-hour broadcast, I write all the stories and make sure all the reporter stories get in the show correctly. Then, I go into the producer booth during the actual show and time it all down to the second, because time is very important.
I also give weather their time cues. I also fill in on weather a lot. When I do that, I get my forecast ready, and then it's doing live hits in the 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 11:00 PM shows.
So, a lot of different jobs, they all entail very different things every day. But I like mixing it up a lot, so that's really good for me.
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