Newscast Producer/Writer Training, 1819 L St., NW, Washington, DC
 

Hands-on training through each step of preparing a newscast; if you’re a veteran, making your newscast better.  Instruction in the basics and finer points of writing; critiquing your tapes and writing samples; giving you writing assignments. You will train on newroom software and in a control room. 

Skills Developed:

  • Managing your time as you produce a newscast
  • Stacking stories effectively
  • Using graphics, B roll and sound bites intelligently
  • Writing compelling copy
  • Communicating effectively with anchors, producers, and news directors
  • Developing strategies to manage on air “melt-downs” in the control room

 

2012 Dates, Saturdays:

  • February 25, taught by APTV producer Noel Waghorn and TNC president Herb Brubaker
  • May 5
  • July 14
  • September 22
  • December 1

Fee: $499 per person, $449 each for groups of three or more

Questions? Contact Herb Brubaker at 301-340-6160, or hmbrubaker@televisionnewscenter.org.

Other Trainers: CBS producer Scott McCrary, WUSA-TV newscast producer Sharon Lyons, WUSA-TV producer Jay Mishkin, Newschannel 8 Washington, DC executive producer Karen Brown; WCNC-TV Charlotte, NC assistant news director Charlie Norton

Note: The training may be deductible.  Consult your tax adviser.

 

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