Interning as an Engineering Asst.
My title at work is an Engineering Assistant, but I really do a little of everything. My supervisor is Joe Seibert, he’s cool because I didn’t know anything when I started. My co-worker is Albert Swope who is a classmate of mine. He pretty much taught me everything I know. So far I’ve helped rewire the news production room where they make all of the news announcements. I never really realized how much work actually goes into making radio broadcasts. I even learned how to use tools to make audio cables. At first I’d always forget something, so I’d have to start over, but once you get the hang of it it’s pretty easy. Now I also know what tools are what, lol. I learn something new everyday which is pretty fun. The funnest part I would say is when you wire something together, and it actually works when you turn it on :). Another fun part for me was when I got to help out in the News Department and I got to be on the radio. It’s kinda weird hearing yourself on the radio, but I like it. Once I also got to help out with the famous Birthday Line, it was harder then I thought, because you cant goof around. And it was hard to keep myself from giggling. It’s been fun learning new things and doing different things, but I’m not sure I’m into being a broadcast engineer or whatever, its alot of time consuming work, and you have to do everything precise. And I mess tihings up alot, or forget things so it would be pretty hard for me to do, But if your into that kind of work I would recommend it to you because I had fun doing it.
