Internship Assessment

     At the halfway mark, my internship with Wired 96.5 and 92.5 XTU is going extremely well!  It is even better than what I had expected.  While it is hard some weekends fitting in the required number of weekend events, other weekends are easy, and I am able to compensate by signing up for more weekend events.  The events are generally fun, and it often does not even feel like work.  I have worked various events, from bars to pet stores, to expos at the Philadelphia Convention Center to handing out fliers at West Chester University.  I did not imagine that these events would be fun to work, while at the same time meeting the requirements for my internship.  Additionally, I have met some incredible people at my events, and often times, on the way to our events many people honk at us while we are in the Wired or XTU vehicles.

     I have received many benefits from this internship.  Aside from meeting numerous people who work for the station, I have learned a lot about my self, and my career that I will be beginning in a few short months.  I have discovered that I do love working in radio, however when looking at it long-term, I do not feel that this lifestyle is for me.  I use the word lifestyle, because for many people working with the stations, it really is more than just a job.  The employees who work full-time, work in the office Monday through Friday 9am-5pm, then they work events with the station on the weekends.  Those who work part-time work weekend events, and go to school full-time.  While I very much enjoy working with the radio stations, the schedule is crazy, and not something I could see myself working for a long period of time, because I prefer a more structured lifestyle.  More than that, the Street Teamers have been amazing to me.  They have taught me numerous things, that I believe will help me excel in the future.  I must attribute much of my successes at the station to the Street Teamers sharing their knowledge with me, and the other interns.

     The only way I believe I could improve my internship would be to work harder at picking up more events.  This proves difficult with the various events and activities I am involved in on campus, however as the semester continues to wind down, more and more free time will be made available, hopefully allowing me to pick up more events.

     I hope I can gain as much as possible from my internship in these last few weeks!

Hours Worked:

Wednesday:    9:30am-2:30pm (event)

                       2:30pm-3:30pm (office)