Levi's Internship in Dallas

       As for Levi's internship at a Dallas TV station...HE LOVES IT!!!!!!! He one of 14 interns out of 160 applicants. 

       He has been assigned a mentor" named David (a reporter in his late 20's, married with one 7-year-old child).  He said that this mentor has quite a reputation with his writing skills. Levi knows he will learn so much from David this summer and was glad he got teamed up with him.

       Some interns will be working only 2 days where Levi offered to work 4.  His schedule is Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.- 6:00pm. He may also work a weekend or two as the opportunity arises. On top of this is a 45 minute drive to and from Dallas each day.

       His first day was spent mainly with orientation things and tours of the station and BELO. This is the company that owns this station and The Dallas Morning Newspaper. It’s a huge company overall! (Quite a contrast to the small station here in Harrisonburg, VA, where Levi is also doing an internship.) The interns where introduced to a few of the anchors and CEO's of WFAA. He came home about 6:45 p.m. exhausted, yet very excited. 

       The second day, he started with the daily 9:00 a.m. meeting where stories are discussed and assigned. He and his mentor sat down and talked for about 30 minutes about each other and Levi's goals. 

Notice the beard is gone (YAY!) and he wears a suit and tie to work each day.

       Levi and David, along with a cameraman, then left on their first story. It won't be aired until next week. It is a follow-up story on the death of a motorcyclist that died last year. The grandfather was interviewed at the grave site. Apparently his grandson was in a group of motorcycle gamesters that do daredevil stunts on the highways late at night. He raised his grandson because his mother was a druggie. Levi said that this man is very rich here in Dallas and want to make a statement to others so he invited David out to do a follow-up. 

       He ended his day watching the producers and anchors get ready for the 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. news. Once again he was tired yet very happy as to how his day went.

Don't you agree that he looks better without the beard?  And the red shirt is so cheerful!