A great Resume Tape when you only Anchor

Oct 4th 2007, 07:18 PM

I am working as the 10PM Anchor is a 120's market.where I produce and anchor my own show but do no reporting..
My question is..how do you put together a great resume tape when all you have is anchoring clips..and no reporting.
I am looking to be an anchor at my next job too but wouldn't mind doing occasional stories as well.
I have numerous great reporting clips from my last job that I could combine on my new tape but, would that look weird? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

overthehill · Oct 5th 2007, 06:37 AM

If your goal is to be an anchor, quit fretting so much. Put together an anchor tape, with anchoring excerpts.

Many stations will ask for a complete RECENT newscast, rather than excerpts that you selectively chose.

I would suggest that your tape have some examples of how you handle breaking, unscripted anchoring. How you handle yourself in unscripted situations.

good luck

weatherdood · Oct 5th 2007, 04:49 PM

Novel idea...how about going out on a few stories, and report!

ISTHISTHINGON? · Oct 5th 2007, 04:54 PM

I would ask the ND to let you do some reporting. Granted he may think you're looking for another job...but that's what I did. Boss knew I was looking, so it didn't matter and he got an extra reporter out of it. Maybe come in on the weekends and volunteer to report.

Fake Post · Oct 5th 2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by Anchor_27:
I am working as the 10PM Anchor is a 120's market.where I produce and anchor my own show but do no reporting..
My question is..how do you put together a great resume tape when all you have is anchoring clips..and no reporting.
I am looking to be an anchor at my next job too but wouldn't mind doing occasional stories as well.
I have numerous great reporting clips from my last job that I could combine on my new tape but, would that look weird? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Do what a fellow anchor did at one of my shops...

Take a story that I enterprised, shot and wrote, re-track it, throw in a reporter cutaway of her, reshoot the standup and pass it off as your own story. This may not be ethical, but come on, it's only tv news.

Worked for her.

we'reinblack · Oct 6th 2007, 12:33 PM

actually this is a tough one....if you are producing and keeping all the balls in the air/running the newsroom, heading out to report can equal disaster for your newscast that night.
If no one cares, trade jobs with one of the reporters once a month, not during book. They will like the anchor shot, and you get to report without creating problems.

RoyMcAvoy · Oct 6th 2007, 06:50 PM

I'm with you. I think it would be difficult to put a tape together.

I anchor 15 newscasts a week, all the evening ones. That means that, during breaking news, I'm on the desk playing traffic cop/host/on-air "sorter-outer"...not actually covering the stories.

When I do report, I have to squeeze in my interviews around the 5/6/11 schedule. So I don't get the full six hours to interview four different people/perspectives/log tapes/cut audio/start editing and crank out a high-quality piece. I usually get 40 minutes, tops, to pull it off.

I would tread very carefully. If you're coming in on Saturdays to do a story, people will talk about it. Also, in market 120, are there any "Saturday stories" that can help you take the next step? Just something to think about.

NewsMom · Oct 8th 2007, 09:26 AM

Hey, Roy, what are you talking about, when you question the caliber of "Saturday" stories???

This is the first I've heard that the quality of journalism depends on the day of the week.

Roy Hobbs · Oct 9th 2007, 05:22 PM

It's a Saturday Story when you package "The Wacky Bailiff from Night Court" hosting the Evansville World of Wheels show.

Oct 5th 2007, 04:54 PM	#4
ISTHISTHINGON? "Livin' B-e-a-utiful" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The MOMMY-DADDY Button Posts: 5,617	I would ask the ND to let you do some reporting. Granted he may think you're looking for another job...but that's what I did. Boss knew I was looking, so it didn't matter and he got an extra reporter out of it. Maybe come in on the weekends and volunteer to report. __________________ " I quit the band, now I just play with myself "

Oct 6th 2007, 06:50 PM	#7
RoyMcAvoy Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,593	I'm with you. I think it would be difficult to put a tape together. I anchor 15 newscasts a week, all the evening ones. That means that, during breaking news, I'm on the desk playing traffic cop/host/on-air "sorter-outer"...not actually covering the stories. When I do report, I have to squeeze in my interviews around the 5/6/11 schedule. So I don't get the full six hours to interview four different people/perspectives/log tapes/cut audio/start editing and crank out a high-quality piece. I usually get 40 minutes, tops, to pull it off. I would tread very carefully. If you're coming in on Saturdays to do a story, people will talk about it. Also, in market 120, are there any "Saturday stories" that can help you take the next step? Just something to think about. __________________ "I don't need no cure from this sweet love hangover!" - D. Ross

Oct 8th 2007, 09:26 AM	#8
NewsMom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The East Coast Posts: 633	Hey, Roy, what are you talking about, when you question the caliber of "Saturday" stories??? This is the first I've heard that the quality of journalism depends on the day of the week. __________________ \"If your mother says she loves you, check it out.\" A.A. Dornfeld, City News Bureau of Chicago

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Oct 4th 2007, 07:18 PM	#1
Anchor_27 Guest Posts: n/a	I am working as the 10PM Anchor is a 120's market.where I produce and anchor my own show but do no reporting.. My question is..how do you put together a great resume tape when all you have is anchoring clips..and no reporting. I am looking to be an anchor at my next job too but wouldn't mind doing occasional stories as well. I have numerous great reporting clips from my last job that I could combine on my new tape but, would that look weird? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Oct 5th 2007, 06:37 AM	#2
overthehill Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Middle America Posts: 1,571	If your goal is to be an anchor, quit fretting so much. Put together an anchor tape, with anchoring excerpts. Many stations will ask for a complete RECENT newscast, rather than excerpts that you selectively chose. I would suggest that your tape have some examples of how you handle breaking, unscripted anchoring. How you handle yourself in unscripted situations. good luck

Oct 5th 2007, 04:49 PM	#3
weatherdood Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,572	Novel idea...how about going out on a few stories, and report!

Oct 6th 2007, 12:33 PM	#6
we'reinblack Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: north by north Posts: 97	actually this is a tough one....if you are producing and keeping all the balls in the air/running the newsroom, heading out to report can equal disaster for your newscast that night. If no one cares, trade jobs with one of the reporters once a month, not during book. They will like the anchor shot, and you get to report without creating problems.

Oct 9th 2007, 05:22 PM	#9
Roy Hobbs Open Line Effete Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Between Gil, The Thrill and Kurtis, Bill Posts: 22,303	It's a Saturday Story when you package "The Wacky Bailiff from Night Court" hosting the Evansville World of Wheels show.