OMN Alumni Podcast
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At Orange Media Network, amazing students come through our doors every day, where they join the student newspaper, TV station, radio station, magazines, creative design and marketing teams.
On the OMN Alumni Podcast, we talk to people who started their journeys at Oregon State University and OMN. We learn about their time at OMN, what they're up to now, and the things they learned along..
OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
Kat Dykstra of Heart Creative is our guest for the season one finale! Kat shares the secrets of making food look spectacular on-camera without resorting to fakeness, so the beautiful food you see is actually what you get! In the second half, we talk about her experience producing Locals Live, making hard decisions with bands, what she learned about being a leader.
See more of Heart Creative at https://heartcreative.co ..read more
OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
KTVZ News Director and KBVR-TV alumnus Cathy Marshall joins me on the podcast this week. In this episode, she shares her approach to mentoring younger reporters, the changing face of local TV news, and being willing to hire people with no previous TV experience ..read more
OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
We're back for season 3 with a great episode for aspiring journalists. Pacific NW Magazine Editor Bill Reader talks with me about how it takes bravery to be a reporter. You've got to face your fear to ask the coach questions postgame, or develop a relationship with a source, or to be critical of people you cover. His experience covering sports for the Daily Barometer, Gazette-Times, Seattle Times, and now running Pacific NW Magazine has taught him valuable lessons about being a good journalist. It's a must-listen for young reporters.
Read more of Bill's work at Pacific NW Magazine.
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4M ago
Polly Lisicak joins me on this episode and immediately proves she should replace me as host of the podcast. After talking about her work as Video Production Director at "Feel Good, Human," Polly opens up about a tough time when she was a student at OMN, sharing what she learned about vulnerability and persevering through adversity. This was an emotional conversation for us as we both talk about growth, mistakes, setting your boundaries and challenging yourself.
Check out more of Feel Good, Human at https://feelgoodhuman.media/
Watch the short film "Another Day" at https://vimeo.com/388654291
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4M ago
We get meta this week on the podcast as I talk about podcasts with Sean Fox. Sean owns SF Productions, a podcast production business based on Los Angeles. In this episode we talk about what makes a good podcast and how he was inspired by his time in college radio at KBVR-FM. After the break, I debut a new game as I pitch a random podcast idea and Sean helps me develop it into a better show. This was a fun episode and I'm happy I got to reconnect with Sean.
Connect with Sean and develop your own podcast at sfpodcasts.com
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OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
Flexibility is the name of the game right now, especially when it comes to covering high school sports during COVID. Sports reporter Brian Rathbone of the Bulletin in Central Oregon tells us this week how he prepares to cover games that might be cancelled last minute and how he adjusts his sports coverage. Later, he talks about his time as the sports editor of the Daily Barometer at OSU, covering Beaver sports, and some of his favorite memories.
Read more of Brian's sports coverage at The Bulletin
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OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
Sean Bassinger of Fuel Medical Group talks about transferring journalism skills into other kinds of media work, the challenges facing local newsrooms and the need for mentors for young journalists ..read more
OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
We're back for Season 2 and talking with Anna Weeks, anchor and nightside executive producer for KOBI NBC 5 in Medford, Ore. Anna and I chat about covering wildfires in her neighborhood, moving from a reporter to leading other reporters, and avoiding being run over by a football team. Learn more about how Anna got her start in TV news by grabbing every opportunity available in college, and her advice on building connections to help your own career.
Follow Anna on Twitter @anna_weeks
To learn more about Orange Media Network visit orangemedianetwork.com ..read more
OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
Roman Battaglia is the political reporter for Delaware Public Media, and a former station manager for KBVR-FM. In this episode, Roman talks about adjusting to living on the east coast, building credible sources among politicians, and striving to improve his skills amid the day-to-day work of covering state government.
Follow Roman on Twitter at @romanbatt
See more of Roman's work at https://www.delawarepublic.org/people/roman-battaglia ..read more
OMN Alumni Podcast
4M ago
Former Prism Editor-in-Chief Darryl Oliver takes me behind the scenes of the book publishing world, where he is an editorial assistant at Penguin Random House. We talk a lot about books in this one: reading them, editing them, and debating whether Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys were better detectives. Darryl also shares how he got involved with Prism Art & Literary Journal while at OMN ..read more