Table of Contents

Title Page

What to Expect from this Book

Section I: TV News Basics

Chapter 1: The Basics
Chapter 2: Does Size Really Matter?
Chapter 3: Salary Expectations

Section II: Education for the Job Market

Chapter 4: Selecting a College Program
Chapter 5: Internships

Section III: Getting the First Job

Chapter 6: A Killer Resume Tape
Chapter 7: Get a Foot inn the Door
Chapter 8: Creating a Niche
Chapter 9: The Voice Factor
Chapter 10: Hitting the Road
Chapter 11: Networking Face-to-Face
Chapter 12: The Off-Road Approach
Chapter 13: Finding Openings
Chapter 14: The Interview
Chapter 15: The Contract
Chapter 16: Do You Need an Agent?

Section IV: Now You’re a Reporter

Chapter 17: Approaching the First Job
Chapter 18: Enterprising Stories
Chapter 19: Being a Pit Bull
Chapter 20: Becoming an Investigator
Chapter 21: Writing
Chapter 22: Producing a Great Package
Chapter 23: Great Standups
Chapter 24: Kick-Butt Live Shots
Chapter 25: Shooting Your Stories
Chapter 26: Dressing the Part
Chapter 27: Delivering on Time
Chapter 28: Severe Weather Coverage
Chapter 29: Tough Situations
Chapter 30: Ethics
Chapter 31: Never Stop Learning
Chapter 32: Technical Stuff
Chapter 33: The Mindset of a Great Reporter
Chapter 34: Get a Life

Section V: Bitten by the Anchor Bug

Chapter 35: An Anchor’s Job
Chapter 36: The Rules of Cross Talk
Chapter 37: Logistics
Chapter 38: Leaving Your Ego at the Door
Chapter 39: Appearance

Section VI: The Producing Option

Chapter 40: Life as a Producer
Chapter 41: The Producer Personality
Chapter 42: The Opportunity
Chapter 43: Preparation for Producing

Section VII: The Assignment Desk

Chapter 44: Life on the Desk
Section VIII: A Career in Weather
Chapter 45: Everyone is Watching the Weather
Chapter 46: Weather Logistics
Chapter 47: Getting Qualified in Weather
Chapter 48: Breaking into Weather Without a Degree
Chapter 49: Change in the Wind
Chapter 50: Weather Internships
Chapter 51: What Makes a Good Weathercast
Chapter 52: Severe Weather Coverage
Chapter 53: Be Flexible about the Job
Chapter 54: Pushing the Weather Envelope
Chapter 55: A Weather Resume Tape
Chapter 56: Getting Started in Weather
Chapter 57: A Weather Person’s Role

Section IX: A Career in Sports

Chapter 58: The Odds Toughen
Chapter 59: Sports Internships
Chapter 60: Covering Local Sports
Chapter 61: Anchoring Sports
Chapter 62: Play-by-Play
Chapter 63: How Sports Can Open Other Doors
Chapter 64: A Sports Gender Gap?
Chapter 65: Sports Resume Tape
Chapter 66: The Search in Sports

Section X: Non-Traditional Routes into the Business

Chapter 67: The Transition from Print to Broadcast
Chapter 68: Getting Started in the Military
Chapter 69: Lawyers on TV
Chapter 70: Medical Professionals Turned Reporter

Section XI: A Little Bit About How the Business Works

Chapter 71: Thinking Like a News Director
Chapter 72: A Ratings Primer

Section XII (Special Bonus Section): A Look at Some of
the Nation’s Best Journalism Programs

Chapter 73: Undergraduate Programs
Chapter 74: Graduate Programs

Section XIII: Some Final Thoughts

Chapter 75: Conclusion
Glossary
Links Mentioned in this Book
Acknowledgements
About the Author