Anchor's Outlook

Well after looking through my notes and refreshing my brain of the conversation we had with news anchors Bruce Haertl, Chris Frye and Jim Kobbe, I suddenly remembered just how motivating that conversation was, which was not at all.

It seemed like the main conversation with the anchors was about how the broadcast industry has gone no where but down hill and has become “watered down” over the years. I don’t know about anyone else but nothing about Thursday’s meeting made me want to run to the nearest news station and try to get a job.

The uplifting conversation started with announcing what brought on the down fall of broadcast. They mentioned that when the banks took over the industry a lot of mismanagement started happening and multiple bad decisions were made. They mentioned that news is no longer thoughtful, its just firing things out there for people to listen to. Someone even mentioned that news has changed over the years but it has most definitely not changed for the better.

The most uplifting person in the conversation was Chris. He just got into the business and he has had a passion for broadcast since he was young so he seems to love his job and enjoy his opportunities. It would be interesting to see how he still feels about his job later in life after he has been there as long as Bruce and Jim. Maybe he will be part of the generation that changes the outlook of the industry, but if not then broadcast may not last much longer.