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By
Rekha Sharma
Students
auditioning for on-air positions at TV-2 News this semester
faced a critical -- and experienced -- audience.
The members
of the TV-2 executive board watched each try-out from the
control room, trying to decide how to whittle down the list
of more than 85 candidates to about 50.
The board,
which is made up of TV-2 student veterans and a faculty adviser,
rated students on a scale of one to five on their articulation,
professionalism, personality and overall quality, General
Manager Keith Potoczak explained.
"Personality
is probably one of the biggest ones we grade on," said
Potoczak, a senior broadcast news major. "I know a lot
of it has to do with nervousness, but a lot of people just
sit there and dryly read the story. You really need people
to have energy when they read the story. Whether it be a really
positive news story or a sad or bad news story, you have to
use your emotions either way."
Krista
Gesaman, news director and senior broadcast news major, agreed
that the ratings were important factors in deciding who would
earn positions on the fall semester news staff. But she said
the board members tried to be lenient and understanding with
inexperienced or nervous students who showed potential for
improvement.
"We
all get along and have a good time," she said of the
TV-2 staff. "We try to help each other out, so we can
get to that next level."
Gary Hanson,
faculty adviser for TV-2, said the try-out process gives students
on the board an opportunity to evaluate talent in a short
time, an important skill for future news managers.
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TV-2
executive board members explain criteria for selection to
some 85 students who tried out for staff positions. Photo
by Sarah McCrory.
He said
students often think it's unfair that professional broadcast
organizations will look at audition tapes for only a few seconds.
But he said during the try-outs, the students on the board
surprised themselves with their own ability to make quick
judgments.
"Their
instincts were pretty good," Hanson said. "They
really understand that after about 15 to 30 seconds, they
have a pretty good impression of what that person's talent
is at that time.
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