8 weeks and Counting

My internships have been very enjoyable. I have had to go beyond and really come out of my comfort zone in order to produce the work needed. I am doing a combination of three internships. I work with Pink Alliance, which a PR firm that Savina Billups my classmate has started. I also intern at 90.5 on the Love Lounge show, and lastly I am the Florida A&M liaison for Aaron Arnold an alum of Journalism school. I typically work every day. Tuesday and Thursday I am at 90.5 planning out the show and helping with production. I probably work anywhere from 2-3 hours every day trying to get a deadline met.
I am enjoying my internship. I am very fascinated by the entertainment industry, having these internships allows me the opportunity to experience that world. This week I accomplished a project for Aaron Arnold. He wanted to participate in our “Grads Are Back” Colloquium during Homecoming. Aaron is a great speaker he is also a recipient of the 40 under 40 awards. I emailed Professor Ritchie and lobbied on behalf of Mr. Arnold. The end result was Professor Ritchie contacting him to be a part of the panel. The only thing I would probably try to change about my internships is the chance to do more writing. I know that as a PR practitioner we have to constantly write, I wish that I could get more experience in that area.
I have gained a client for Pink Alliance. That was one of my original goals when I became an intern for the company. I have brought on Aaron Arnold and I am also in the works of trying to plan a press junket for student media at FAMU, for the 40 under 40 awards. I think that I am meeting my initial goals that I set out to do with all of my many projects. I really am thankful for the opportunity that I have with all the projects because like I said previously it is really giving me the opportunity to do some kind of work in the industry that I’m interested in.