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We are a variety of working professionals offering advice, resources, and a social community aimed at helping people interested in starting a career in broadcasting. This site is packed full of free, useful information covering topics from broadcast journalism to social media, radio and online broadcasting. Check here each week for fresh new posts by our contributors.

Breaking into Broadcasting is not a job placement program or talent agency. It is a collection of industry professionals – sharing tips of the trade to help you get started.

Our Contributors:

George K. Howell

Founder | Editor
Breaking into Broadcasting

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I am a television journalist & the Founder/Editor of the Breaking into Broadcasting Project. I work as a Correspondent for CNN in the Atlanta Bureau covering news in the southeast region of the United States. (read more…)

Haley Cihock

Co-Founder | Contributor

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I am a broadcast news producer with more than a decade of experience producing newscasts in all day parts. I’ve worked them all – morning, mid-day, evening, late evening. They all come with their individual stresses and benefits. And I found my personal recipe for success is working harder at balancing those pros and cons, rather than focusing all on one or the other. (read more…)

Krista Homiak

Online Media Content Distribution Specialist
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I don’t know about you, but these days there is an overload of information available at our fingertips. To keep up with technology is as almost as easy as finding a needle in a haystack. I find myself on a day-to-day basis chasing down what’s next. The fast-paced world of new media keeps my heart pumping and my mind continually excited by the latest prospects. (read more...)

The Anonymous News Director

Mid-Market News Director
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The Anonymous News Director prefers not to go by his or her real name, but the contributions this person provides to Breaking into Broadcasting give great insight into the mind of a news manager. This News Director has worked in small, medium, and large news markets in the United States. Look for posts from this contributor covering a wide range of topics to help you get hired.

Michael Shane Gordon

Photojournalist
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Born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, I began working at a television station a teenager. Soon after, I  moved my television photojournalism/editing career to Austin, Texas where I was eventually promoted to shoot a weekly, investigative segment. I then had the opportunity to “dig deeper” into stories as well as challenge myself with long form segments at higher production values. (…read more)

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