I didn’t have a particular investment in either team in the Super Bowl, but I was rooting just a bit for the Seahawks to take home the rings. Mostly because I allowed myself to join the criticism bandwagon in regard to “deflate-gate.” But that last-minute interception sealed the fate that was likely meant to be.
I had a last-minute interception of my own. It didn’t redirect my life to a different fate, but kept it on 
course when I was about to CHOOSE a redirection. Just as I was starting to lose my faith in the journalism industry, I found radio. I’m new to KLIF and WBAP and will use my first blog to report the good people at the station group are truly lucky to have discovered me. HA! I like to jest. The truth is, I’m grateful to be surrounded by these noted journalists and to once again, have some creative control over a show. I never knew this medium was so freeing and full of possibility. Sure, I had a news segment on our campus radio station in college that I enjoyed, but I had my young, saucer-sized eyes on the lure and glam of TV. Oh, if only I knew then what I know now. I targeted that part of the industry and even got a job producing my own morning show. Let me just say this: small market TV for a girl who’s willing to learn everything about the process is FUN. Large market TV, I found out later, is a story for another blog.
So, having settled in the Dallas area, market #5 for the news biz, I CHOSE the move to the AM airwaves and it was the smartest move I ever made. It’s opened my eyes to a new world – having fun with sound and spending time on facts, rather than editing video and making graphics, is liberating. Telling a story with only words to provide the illustration keeps a journalist in check. It also takes talent and skill and I couldn’t love it more.
If something is happening while I’m off the clock and out in the world, it’s easy to grab my pocket mic and get the story. Then I get to go into a world of shiny bright buttons and software to put it all together in a beautiful presentation. My co-workers and managers are pleasant, friendly, and easy to deal with. Besides, you really can’t beat the fact that my day ends just as my supervisor’s is getting started.
So, watch out North Texas. Kristin has intercepted your AM dial. And that’s ok because my voice is only slightly annoying.
Kristin Thrower