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Issue #41 – Job Opportunities & Student Successes
by L. Swift and Jeff McQ
Radio/Broadcast Connection student Travis Harker of Houston, TX got a great career boost recently when mentor and professional sports announcer Jim Daniels (NBC Sports Radio) flew into Houston to meet with him personally, so he could (as Jim put it) “get him aligned with the right people.”
“We lined up a tour of several stations in town, and Travis and I got the royal treatment,” says Jim.
The pair started at CBS Radio Houston (which operates six stations in the area), then went over to Yahoo Sports Radio Houston, an affiliate of ESPN. “We got to lay down tracks at both facilities, and they even let us take over the production studio long enough to do a sports talk segment on college football as it relates to Texas,” Jim says.
While in the field with his mentor, Travis got the opportunity to interview with Ryan McCredden, program director of Sports Radio 610 CBS. Ryan was very welcoming and offered Travis some critical insight into the best way to get into radio, as well as discussed some of the opportunities and requirements involved in working for CBS Radio. “It was great, really,” says Travis of the experience. “I can’t say enough about it if I’m honest to God.”
Tim’s father, Doug Harker, also got to meet up with the pair for lunch, and shared his own impressions with RRFC about the experience. “Our experience with Jim in Texas could not have gone better,” he says. “What a great guy to do something like that – speaks volumes about your program and its supporters.”
Why would a radio pro like Jim Daniels make the trip to Houston to help one Radio/Broadcast Connection student? Jim feels in light of Travis’ progress in the program, it was a natural choice. “Travis and I have been working together for most of the year, so it was an easy call to fly in and put in some extra work to get him aligned with the right people,” he says. “Travis is now on track to complete the course by year’s end!”
The ultimate goal of our program is for you to get paid work for yourself—but that doesn’t mean we don’t step in whenever we can. As Travis has discovered firsthand, a mentor can become a powerful ally in the business—someone who not only shows you the ropes, but also helps make the introductions for you. It’s one of the most important reasons why RRFC uses this approach to teach all our students! Jim Daniels saw the passion in Travis Harker and literally went the extra mile for him—a trip this national on-air host thought was very worthwhile.
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