News changes in the blink of an eye, and with that, you have to be flexible and go with the flow. Sarah Crandall knows this firsthand as the web and associate news producer for WECT TV6 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Although she had planned on a traditional print career, Sarah reached out to a local broadcast news station after graduation and landed a TV and web production gig. She now handles everything from creating content for the station and its 14(!) hyperlocal websites to fine-tuning scripts before airtime. As Sarah points out, “In news, things rarely go according to plan.” In addition to laserlike accuracy and good grammar, working in news requires a calm demeanor and flexibility. Above all, she says, “Don’t freak out!”