Landing an internship in broadcast journalism and making the most of it with Sara Welch '90 Reporter at KTLA

How We Got Here - Career Stories - A podcast by Jonathan Torrey

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In this short clip, Sara talks about how she landed an internship in college at WCAX, a local news station. It wasn’t only landing the job that set her on a path toward becoming a reporter in Michigan, Connecticut and eventually Los Angeles, but what she did when she got there. Sara’s story is interesting because she was a Political Science major, but her internship and early career experiences were effectively like a grad school for her, teaching her the skills to make it in broadcast journalism. You’ll learn valuable lessons about how to make the most of your internship and other career positions. Enjoy!