Blog Post 9

When taking an internship at KJR sports radio, I did consider the fact that one day I may want to work in a radio station similar to that of KJR. So I thought this internship would give me a good idea of what it was like in this work environment. I already know though that if I was to work at a radio station in the future, my place would not be in promotions. It is evident to me that my writing skills would not find any good use in the promotions branch of radio. Though almost everything else about promotions I enjoy, and would otherwise want to possibly pursue as a careers in the near future. The all around vibe I get in the promotions department is a very collaborative one, rather than competitive. Everyone is working together in some way, and we are all a team really. Even if I am just making phone calls, I know that probably three other interns are doing the same, all so that all the prizes won can be filed and picked up in an orderly faction. Many times I have teamed up with other interns to tackle larger projects. I remember one time a fellow intern and I had to do extensive research into the top college prospects for the NFL. By combining our mutual knowledge of football, we were able to successfully work together and finish the project quickly and produce quality work. This feeling of collaboration is something I really admire about KJR promotions. In addition, everyone seems to get along with their co-workers at KJR really well. It seems that most the people who work their have befriended their co workers, no matter how high or low they were in the chain of command. As an unpaid intern, probably the bottom of the food chain, I received the same respect as an executive would. This have the office a very relaxed and friendly vibe that I have really enjoyed. As far as the relationship between customers and staff I found mixed results. Most of the communication between the two is over the phone, and while on the phone all of the workers sounded very friendly, though occasionally once the phone was hung up they would give their very honest opinion about the customer they just talked with, and when I say honest I mean they would let the office know they didn’t like the person they just talked to. I think because making calls is 90% of what they do in the promotions department, the workers are naturally tired of it, and are more easily set off by a rude, or unintelligent customer. This did bother me a little bit, but for the most part the workers were very genuine to the customers. So I couldn’t really see myself working in the promotions department of a radio station in the future, but really only because I can’t use my communication skills. Almost everything else about sounds appealing to me.