I’ve told you before that I love my job. I know not everyone does, and I know how lucky I am. My job in public media has taken me from the steps of the state capitol and into the farm fields of central Pennsylvania. I’ve appeared at events dressed as WordGirl and on live television ...
Last Saturday we visited 2 of 19 farms that participated in the Central PA Farm Tour. We met a sixth generation farmer who showed us how apples are pressed into cider and blended into butter, and we learned from an organic farmer how to properly trellis tomatoes and keep away the deer. I also talked ...
It’s a blessing that my professional life is so closely connected to my personal interests. But it’s also exhausting. By day I manage the online presence of a public broadcasting station. I promote local TV and radio programs and community events. I develop and edit content and write scripts. I produce faculty interviews and educational ...
I’ve never been a morning person. In high school, I rolled out of bed, jumped in the shower, pulled my hair into a ponytail, and grabbed a Pop-Tart on my way out the door and into homeroom. In college, I scheduled my classes after 10am — with the exception of an 8am Psych class during ...
How involved are you with agriculture? Most people will say not much, unless they’ve planted a seed or milked a cow or raised a chicken. Truth is that we’re involved with agriculture every day of our lives. We all eat food, right? Which means we should all be concerned with where it comes from. This ...
Now that our invitations are in the hands of our guests, it’s safe to post pictures without ruining the surprise! Let me start from the beginning. This contraption arrived on my doorstep a few months ago: It’s called a Gocco, and it’s a compact screen printer made in Japan. It’s all the rage among DIY ...
Five days in the nation’s capital — time for work and time for play! I arrived in DC with a crew of five on Wednesday afternoon. It took us about four hours to set up three cameras, two half racks, one boom, one spider, one scan converter, and six mics in the conference room of ...
To date my blog has been mostly personal. I’m a storyteller at heart, and I write about what’s going on in my life: wedding planning, traveling, food, etc. But I have more to share. I just returned from Atlanta where I attended the IMA Public Media Conference. I learned about the future of public media: ...
Last week I had the pleasure of accompanying a colleague — a WPSU radio producer — to Bellefonte to capture a beautiful tradition. Since the Civil War, local soldiers have marched to Bellefonte’s train station before deployment. Although the train is no longer in operation, the National Guard unit made the historic march before leaving ...
On average, we spend 40 hours per week at work. The location of our work depends on the type of work we do. It supports our job functions and often reflects our personalities. Beginning in June 2004 — just one month after I graduated from college and one month before I made my first rent ...