Community News Reporting
DATES: Tuesday July 21, 28 August 4 & Thu July 23, 30, August 6; TIMES: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
This training workshop gives you the skills to be a community news reporter. How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop culminates in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.
Last two classes will take place at the WPEB Studios.
INSTRUCTOR: Heshimu Jaramogi anchors the morning news on WURD-AM and is also a correspondent for the American Urban Radio Network. He formerly was a news anchor, producer and public affairs program host for Clear Channel Radio. His career in radio spans 25 years. He has worked as a reporter at WDAS AM & FM, WPEN, and WCAU. Jaramogi hosted public affairs programs on WHYY, WPEN, and WUSL. He is President of Jaramogi Communications, a media relation company and publisher of The Neighborhood Leader newspaper.