Final Moments With Sports Marketing Intern Jason

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Jason

It is a shock that the internship is in its last few weeks. It seems like I started yesterday, but with a lot of work completed. This internship has greatly changed my perspective of working in the sports industry, for the better. There was never a day I came in thinking it was going to be a bad day or woke up not wanting to go in to work. Every day provided a new experience that I will be able to take with me wherever I go on in life.

The highlight of the last few weeks, and maybe even the entire internship would have to be working the NFL Draft. It was an experience that I will not soon forget. It was electric, from working with great people to interacting with some very enthusiastic fans. Radio City was packed everyday and I even got a chance to see them filming a movie in Radio City during the draft. It’s going to be very odd to not step through the doors of the McGraw Hill building everyday for work when the internship is over. I’ve grown used to my schedule and met a lot of great people along the way. I hope I have the opportunity to come back to SiriusXM one day because it has been the time of my life and an experience I will never forget.

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Final Moments With Interactive Intern Mark

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Mark Hulser 2

I can’t believe that it is pretty much over. My time here at SiriusXM, is just about over and boy did time fly. It really felt as if I was going to be here forever, due to the fact I felt just like a regular employee. I did not see myself as an intern while here as time went on. Of course in those first few weeks, I felt like an intern because I was not in the groove and still was adjusting.

Being able to know some of the basics here at SiriusXM by heart shows how much I have learned while I’ve been here. Being able to assist with YouTube and Soundcloud with very little guidance towards the end showed how much I have come along since the first day I arrived. I gained so much knowledge not just on the journalism aspect or the technological aspect, but the communication aspect.

For a while, I had a very hard time in terms of communication because I have never liked to speak up. Though, finally about a month ago, I decided I needed my voice heard, so I started to voice my opinions and pitch ideas in a very respectful way and I can tell it was much appreciated. It was a lot better than me tweedling my thumbs.

My favorite moment here at SiriusXM is a tough one to choose, since I had a lot of great moments, but one that definitely stands out was when I was able to sit in the war room during the NFL draft and help out the sports department with anything they needed during the draft. (Also, calling out in the war room that the Raiders would trade their pick 20 minutes before they did made me look good!)

I’m pretty bummed that my time is up here especially after how much I have enjoyed everything. I will remember this internship as one of the best times of my life and I would like to thank my mentors and everyone else who supported me and helped me along the way!

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Final Moments With The Catholic Channel Intern Beth-Anne

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Beth-Anne Waytowich

This last month has been very busy. The host of the show, Father Dave, along with the assistant producer, Brett, were in Rome for two weeks for the Papal Conclave. When Fr. Dave returned, Brett was on vacation for 2 weeks. When Brett returned our executive producer, Robyn Gould, left that Friday. It was a very intense few weeks and at times it was hard to figure out what I should be doing and what exactly needed to be done.

Robyn’s last two shows were great experiences. There were two live bands that performed and we got to use the Fishbowl, which was awesome. I got to see the extreme detail that goes into having live music played on air, having guests in on time and making everything work together and on schedule. It was also really great to answer the phones on Robyn’s last night because I got to hear first hand how much she has impacted the listeners and how much the listeners feel like they knew her and at the same time, were losing a friend.

The Busted Halo show has very dedicated listeners. People have listened to the show for years and it is great to hear that first hand. I feel since Robyn has left, there is something different about the show. Robyn brought this motherly almost protective feel that is now gone but Brett is now the producer and he brings humor and sensitivity to the show in a new refreshing way. It will be fascinating to see how the show is shaped in the future with Brett as the producer.

I have experienced more at The Busted Halo show than I thought I would. I got to see live music on the air, I was introduced to new artists, I saw first hand a transition of one producer to another and I met really great people. I have learned a lot here and I hope that I can use the experiences and put them to good use. Interning at SiriusXM, I feel like I have gained real world experience and am so glad I got the opportunity.     

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Final Moments With Music Programming Intern Lauren

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Lauren Horneck

I can’t believe I have entered the final weeks of my internship. The time has just seemed to have flown by so fast! The amount of things I have learned this semester have been unbelievable! Building on my skills from last time, I’ve learned how to run a board during Cousin Brucie’s show, load voice tracks better for the 70s on 7 channel, edit interviews with Adobe Audition for immediate airing and a lot of other amazing things that help drive the music programming department. Now that this is over I’m going to focus on my next number one goal: getting a job here!! 

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Final Moments With BPM Intern Lucy

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Lucy Florez

Things have only gotten better as I’ve spent more time at SiriusXM. I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many cool artists and to bond with my bosses and the other interns. I’m in love with my job here and it has made me appreciate music so much more than I had before.

To be able to learn about different programs and do special projects as an intern is so much fun. When I pass through the offices it’s as if I’m apart of a family. My bosses are some of the most talented and hilarious people I have ever met and I couldn’t have asked to be surrounded by better people. 

Some would think that after a long day at school, it would be tiring to go to work but I feel so much happier when I head to SiriusXM. It’s the best part of my week. I’ve got to meet so many cool people, famous or not, and I’ve grown so much as a person and intellectually that it makes me so sad that I only have 3 weeks left here.

Interning at SiriusXM is like being apart of a big, crazy, talented family and I have grown so fond of the people I work with. Meeting Zedd, Krewella, Fall Out Boy and so many others is just the cherry on top. I have never felt so accepted and loved at any job I have had in the past. I am so happy that I ended up applying and getting this internship.

I can’t believe it is almost the end and I will probably shed a tear when I say goodbye to everyone at the end of May but there’s no doubt in my mind that I’ll apply to be an intern again. I am so blessed to be able to have this opportunity and I can’t wait to see what these last couple of weeks will bring!

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Final Moments With Latin Public Relations Intern Josephine

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Josephine Liz_Final Pic

With only two weeks left of the spring semester, I am not looking forward to leaving the SiriusXM team in May.  I am going to miss everyone here in the office: my mentors, the staff, outside photographers and all my fellow interns.  I can honestly say that I have learned so much from everyone that I have worked with in the past two weeks.

Never in a million years did I think that I would be interning for such a prominent company working with such experienced professionals and be given the chance to meet celebrities and public figures from all walks of life.  I am going to especially miss coming up the elevators and knowing that I am at home at SiriusXM once the elevators door open and the tunes of the day are heard everywhere in the lobby.  I don’t think I can emphasize enough to future interns on how interning at SiriusXM is incomparable to any other internship opportunity.

SiriusXM has opened the doors for me in the entertainment industry and thanks to them I have decided to continue my career in this industry after graduation.  Before my internship, I was a senior public relations major stressing about being undecided about what industry I wanted to work in after graduation.  But being able to walk in to work loving what I did everyday has made me certain that I wish to continue to grow and learn among professionals like my mentors at SiriusXM.

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Final Moments With SiriusXM Electro Intern Evan

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Evan

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been assigned to create what we call a “third party playlist” for all of the sets we broadcasted on UMF Radio. This has been a long and tedious task and both my bosses understand this when they assigned it to me. They also knew that this is a very important assignment since this is how the label pays the artists. For this reason, I feel like my hard work has given me more responsibilities.

The last thing we have going on is the start of the Electric Daisy Carnival. EDC is coming to New York in two weeks and the preparations to broadcast the event live is approaching.

As my internship here draws to a close, I look back on all of the things I have done since I came here back in January. I’ve prepared for Ultra Music Festival, I learned about sales and programming of a station. I also met Krewella, Danny Deniz Koyu, Danny Avila, dBerrie, Mikael Weermets, Zedd, Paul Oakenfold, Gina Turner, Armin van Buuren and many more DJ’s. I don’t want to leave yet since there is so much more I still want to learn, but I know that I’ll be coming back one day…this time hopefully as a full time employee.

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Final Moments With Jam_ON Intern Chloe

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Cassens, Chloe

I must admit that, a couple of weeks ago, as I was updating my resume to include my time here at Jam_ON, I was a bit overwhelmed; what I’ve been doing here has now become so routine to me (as is to be expected after some 15 weeks), it reminded me that this kind of internship is simply not normal. The internship program’s tagline is “get experience, not coffee,” and it couldn’t be more accurate.

This semester wasn’t easy. Unlike many of the other interns, I am still a full time student, and also unlike many of the interns, I am finishing only my first year of college. Balancing 20 hours at SiriusXM with a full academic workload meant for a lot of long nights, but of course it was all worth it.

I’ll confess, when I applied for an internship, I applied for a different department entirely, and when Bonnie in HR told me that the position she had was at Jam_ON, my first thought was “okay, but I don’t really like Phish.” I still don’t, but mentor Ari has given me enough new music to make me more of a jam fan. Some of my friends and family have started to make fun of me for becoming more of a hippie, but that’s their problem.

This has been a fabulous learning experience and I would recommend it to anyone that’s thinking about working in the music industry 100%! Jam on everybody.

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Final Thoughts With The Opie & Anthony Show Intern David

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Nikityn, David

As my time at SiriusXM comes to a close, I can look back and say that I learned a lot by interning here. I got a chance to observe professionals at work and got some first hand experience into what constitutes a professional radio program. By learning some basics of operating the board as well as what goes into high quality production pieces, I have a better understanding of the internal workings of The Opie & Anthony Show and SiriusXM. I’m glad I got the opportunity to intern here as it has been a beneficial experience.

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Final Moments With Comedy Intern Brad

May 6th, 2013 No Comments
Brad Dalius

As my internship at SiriusXM comes to a close, I can’t thank the people in the Comedy Department enough for all the help that they’ve given me throughout my internship over the past few months.  I’ve had some great experiences in meeting several guest comedians that have come into the studio for interviews and then watching our hosts interact and chat with those guests on the air.  I’ve also learned so many different editing and programming skills that have allowed me to become more familiar with the radio industry as a whole.  I have no doubt that the skills I’ve acquired throughout my internship will help me in future radio internships down the road.  With SiriusXM Radio being my first internship, I feel that this experience has really set me on a good path in the radio industry, and I hope to continue to build off of this experience in the months and years to come.  I also want to personally thank my mentor for all of his help throughout my internship and his continued support of everything I’ve been able to accomplish as an intern here at SiriusXM.  I’ve enjoyed every second of it.

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