When I first got into this program everybody told me that I wasn’t getting into radio, radio was an extremely hard business to get into that none of the interns that they had here before the internship of a couple of weeks is nothing compared to what you can get through Jim’s Career Connections which is a hands on day after day.  Al my mentor calling me up and bugging me everyday to come in and do work. That’s the kind of program that’s needs to be done and I think that that’s what is going to come out on top. These communication schools aren’t, they are just not going to work because I have seen too many people that I know have gone to these schools and they are working at waiters because they can’t get a job on radio. They don’t know anybody.  I guess the only reason I got this job here is because I knew the program director, I knew people in the business and when they were looking for somebody to hire I was right there in their face. I was already interning at the radio station. I knew the ins and outs of what was going on here and if it wasn’t for Jim I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you today. I wouldn’t have the job of producing the number one morning show in the market. Its awesome opportunity and for my first job in radio I am better off than some people that went to school and they have been doing this for 5 or 10 years.

Howie Eisenhower - Radio Connection Student   PLAY VIDEO

I guess I have been doing this for about almost a year now having the morning show.  I am pretty proud of that. I am the number one show. I am more than happy I dialed that number to Jim. Career Connection helped me in my career, has given me a career a new career that I never thought I would ever have and I guess I can thank them only by setting the standard and giving them the biggest promotion job I can ever do. My seniors were there, happier students I know about their most successful, I am sure they have a lot more successful students because of the internship program that they have.

Julio - Radio Connection Student   PLAY VIDEO






My name is Lila Walker and I am already a broadcaster. I grew up working on dairy farm which I worked on 12 years. I always dreamed of getting into radio but I never thought that I would have the opportunity to find the answers and the rise of the cost of college situation these days. I heard about Career Connection through an ad in the newspaper. I answered the ad even though I was very skeptical. Career Connection hooked me up with a radio station of my choice which was Hot Country 104.  I trained there under the direction of the News Director Jeff Edwards using the curriculum that career connection sent me for 5 months. At the end of the training I was hired to work afternoons on 601 AM station while working weekend overnights on the 6000 watt FM station. I worked there for 9 months before I answered an ad in Radio and Records for a 6000 watt FM station working afternoons at WUCZ in Carthridge Tennessee. I applied for the position and got it. 


Lila Walker - Radio Connection Student    PLAY VIDEO

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