By Dominique Jackson CT Visionary
On Nov. 23, the CT Visionary Newspaper staff and journalism classes visited the WDIV-Channel 4 newsroom in downtown Detroit. The aspiring young journalists got first-hand experience to see the broadcast of “Live in the D” broadcast and tour the station.
Local broadcasters Rhonda Walker and Evrod Cassimy along with meteorologist Brandon Roux spoke with producer Greg Robinson about how professional the demeanor of the CT students and stand-out football team members were during the tour.
Robinson organized the tour with CT journalism teacher Anita Crouch and told Crouch:
“Rhonda, Brandon and Evrod and I were talking and we were all very impressed with the students,” Robinson said. “They asked relevant questions, and seemed to be genuinely interested in journalism. Our general manager Marla Drutz, is a huge supporter of Cass Tech and really believes in what they are trying to do there.”
Walker spoke in depth about her career journey to become an anchor woman and the student’s interest was surely peaked when she began to answer relevant questions about her career.
“I think the most important thing in this career is to stay at it,” Walker said. A lot of times you are going to hear how tough it is to get a job and how much this industry is changing. But if you really have a passion for writing, and finding out what’s going on, and getting involved in the community, and you really have a love for storytelling and meeting people, then don’t let anything discourage you.”
Walker also talked about what made her stand out as a broadcaster, which helped her become who she is today.
“I use to wear suits every day; that’s how I was raised; you wake up and get every little hair in place, and make sure that your clothes are good and tailored, and that showed that I made an effort,” she said.
Dana Session, Dajheonna Perry and Ebony Tyson contributed to this report.
