An hour later, he watched his first story air on that night's news and was hired as a regular reporter. He quickly advanced and is now the 5 o'clock anchor for KVUE Channel 24, the ABC affiliate in Austin, Texas. USC gave me the tools I needed to compete in journalism. If I hadn't had that background, I wouldn't have gotten that job. C learly, internships are an indispensable part of the undergraduate experience here.
Most students complete two or three internships in their field before graduating.
This inevitably gives them an advantage over students from other schools. The Los Angeles area supports numerous radio and television stations, several major daily papers, magazines, Web sites, scores of public relations firms, advertising agencies and hundreds of other media outlets.