Community News Reporting
Monday, March 17, 24, 31, April 7
This training workshop will give 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 will 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.
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. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Temple University’s Journalism Department. Jaramogi is a native of West Philadelphia