Week 3 - Overcoming Obstacles

Hey Guys,

My internship with Cumulus is still going very well. I enjoy the office days more and more, even if some of the work is a bit tedious, because I am getting closer with the people in the office. The events are also just as exciting because they are all so different. One obstacle that I have slightly come into contact with is that I am the youngest intern at Cumulus right now, which means that at times I need to work harder than others. Most of the other interns are incoming juniors and seniors in college (while I am going to be a sophomore) and some have experience from working at other radio stations and internships. This is one of the first times in my life that I really feel like I need to work my way up, which is definitely something good to experience. A benefit of being the youngest intern, is that there is so much to learn from the other interns. It is slightly discouraging when I don't always get put on the big events I would like to work at, but I remind myself to just keeping working at it.

The past two events I worked at were great. Last week I got to go to Raceway Park in NJ for their Media Day, in which the raceway invited representatives from each of their media partnerships for lunch and a tour of the park (I hate that I even called this going to work!). It was awesome to represent Cumulus and get to know some of the people involved in the sales department at Cumulus. The other event I worked at was the Adopt-a-thon at North Shore Animal League on Long Island, where we played music, games and gave away prizes along with a view other radio stations.

I hope to keep on strengthening my relationships in the office, and learning more.

Jillian