Publisher's Synopsis
Are you considering a career as a TV newscast producer? Or maybe you want to be on camera, but the only job available was as a producer.Producing newscasts can be challenging. You're in charge of every detail of an entire local newscast. There is a lot of work to do every day. Just when you think you are done, breaking news changes everything.Mark Shepherd is here to help.He'll show you what is involved in the job and how to produce the best newscasts possible. He'll help you make the best use of your time and avoid the crunch that comes near news time.Mark Shepherd is a longtime newscast producer and newsroom manager. He started his career in television during high school as a studio camera operator at a small TV station in Texas. He soon became a newscast director. Shortly after he finished college, Mark moved to the content side of the TV station, producing two newscasts daily.He worked his way up from very small markets to top 10 markets and along the way became an Executive Producer and a Managing Editor.
