On Monday January 23, I had the honor of speaking with and listening to the life story of Sheba Turk. Sheba informed us on her life as a co-anchor for the Eyewitness Morning News and how she got to this point in her life. She was born and raised in Gentilly, Louisiana. She attended St. Mary’s Dominican High School and participated in musical theater. She explained that theater gave her the confidence to speak on TV. After high school, Sheba spent the first half of her college career studying creative writing at New York University. She explained that her interest in attending New York University was due to previous visits to New York with her dad for his work. Due to finical issues, she returned home and attended the University of New Orleans.
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Additionally, I learned that not everything goes as planned. Despite the fact that her original goal included attending New York University, she continued to work hard and reach her goal even though it was not in her initial plan. In addition, Sheba is not doing the job she initially planned for herself. Throughout college she wanted to write for a news station not anchor for one. I also learned to strive to reach my full potential. Although Sheba is content with her job now, she informed us that she believes that she is not meant to stay working for WWL-TV for the rest of her life. She does not have any specific plans for her future but still works hard to better herself. An additional thing I learned is to be creative. Sheba’s creativity was shown through her creating a blog. One thing I found interesting was the attention anchors receive. I never viewed anchors as celebrities, but Sheba informed us that they receive a lot of fan mail and are viewed as celebrities in public. I believe this would be one aspect of anchoring that I would not enjoy. The constant struggle of having to deal with fans while trying to live a normal life would bother me. Another thing I found interesting was the hours she worked. Previously, I believed that anchors would record their show and would be done for the day. I was wrong. In addition to recording her show, Sheba had to write for “The 504.” Overall, Sheba was an excellent guest speaker, and I learned a lot from her and her life story. I would recommend her to anyone considering a career in anchoring and would also come to listen to her speak
Additionally, I learned that not everything goes as planned. Despite the fact that her original goal included attending New York University, she continued to work hard and reach her goal even though it was not in her initial plan. In addition, Sheba is not doing the job she initially planned for herself. Throughout college she wanted to write for a news station not anchor for one. I also learned to strive to reach my full potential. Although Sheba is content with her job now, she informed us that she believes that she is not meant to stay working for WWL-TV for the rest of her life. She does not have any specific plans for her future but still works hard to better herself. An additional thing I learned is to be creative. Sheba’s creativity was shown through her creating a blog. One thing I found interesting was the attention anchors receive. I never viewed anchors as celebrities, but Sheba informed us that they receive a lot of fan mail and are viewed as celebrities in public. I believe this would be one aspect of anchoring that I would not enjoy. The constant struggle of having to deal with fans while trying to live a normal life would bother me. Another thing I found interesting was the hours she worked. Previously, I believed that anchors would record their show and would be done for the day. I was wrong. In addition to recording her show, Sheba had to write for “The 504.” Overall, Sheba was an excellent guest speaker, and I learned a lot from her and her life story. I would recommend her to anyone considering a career in anchoring and would also come to listen to her speak