Laura Allenbaugh graduated in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Electronic Media Production. She started with NBC after graduation and now works as a Producer at Nightly News with Brian Williams. She covers national events such as hurricanes, floods, politics and medical news. And her favorite - the Olympics!
Name: Laura Allenbaugh
Degree Received upon graduation: Bachelor of Arts
Graduation Year: 2003
Current Job: Producer, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Brief description of your duties: Doing whatever it takes to get Nightly News on the air that evening. Sometimes I work from the building with an editor to put the piece together, sometimes I am out in the field with the correspondent and crew and other times I shoot and edit my own pieces for air.
How did AU and the broadcast/journalism department help you receive this job: Experience. I walked into the building knowing how to shoot and edit. I wasn’t allowed to do it right away, but when the company was looking for a way to cut costs, I was able to jump out into the field with a camera as well as train those who were learning to shoot and edit.
Also the career center was a huge help in getting my first job at NBC. It was a rigorous interview situation and they did several mock interviews, including setting up a panel interview, to get me ready.
What is your favorite aspect of the job: The people. I work with amazing professionals and I meet amazing people in our stories. I’ve spent a lot of time in small towns - Tuscumbia, AL - Olathe, KS – Butte LaRose, LA - and the people are always so gracious and kind. For the people who say that our country is derailing and people are no longer good, I’ve met a family who took in a girl with cerebral palsy who had been wasting away in a nursing home, a man who gave up his job and now volunteers to fix up cars for people in need, and a woman who, as she was packing her entire life into one small car to leave before a flood, offered me and my crew bottles of water.
Also I got spend 2 months in Vancouver for the Olympic which was very cool!
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