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Local Reporter and Alum Speaks to Middle School

3/1/2017

Jasmine Turner ‘11, a reporter for WWBT NBC12, returned to Collegiate School today to talk to Middle Schoolers during their assembly about what’s it’s like to be a journalist. Middle School English teacher Weldon Bradshaw, Ms. Turner’s former track coach, introduced her.

At Collegiate, Ms. Turner immersed herself in numerous activities, including athletics and the arts. She attended Elon University, where her love of broadcast journalism blossomed. She anchored the student news and interned at WXII in Winston-Salem, NBC4 in Washington, D.C., and at 60 Minutes. Ms. Turner joined the Richmond NBC affiliate last October.

To give the audience a glimpse at her day-to-day responsibilities, she showed video clips of her on the air and shared what went into reporting, writing and producing each story. Ms. Turner described her passion for her job and what fuels her to go out every day and produce great work.

“What makes it worth it are the people you get to meet and the stories you get to tell,” she said. “I’m honored to be able to share that with the community. I cannot imagine doing anything else.”

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