After graduating from The University of Mississippi in 2021, Griffin DeMarrais landed his first job as a multimedia journalist at the Gray TV-owned KAIT 8 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Fast forward two years, when moved within Gray to a bigger market and his second job at …
WKRG-TV News Director Gene Kirkconnell has more than 30 years of TV news experience and says he has reviewed more than 10,000 demo reels in his career. Kirkconnell says a demo reel is not just a video resume; it's a "trailer for the movie that …
Tammy Phillips has served as Nexstar Media Group’s vice president of talent acquisition since 2022. Phillips focuses primarily on recruiting general managers, news directors, digital directors, creative service directors, and other media roles for Nexstar. Phillips spoke with University of Mississippi journalism graduate student Allie …
