KRBC's Job Connection

Most people think the best part of a reporters job is being on television, but in reality that is a very small part of my day. Most of my time is spent running around finding stories, calling sources, checking facts, shooting video, writing the story, editing the video and so on. It's a never ending process!

Anyone who spends any amount of time reporting is bound to make enemies and have people upset with them when the do a story and it doesn't turn out how they wanted it too or you tell a story that needed to be told, but the person the story was about didn't want you to do it. Those days are hard, even if you turn out a great story, it's hard knowing that someone is upset or that their life might be a little more difficult. Those are the worst days, those and covering a tragedy.

But the absolute best days are when I do a story and afterwards someone tells me that I made a difference in their life somehow. I love helping people and knowing that I can truly change some one's life is fantastic!

So when my boss told me that I was going to be doing a series where I would meet with people who had recently lost their job and hopefully help them get a job I was both excited and nervous.

Excited because how can you help someone during a recession better than by helping them make connections and secure a job? And nervous about all the people I would be talking too about such a difficult situation.

Every time someone e-mails me about having lost their job, about how they have a car payment, or children in school, it makes the recession that much more real to me.

So far I've interviewed two different gentlemen, with completely different circumstances. Larry, held the same job for nearly 30 years before the plant closed down, and Troy, a welder in the oil field, has 6 children, each of whom depends on him to buy dinner every night.

So far, Larry has been offered one job, but was unable to accept it. But I'm confident that both of these men and the people who I feature later in the series will all be able to get jobs.

That's the great thing about Abilenians, they genuinely care about each other and want to help each other out.

Till next time-Courtnee

p.s. If you think you might have a job for Larry or Troy or anyone featured on KRBC's Job Connection go to KRBC News and click on Job Connection, there I have everyone's resumes posted.

And if you want to be on Job Connection go to the same spot and sign up, you never know who I'll feature next or who will see it!