what i know now
career:
- Producer, WSFA 12 News - writing,
organizing and timing 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Art Director, Prime Montgomery Magazineresponsible for all layout design
- Traffic Manager, LWT Communicationmaking sure deadlines are met
(Yes, she does all these jobs.)
education:
- University of Alabama, Political Science &
Journalism major
before WSFA-
- Worked for Impact Alabama on the
SpeakFirst initiative, which provides
opportunities for Birmingham public high
school students through participation in an
all-star debate team
- SpeakFirst received its first invitation to the
national debate tournament while Corley was
working with them
advice for students:
callie
corley
producing results
- Intern every chance you get. Seek out
someone in your field of interest and follow
them around until you know everything the
job entails.
- Know what you don’t want to do. It’s often
more beneficial than knowing what you do
want to do.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions. If
someone’s annoyed with your questions,
ask someone else. I regret not asking more
questions.
- Be willing to take chances.
advice for parents:
YU M!
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GET FIR ED UP!
A fresh, inspired mind is an important part of
keeping up the good work. A few of Callie’s
favorite things—laughing every day, yummy
food and daydreaming about her dream job—
keep her ready to go.
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In front of the camera or on the page,
Callie dreams of sharing the world
with others through her eyes.
www.potentialmagazine.com
The most prepared students have involved
parents—not helicopter parents. They listen to
what their kids want to do. Also, I think we do
teens a disservice by telling them they can be
anything they want to be but not giving them
a structure for how to achieve these goals. We
have to help them get to where they want to be.
embrace who you are
There are scholarships out there that are
specifically for you. I received scholarships
from two different Greek newspapers, one in
New York and another in Boston, because of
my major and Greek heritage. Look at who you
are and embrace it. Don’t run from it. People
want to help you for who you are.