I am Winthrop: Daisy Burroughs

Daisy on the road to Success!

As the computers shut down, the lights in the television control room and the television studio room goes off and the cameras shut down, Daisy Burroughs has completed another successful news recording for "Winthrop Close Up". She started her freshmen year of college as an education major and quickly realized her passion for broadcasting should be pursued. Switching from education to mass communication, Daisy believes that she made the right decision and is determined to be successful in her future plans as becoming a reporter first, then a show host. "Ideally I would take my degree and go into the working world; start off as a reporter and then I would love to become a co-host for a well known news show such as Good Morning America," she confessed. Becoming familiar with the broadcasting utensils, Daisy started out as the teleprompter for the news show, film at her University. The news show is called "Winthrop Close Up" which reports the latest news that is going on around campus and the surrounding areas. This news show only has two live recordings a school year but there are many weekly recordings shown on a Winthrop television channel. Later in the semester, Daisy was placed as the floor director, which really gave her hands on opportunities. "I like being the floor director because I get to call the shots, communicate between the anchor and the workers in the technician room. It can get a little frustrating because the anchors may not read their scripts and mess up or the technology room may have problems but we just have to roll with the punches," she admitted. The Winthrop broadcasting senior had the opportunity to intern for Good Day Columbia, in Columbia SC; where she had the opportunity to show off her skills she learned from her class, "Winthrop Close Up". Not only is the upcoming reporter a crew member for the news show at Winthrop, she is also Winthrop's 2013 Homecoming queen, the President of Xi Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., a member or Kappa Tau Alpha and Alpha Lambda Delta, a 2013 Peer Mentor, a National Society of Collegiate Scholars and a CN2 News Intern. Daisy work as a office and night host for Winthrop's Resident Halls such as Roddey, Margaret Nance and Richardson. She is also known as one of Winthrop's "Excellent Women". Daisy Burroughs is a well-known student amongst the student body of Winthrop University and she is well involved around campus in many organizations. At 22, Daisy Burroughs will be graduating from Winthrop University with a BA degree in Mass Communication and she has already launched a job at Good Day Columbia.

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Today's Problems  (n/f)                                      
Shakevia DeWalt

1.) Bakery loses license after unexpected health inspection
   
      After unexpected health inspection a bakery license is temporarily suspended due to cockroaches, mice, flour beetles

      Brothers Charles and Andrew loses up to $13,000 due to failure of sanitation problems after an                         unplanned inspection.

2.) Impact fees for a better life style

      In order for better roads, bigger jails, new schools and a bigger sewer system, new residents are charged with an impact fee.

      New residents are issued an impact fee to better their community wants and needs which will lead to $18 million dollars a year and better capital improvements.

3.) Banning junk food stop schools from receiving appropriate materials

     Some school districts are banning junk food vending machines which will cause principles and students to lose materials such as calculators, textbooks and laboratories items.

     Many schools uses their vending machine money to purchase new material for students to be more successful in school but after banning the junk food machines, the schools will lose the opportunity for a better future.

4.) Bullet-proof vest saves policemen life
 
      Suspect shoots at a policemen four times which left two bullets in the policemen chest, directly above his heart.

      Policemen Thomas E. Richardson, 28 years old, was on duty around 10 p.m. when he received a phone call about a suspect loitering around an restaurant which lead into a deadly gunfire.

5.) Innovative program saves elderly lives

     An Innovative program is set up for elderly people over the age of 65 which is very helpful when they are in need of help.

     The Innovative program helps elderly people in need as well as the help of two aides at the police department who arrives at their home to help them.

6.) State law violate family rights

      A law is being issued that will violate family rights of their loved ones.

     Family members do not have a voice when it comes to the corneas of their loved ones because of the  new law which