20060104 Mike Schuh WJZ Channel 13

Mike Schuh WJZ Channel 13

January 4^th, 2006

Schuh Mike

Reporter

http://wjz.com/bios/local_bio_053095449

Mike Schuh joined WJZ Eyewitness News as a general assignment reporter in April, 1993. In 2002 Mike won a Regional Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting.

During his career at Eyewitness News he has also earned 6 Emmy Awards for Hard News Investigations, General News Reporting and Features Reporting. Mike came to WJZ after reporting for other television stations in Indianapolis, Louisville, Missouri and Illinois.

In 1983 he received his B.S. Degree in News Reporting from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Mike lives near Towson with his wife and one very, very energetic daughter.

Just the Facts

Position: Reporter

Year Hired: 1993

First TV Appearance: 1981

Favorite Story: 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics

Memorable Interview: John Travolta

Dream Interview: anyone who connect with the audience

Dream Job: being a better storyteller

First Story: Carbondale, IL city council meeting

Role Model: former NPPA Photographer of the Year Mark Anderson

Why I'm A Journalist: I love telling stories

Hidden Talent: pretty good carpenter/painter

Alma Mater: Souther Illinois Unversity at Carbondale

Hometown: Waukegan, IL

Kids: 1

Siblings: 5

Hobbies: restoring my home in an historic neighborhood

Favorite Food: Spicy Veggie Ho Fun with Tofu

Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Cubs

Favorite Destination: The Outer Banks Avon, NC

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Mike Schuh

January 4^th, 2006

Television NewsVideo Workshop

http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/workshops_and_seminars/TV_NewsVideo_workshop/2006/faculty/mschuh.html

Before joining the CBS O&O in Baltimore in 1993, Mike told stories in Cape Girardeau, MO, Louisville, and Indianapolis. Mike has worked for about a dozen general managers and news directors, all who have very different thoughts about what news should look and sound like. He has successfully adapted what he's learned here to keep his bosses happy while at the same time producing stories which keep him excited about his job. He is happy to discuss survival techniques.

A Bakers Dozen of Sensible Schuh's:

Be a good employee.

Don't whine.

Pretend you are a freelancer -- like you must impress the bosses every day or you won't be able to afford food.

Surprise the producers. Give them more than they asked for in less time.

Work hard on the little story and the boss will give you the big ones.

Keep your mind on the story, not on the station gossip. Spend at least 5-10 minutes exchanging ideas about the story on the way to the story. Good ideas snowball.

Communicate expectations, communicate needs, communicate wants.

What do I have? What do I need?

On the ride home, go through the sequences about what will work where.

Offer solutions, not just problems.

Stand up straight.

Eat your vegetables.

Wear glasses if you need them.

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