NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutch Post's new News Reporter, Emmie Boese has been with the company full time since mid-December, but she's been gaining experience in journalism since her high school days.
"I was an intern my senior year at the Ark Valley News," Boese said. "That's how I kind of got connected to writing and news reporting. I did some work at the Butler County Community College newspaper. Then, I worked for the Sunflower at Wichita State. Kind of in between then, I've done some freelance stuff for the Wellington Daily News and the Butler County Times-Gazette."
Boese also interned at the Wichita Eagle and at KMUW in Wichita, the NPR affiliate for Wichita State. Her first time on the air, though, was after coming to Eagle in Hutchinson part time a few months ago.
"Reporting is actually a little bit different, in terms of getting something that people want to hear when they are listening," Boese said. "I've definitely learned that reading for radio is different than just reading your news story after it's published."
Learning how to sound effortless while giving the right amount of space for them to speak in front of a source is something Boese is still working on.
"Your voice, obviously needs to sound conversational when you're reading a story," Boese said. "We're talking to you so people can hear your voice. It takes a little more critical thinking skills than it did when I just wrote for a newspaper."
Boese will regularly be responsible for the 5 p.m. weekday news hour and reporting on Eagle Media's stations and at Hutch Post.
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