Being a WAVY intern during the holiday season means you get to be a part of special yearly projects. In a typical week, I’m floor directing on The Hampton Roads show only on Wednesday mornings. But, the week before Thanksgiving, I was on the production team for two additional shows. For the holiday show, designers came in to decorate the set, and then pulled everything down right after…it went quick! We had about 6 guests on including a live band—all of this only a few hours after we finished the daily show that morning. Two days later, we were in Virginia Beach for a live show at the Mayflower Marathon Food Drive. This experience was great for learning what exactly goes into pulling off shooting a live show. Some interns never get to experience a live show, much less get to be a segment producer on one.  You never think about these things when you’re watching TV. While we were out there, Stephanie said “watch this back online. Watch your segment and think about everything you did behind the scenes and compare it to what it looks like on TV.” She said that’s what producers do. They envision the way something will look on TV and do what they have to do to make that vision come to life. These are the kind of insights you get as a WAVY intern because you work so closely to the people that make things happen. One of the things I always struggle with is deciding if I am a producer, or if I’m a reporter/host. Working in the positions I do at WAVY, I’m realizing I might be both, which I think is more valuable than being one or the other.