By MELISA FINK ’14
Ashley Papa works as the guest segment producer for “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson.” The live news show on at Fox News Channel covers topics ranging from general news to investigative reporting to politics. Papa books the various talents for on air commentary and does all the pre-interviews with the guests.
Papa also writes about nutrition, dating and relationships for Foxnews.com’s online feature magazine. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science.
In an email interview, Papa shared insight into her broadcast journalism job as a talent booker and how UConn helped to shape her career.
What is a typical work day like for you?
A typical, non-breaking news day looks like this: I get in around 8 a.m. and leave around 4 p.m. However, I start checking the blackberry as soon as I get up. When I get into the office, I meet with my production team and my anchor to go over the show rundown and guest segments for the day. We talk about the topics we’re covering, I’ll do pre-interviews with them to get their point of view. If it is a satellite interview, I have to coordinate ordering studios, wherever that may be.