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Show I I " - - .. ' - J Tuesday, December 10, 1991 Westminster College of Salt Lake City Volume XXXIV Issue XII Talk Show Host Amanda Dickson Gets Interviewed mired. He had a TV show, a radio show, and wrote a newspaper column. But where to start? Dickson focused on radio first She presented herself to just about every station owner in the area before Starley Bush, ownergeneral manager of KTKK and KLV V radio stations, finally agreed to take a chance on her. That was four and one half by Fred Thaller Forum staff writer Amanda Dickson, Talk Show Host Public Service Director for KSL Radio 1160 AM, and writer of the Hot Flashes column for The Event newspaper, addressed the IABC student chapter meeting held at 1:00 p.m. on December 3 in room 209, Converse Hall. The topic of Dicksons speech was How years ago. Bush was not concerned that she never went to broadcast school. He told her that anyone could learn the technical side of running the board and other equipment He was looking for someone with good people skills who was energetic and willing to learn. Although the job only paid about four dollars per hour, Dickson said she jumped at the opportunity. After two weeks, things all came together for Dickson. She said she knew how to operate the board like a pro. If youre gutsy, theyll give you a shot to try more and more, she said. As you learn and become polished, you get to take on more jobs. They are eager to give them to you. The more hats you can wear for a small station, the more valuable you become to them. Theres not much money in it for beginners, though. Most radio stations cant toBreaklntotheBroadcastandPrintMedia. She said she loves her work, but it was not easy getting started. She graduated from the University of Utah with a major in English and a minor in Communications. While in her second year in law school at the U. of U Dickson decided that law was boring and she really did not want to be a lawyer. Friends suggested she try her hand in the media. Her brother had sent her a motivational book about how to go after what ypu really want in life. Dickson read it and went out to try her luck. Everywhere I went, it was the same story, said Dickson. Come back when youve got some experience. Buthowwas I supposed to get the experience? It was She said her goal your typical Catch-2was to be like Larry King, who she ad 2. afford to pay very much. According to Dickson, broadcast schools are a waste of money. Why spend approximately $3,000.00 to learn how to run a board, she asked. Youll learn it on the job better. I could teach it to you in about a day. After two and one half years with KTKK and KL V V, Dickson said she found herself working more than sixty hours per week between the radio jobs and the outside jobs she was forced to take to augment her income. She could not survive on the radio pay alone. Dickson began sending out resumes and samples of her work to other stations in the area. She got two offers from larger stations. She chose the one from KSL where she has been employed for two years. She said the pay was enough to allow her to quit her other jobs and work more normal hours. I love this job. said Dickson. Its fun to wake up in the morning excited to go to work. I cant believe I get to do this for a living. She said the job is both wonderful and frustrating,. Wonderful because she has learned so much. Frustrating because she must work around the station ownership and its advertisers when trying to present certain issues like abortion or womens rights. KSL Radio's Amanda Dickson HaU'ef Bush Dickson said that it is possible to get almost any issue on the air if its handled properly and not thrown in managements face. This is true no matter which station you work for. You must consider the owners rules and wishes regarding how the station is to be run. Approximately three years ago, Dickson decided to try for a job in the print media. Continued on Page Three , Candidate Found Love And Political Science At Westminster had pursued. Westminster had one .of the best overall faculties in the state at that time, particularly in social science and English, said Hanson. It was an exciting and dynamic time. Hanson met and married DeAnnc Dunn while at Westminster. They were undergraduates when their first daughter, Gillian, was bom. We were living on about $200 a month, which wasnt bad at the time, said Hanson. They later had two other daughters, Holly and Jennifer. Hanson graduated cum laude in 1962 with a bachelors degree in political science and history. Mrs. Hanson also received a bachelors degree from Westminster in political science. Hanlon went directly from Westminster to the University of Utah College of Law while Mrs. Hanson worked as acaseworker with the Salt Lake County Welfare Department to help support the family. He graduated from law school and passed the bar in by Jennifer Thompson Forum staff writer Westminster College played an important part in the direction my life has taken, said Democrat Stewart Hanson who announced his bid forUtah governor Nov. 20. Hanson entered Westminster in 1958 after graduating from Olympus High School in 1957, with no specific occupation in mind. As he studied political science, he became increasingly interested in the law, the profession his grandfather and father fft tit students participate in the process now than ever before through commitment and involvement In addition, there is always a need for more volunteers and people to take an active interest in their community. Consciousness raising is a job of the governor, said Hanson. Hanson serves on the Westminster Board of Trustees and Mrs. Hanson is a member of the Westminster College Foundation Board. Under the direction of President Charles Dick, Westminster College has come from a school floating under a water fall of bankruptcy to a strong school with a healthy endowment It is one of the best small regional schools in the country, said Hanson. This is the time for Westminster to turn its attention to improving the library and raising the standards for admission, said Hanson. The Hansons decided to conduct an issue- campaign together. They traveled around Utah for most of 199 1 listening to and talking with people and attending Democratic meetings to discover the strengths and weaknesses in the state. -oriented 1965. law school should know the market for new lawyers is lousy, said Hanson. Only those in the top 5 or 10 percent of their class will actually practice law. All students need to view education as imposing a responsibility to be involved in the political process, said Hanson. More . i S tudents planning on entering ,1 |