Part II: Anne Allred Talks About What it Takes to Find a Niche in Local Television News
Town and Country native Anne Allred returns to anchor the news in St. Louis after working for the NBC affiliate in Boston for six years.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Yesterday, Anne Allred talked about returning to St. Louis and becoming the co-anchor of the 5 o'clock news on KSDK Channel 5 with Mike Bush. Today, Allred talks about what it takes to get into the business and the challenges she met along the way. Patch: What are some skills a good TV reporter should learn in school? AA: A student should be writing all the time. You have to love to write and be a strong writer first and foremost. You also have to be naturally curious and always be asking Why? Sometimes you just have to be plain nosey. You have to be ready to take criticism. I’m so used to that. The higher you go in the market, the more critical bosses are. So many things are…
