“My Internship Combined My Two Loves: Journalism & Politics”

Kristin Reid

Student Snapshot

Student: Kristin Reid
School: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Major: Political Science and History Minor: New Media
Internship: Sirius-XM Radio with the P.O.T.U.S ‘08 Station.
Semester: Fall 2008

“My advice to incoming students is to DO EVERYTHING! This is your chance to learn and explore more than you ever have in your entire life.”

Kristin’s internship at P.O.T.U.S ‘08 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in the DC political arena. P.O.T.U.S, which stands for Politics Of The United States is a talk-radio station covering politics. P.O.T.U.S ‘08 was a special station created just to cover the 2008 election period. As part of her internship, Kristin helped to manage the schedules for show which featured news, interviews, speeches, complete debates, polls, fundraising status, and live call-in shows.