Homeschool parents, do you ever wonder if your children will have the preparation they need to find a job? Join Mike Farris and his guest as they look at one exciting success story, on Home School Heartbeat.
Michael Farris:
I’m here today with Abby Pilgrim, who’s a recent graduate of Patrick Henry College and also before that, she was a graduate of her family’s homeschool. Abby, welcome to the program.
Abby Pilgrim:
Thank you. I’m glad to be here.
Mike:
Abby, you were a journalism major at PHC, and now you’re putting that degree to good use. Where are you working?
Abby:
I’m currently working at National Geographic Television and Film in the series department. I’m the production coordinator there, which is a pretty diverse job. I do research for development, help write proposals, and I do administrative work for the executive producer, and pretty much fill in for whatever else is going on in production that they need help with.
Mike:
What are some of the TV projects that you’ve been able to work on for National Geographic?
Abby:
I have been doing development on several shows. They have a series on Mysteries of the Bible that I’ve done some research for; also, some shows with historical background that I’ve looked up, or conspiracy theories that I’ve done research and helped pull together proposals for.
Mike:
Abby, in your journalism program, you were prepared pretty much for the “print” side of the media experience. How did you make the transition into television?
Abby:
A lot of what journalism prepared me for was to be a good writer and a strong communicator. And those things are just as important in film and television as they are in print journalism.
Mike:
Abby, thanks so much for joining us. I’m Mike Farris.
