Hello....long time. I'm looking for an internship near the Salem area. Is anyone looking for interns in there late twenties? I like puppies, long walks on the beach, and gentle sounds of the rain forest.

There are laws against unpaid labor at companies that seek to make a profit, so you almost have to be in college ... and preferably getting course credit for an internship.

Sounds to me like you're looking for a "friendship" of the female persuasion.

Perfect! I've been needing an intern!
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LOL, I'm a student (Senior at WOU) with an unfortunate sense of humor. With the flux that Oregon radio is going through with the sale of so many stations. I'm nervous about the internship opportunities that are available. Namely I'd like the station to be there before the internship ends.

An internship at a station in flux might be the idea situation. You'll be the last to be let go and in the meantime you'll be able to watch the employees go nutty. A great all around experience.

My advice would be to enter into an industry that has a future and an industry where there is potential to make good money and enjoy job stability. Radio is dying a slow death.

I interned at KUPL before, during, and after Scripps-Howard sold to Baycom...What Skeptical says is exactly right. It will happen in your career, and working through the turnover, shifting loyalties, and other observations you will make are all valuable lessons.

> An internship at a station in flux might be the idea situation.

I second that. It doesn't matter whether the industry is radio or anything else; serving an internship while the company restructures and/or has layoffs will give you a fuller picture of what to expect if you launch a career there. In 1996, I was doing an internship at Advanced Micro Devices's Austin campus. That summer, many of the high tech companies in the Austin area, including AMD, had layoffs. Six years later, I lost my job in a layoff; I think that I handled this situation better than I would have had I not observed sluggish market conditions and layoffs as an intern.

Name an industry that isn't in constant flux? Television and Radio are diversifying; victims of technology but this can be a positive. I've been at a station when it went black. I was asking if any stations are on the downslide.

I know there is bound to be a format changes; mass firings; and an abundance of fun experiences. I wants to get to some learnin. Who's door is welcome to interns? Not everyone is in the phone book. lol

Dirk: You might want to intern at some form of "new" media... an internet services or design company, an ad agency working with and creating a lot of internet advertising, rather than trying to intern with a radio station or group. If you're late 20s, college educated, and plan a career in media -- you're going to have to know a whole lot more than how to crack a mic, run Selector, or Cool Edit. Those broadcasters in their late 20s to late 50s who have not adapted to multi-platform media concepts are being herded to the doors. The way to get a great job in radio down the road is to be able to walk in the door with the skills that current broadcasters are in need of, but often lacking.

And good luck to you. Personally, I'd rather be in a biz like the cigarette/tobacco industry these days. Better future!

Hopefully, the government doesn't ban radio advertising from the backs of cigarette cartons!

Exactly experience is necessary. I have a great deal of multimedia experience.

Before I completely forget thank you guys for being straight with me. I appreciate your candor.