A TV REPORTERS JOURNEY OF SUCCESS

GEMEI
31-3-17

According to the 2016-2017 American University of Cairo Factbook, there are fifteen

graduate students of Multimedia Journalism in Fall 2016. Hossam El Deen Reda, is an

AUC alumnus, who currently works as a TV reporter at DMC, an entertainment TV

channel in Egypt. Although, Reda had no experience working at a TV channel, a well-

known TV presenter in Egypt, Ramy Radwan an AUC graduate of Multimedia

Journalism, decided to give him a chance.

Reda: I had no experience at all in this field. All my experience was giving just a
program at AUC TV. When I studied the radio with Dr. Kim Fox also this is what I
did before working at DMC. (0:19)

Although Radwan believed in Reda, it was still very challenging for Reda to prove

himself in the beginning as he did not have the skills required to be a TV reporter. He

had to be dedicated and committed in order to succeed in his career.

Reda: It was not easy for me to start from the bottom as I had to think about
new ideas. I had to write my scripts. I had to choose people well. I had to change
my appearance every time, and my new reports. So it was not that easy at all.
(0:20)

Reda was able to overcome the challenges he faced in his job to achieve a lot as a TV

reporter. He goes on to say,

Reda: My first report it hit on the page, Facebook page and YouTube one million
and two hundred thousand views. This is the most significant thing that I have
ever done till now. (0:14)

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Reda was given a rare opportunity to work at DMC TV. Through that he was able to

prove himself as a TV reporter by being devoted and hard-working. Moreover, as stated

in the AUC Factbook, the undergraduate enrollment for Multimedia Journalism were

ninety students in Fall 2016.

Hannah Gemei, A-U-C Radio.