Cindy Von Quednow
In the year since we all got plastered in Tucson, I graduated from California State University Northridge (not North Ridge as it appeared in our paper!) with two majors and a minor. Sure it took me six years, but it was worth every second of it, if not every dollar. Upon graduation I landed an internship at the Los Angeles Daily News where I worked part time as a GA reporter and rotated on the news, features and sports desks. Since it was part time, I got to enjoy my summer in beautiful Los Angeles. It was the first time I was home for summer break in two years! I went to Florida to visit my sister, Catalina Island to chill, and Vegas to gamble! That summer I also got to see a few Institute people, see if anyone can beat my record: Amanda Portillo (was interning at the OC Register) Stephen (back home in El Centro between gigs) Lauri (after her insane hiking trip in the wilderness) and Don (while he was in LA for a conference). I was def nice to catch up and replay our silly antics (sigh).
After my internship, I freelanced for the Daily News for about a month and was unemployed for two! It was a bit scary and daunting, as I applied to a ton of jobs and heard back from few. Finally in late September I heard back from the Ventura County Star for a 6-month fellowship. I took it after some thought and have been here ever since. Sure the commute from my house in NE LA to Camarillo is brutal in LA traffic, but it's been worth it. I've written quite a few awesome stories and have landed A1 maybe six times? Check out my clips online at http://www.vcstar.com/staff/cindy-von-quednow/ and my blog about my reporting adventures: http://vonqsnotebook.wordpress.com/
After this gig is up, there's no telling where I'll go, but I hope it's all worth it and I have loads of fun!
In the year since we all got plastered in Tucson, I graduated from California State University Northridge (not North Ridge as it appeared in our paper!) with two majors and a minor. Sure it took me six years, but it was worth every second of it, if not every dollar. Upon graduation I landed an internship at the Los Angeles Daily News where I worked part time as a GA reporter and rotated on the news, features and sports desks. Since it was part time, I got to enjoy my summer in beautiful Los Angeles. It was the first time I was home for summer break in two years! I went to Florida to visit my sister, Catalina Island to chill, and Vegas to gamble! That summer I also got to see a few Institute people, see if anyone can beat my record: Amanda Portillo (was interning at the OC Register) Stephen (back home in El Centro between gigs) Lauri (after her insane hiking trip in the wilderness) and Don (while he was in LA for a conference). I was def nice to catch up and replay our silly antics (sigh).
After my internship, I freelanced for the Daily News for about a month and was unemployed for two! It was a bit scary and daunting, as I applied to a ton of jobs and heard back from few. Finally in late September I heard back from the Ventura County Star for a 6-month fellowship. I took it after some thought and have been here ever since. Sure the commute from my house in NE LA to Camarillo is brutal in LA traffic, but it's been worth it. I've written quite a few awesome stories and have landed A1 maybe six times? Check out my clips online at http://www.vcstar.com/staff/cindy-von-quednow/ and my blog about my reporting adventures: http://vonqsnotebook.wordpress.com/
After this gig is up, there's no telling where I'll go, but I hope it's all worth it and I have loads of fun!
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