Celeste Simmons

Background

About Celeste Simmons

Ever since I was a little girl, I've wanted to be a journalist. Over the years, I've had many great opportunities to get closer to my dream. In high school, I was editor-in-chief of my yearbook. I attended camps, trainings, and put in long hours after school and on the weekends to meet deadlines. I developed writing, editing, interviewing and photography skills. It also helped me with my leadership skills. Going into college at BYU-Idaho, I decided to major in Communication. After a few semesters I declared my emphasis as News and Journalism, and have been able to learn so much in my classes. I took a class about radio one semester, and was offered the position to be the intern for the radio station the following semester. I gladly accepted and enhanced my journalism skills greatly. I was required to air an interview on the radio every day, along with write an article for it, edit the audio, and create promo's. The experience was very rewarding and I still work at the radio station today, continuing to develop my skills and learn in hopes of one day being a journalist full time.