David Hazinski

The accomplishment of David Hazinski that struck me the most was that he spent six years as an international correspondent for NBC. In my eyes, working for one of the top news stations is a major accomplishment. Another astounding accomplishment was the twenty four hour broadcast station he set up in India. With all of his accomplishments, it is easy to see why he has won so many awards.

If I were to interview David Hazinski, I would ask him which of his accomplishments he was most proud of.  I would also ask him what his most interesting story was from all of his travels.  Then I would ask him what he would like to accomplish in the future.

Day #3: David Hazinski

David Hazinski is currently an associate professor and the head of broadcast news at the University of Georgia. He has been working at the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication since 1987. Before working at Grady, he was a correspondent for NBC News and WPXI-TV and a reporter for WSOC-TV.

Hazinski has received a large amount of criticism for an AJC article he wrote on "citizen journalism", which fired up independent writers, especially bloggers. He strongly believes that this is not journalism at all and should be monitored by the news industry. If I were to interview him, I would ask him what his opinions are on the reactions to what he said.

Maggie

What I Think of David Hazinski

After reading a good amount about David Hazinski I realized that he encompasses two different characteristics: he's insane but he's also a visionary. He has so much experience that he either knows or supposedly has all the knowledge there is to know about broadcast news. Now some people may look at him from a point of view that he is egotistical and stubborn, but others view him as the cornerstone of broadcast news success. He has so much to offer anyone who has interest in the field of broadcast news and he decided to share that with the UGA students. He's created tons of television networks all over the world and was the genius behind the UGA Newsource 15. I believe he is an essential part of UGA even though some might not see him that way. If I could ask him a question it would be, "How did you get to the position you are in today and what kinds of things did you do to achieve success in broadcast news?"

Kalin's Media Mogul

As a child I always heard the name Robin Roberts.  Robin Roberts is my role model because she has accomplished all the things I want to accomplish.  She was a Sports Anchor for ESPN in the 90s and now she is an anchor on Good Morning America.  

But she started off as just a normal person like everyone else.  She was born and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi and one unique factor about her is that her father was a Tuskegee Airmen.  She majored in Telecommunications and worked at local TV stations and later worked at a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia.  

To me, she has a strong fighting heart.  She fought breast cancer for a period of time while she was working for Good Morning America.  She went through KEMO therapy which in turn made her lose her hair.  She wore wigs until a special day when she was at an event, she took the wig off and walked on the scene being herself.  

My hope and dream is to be a reporter for ESPN.  I heard Robin Roberts speak at a national event that I attended.  She ever since then, has inspired me to be on top of my game.  I hope to be just like her one day.    

David Hazinski

Something I learned quickly about Mr. Hazinski after only about 2 minutes of research, he's an egomaniac.  For a journalist, however, this is not necessarily the worst thing.  To be a journalist you need some sort of ego, the will to want to be better than everyone else and the mind to actually believe that you are.  Hazinski is the epitome of this.  Although his ego is large, it seems that a majority of his students in fact really like him.  On www.ratemyprofessor.com all except one student said that his teaching is "good quality,"  and rating at least 3 out of five on for every student in the categories "helpfulness," "clarity," and "rater interest."  His class is said to be by no means easy, however, if you really do want to be a journalist, he shows you exactly what it's like.

Day 3: David Hazinski

I think Mr. Hazinski has some really cool global experiences such as working for CNN-IBN, which is CNN's India affiliate. I found that really interesting since I'm originally from there. One question I would have for Mr. Hazinski would be, "Why did you decide to teach at UGA and what made you want to stay and teach at UGA for so long?" 

David Hazinski Review

From my readings already of Mr. Hazinski he sounds very accomplished,wise,and a little bit scary. The cool thing that i saw is that when i read the reviews from his students all of them said the same thing, "journalism god". There are very few people you find in the world who have a sense of humor, are very intimidating, smart as a wiz, but also very sweet and may have a sold side. From what i have read he seems to have all these qualities down packed. If i had the chance to talk to him I would first ask him what influenced him to want to become a teacher and to stay a teacher for all these years. Another thing i would ask would be is why he hasn't written a book yet?! All of his students reviews say how he is the most interesting man to listen to and that your mind is opened completely just listening to him. I think that these kind of people are very rare to come across, great teachers are very hard to come across, and especially a great teacher with the ability to inspire and opened young peoples minds and make them see the world in a different way is magical.