The MFJS Reporter — Winter 2020 T-R

If you’ve ever watched television, there’s a good chance you have seen the work of Kelly Conway, a commercial wardrobe stylist with nearly 30 years of industry experience. Her job requires a broad range of skills including a deep understanding of fabrics, patterns, and tactical skills as well as sewing, drawing, and a strong sense of style. 

Kelly Conway’s work routine includes a plethora of different tasks and responsibilities. On an average day you might find her meeting with clients about wardrobe requests, tailoring costumes on set, or shopping for fabrics in Downtown Los Angeles. As a veteran stylist, Conway knows how to execute and exceed the desired aesthetics of her clients. 

[DENVER] With developments in digital technology people today can now take high-quality photos with minimal expertise. This shift in photography has made aspiring photographers doubt the viability of photography as a career.

Careers in photography have many different avenues ranging from wedding photographers to documentary photojournalists. The average photographer makes between $51,793 to $733,651 a year, but finding a reliable job in photography is becoming harder with each iPhone update. 

There are no routine days for Minneapolis based documentary film maker and Emmy Award recipient Norah Shapiro. Some days she could be out and about in the city, trying to find a story to cover, while the next day she could be flying with a nationally recognized politician to film a caucus or a speech. Basically, Shapiro lives a hectic, but extremely exciting life, but nobody ever said it was easy.

Greenwood Village – Monday mornings are hard! But, attending The Fab Methods 9:15 a.m. advanced Pilates class with instructor Kadi Bain turns my mundane Monday routine into a physically challenging and adrenaline pumping start to the busy week ahead. 

It’s sunny and bright in Los Angeles, the mountains are glowing, and the hills are shining. Across the country, it’s gray and cool in New York City, the lights are flashing, and the streets are booming. For Screenwriter Allan Loeb, he gets the best of both worlds, living half the time in each city. Screenwriting isn’t a typical nine-to-five office job, in fact, it’s just the opposite. 

At 35, Allan Loeb sold his first script in 2004 for his drama-infused film, “The Only Living Boy in New York”.  Since then, Loeb has built up a successful career as the writer of many different films like “Just Go with It”, “Here Comes the Boom”, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, “21”, and “Collateral Beauty”. 

It’s 8 am on a Tuesday, and Kareem El Damanhoury has just arrived at the University of Denver to prepare for his 10 am Politics and Media class. He checks his slides, makes sure everything is up to speed, and adds anything he feels is necessary.

As you turn on the radio in Denver, Colorado you might hear a familiar voice on the airways talking about the Broncos game of even introducing the next classic rock song on cue. 

Whether on your commute home or in the car trying to catch the score of the game, Susie Wargin in the voice that thousands in the area recognize, or even call a friend. 

“When I hear from people that are like ‘oh my gosh, I love listening to you! I fell like I know you’ when I get that I’m like, I resonating on a different level with people,” Wargin stated.

Nestled in the broadcast booth on the top floor of the Pepsi Center is Ted Jenner’s second home. The Colorado Mammoth professional lacrosse team and their opponent are on the floor below warming up for their 7:30 p.m. game. While the music plays and the players shoot around, Ted Jenner prepares his hits for the broadcast presentation of the game.