Listen "The Job: TV Staff Writing with Nneka Gerstle"
Episode Synopsis
How the heck do you get a Staff Writing job on a TV show? And once you have it, what does the job even look like?
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman grill seasoned staff writer, Nneka Gerstle, on what it's really like to be in a TV Writer's Room. Nneka dispels the mystery surrounding a staff writer's experience, tells the story of how she got her first staff writing job, and breaks down what her day-in-the-life is like in "The Room".
Nneka Gerstle has staffed on Tim Kring's "Jason Bourne" spin-off TREADSTONE on the USA Network, and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and JUST BEYOND for Disney +. If you've ever wondered what a job in TV looks like, or wondered if it was the job for you -- check out Nneka's story.
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman grill seasoned staff writer, Nneka Gerstle, on what it's really like to be in a TV Writer's Room. Nneka dispels the mystery surrounding a staff writer's experience, tells the story of how she got her first staff writing job, and breaks down what her day-in-the-life is like in "The Room".
Nneka Gerstle has staffed on Tim Kring's "Jason Bourne" spin-off TREADSTONE on the USA Network, and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and JUST BEYOND for Disney +. If you've ever wondered what a job in TV looks like, or wondered if it was the job for you -- check out Nneka's story.
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