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there may have been \u201ckinda crazy,\u201d she says, involving several internships, radio station sales and Boston Red Sox Radio, but she made it.<\/p>\nLauren Prywitch \u201914 always knew she wanted to work in television on one of the coasts. Her path to get there may have been \u201ckinda crazy,\u201d she says, involving several internships, radio station sales and Boston Red Sox Radio, but she made it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew I wanted to do what I am now doing, but I just wasn\u2019t sure how to get into it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Her brother was working in television in New York, and last year, he introduced her to someone who could help her reach her dream. While she was working in Boston, she was hired to work two days on \u201cWild \u2019n Out\u201d for MTV, and the next day, someone from \u201cChopped\u201d called with a casting and recruiting job offer. So she moved to New York City and for about the next six months, she recruited chefs to serve as judges on the culinary competition show and worked on the set when they filmed three seasons.<\/p>\n
From there she landed an associate field producer role for an MTV pilot, and worked on \u201cWhat Now?\u201d which covers the lives of the TLC\u2019s \u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9\u201d couples after they said I do. Then, this past March, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a segment producer for an MTV show that aired in August. (When I interviewed her, the show was yet unnamed.)<\/p>\n
\u201cI love when I get to work with cast members and producers,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s great to work hard and then watch the show. Television is very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
And work hard she does. Most days on the \u201cChopped\u201d set began at 6 a.m. and ended around 8 p.m. When she was travelling for MTV\u2019s pilot show, some work days lasted 17 or 18 hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes it\u2019s hard to maintain a personal life,\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n
But her college experience was good training for her current busy schedule. Prywitch says she didn\u2019t have \u201cthe best high school experience,\u201d so she came to Missouri Western determined to get the most out of college. Her solution was to get involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had so many opportunities. I kept applying for things and just kept getting them,\u201d said Prywitch, a native of St. Louis. \u201cBut it felt right.\u201d<\/p>\n
She served as an ambassador in Admissions, a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority, a Griffon Edge leader, a member of the Homecoming steering committee and the Student Government Association, to name a few. She was also vice president of the Panhellenic Association and participated in the Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge.<\/p>\n
And now, she\u2019s loving her busy television life hoping to be a producer someday. \u201cMy heart is in TV.\u201d<\/p>\n
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