News Anchor Lara Moritz When a person has a goal, he or she will do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. While Lara Moritz’ goal was to become a news anchor, she is also a mother of two. Furthermore, Moritz finds a way to cope with a full-time job while giving her children and close friends and family in her life all the attention they need. In an interesting yet positive interview with news anchor Moritz, she not only talks about the positives and challenges of becoming and being a news anchor, she also talks about her passion and compassion for what she loves. Even if a person thinks he or she cannot accomplish an activity, with hard work and passion, a person can achieve any goal he or she sets. As Moritz attended Knox College in Northern Illinois, she didn’t know she wanted to go into journalism until her junior year of college. Her best advice when it comes to difficult life decisions is when she exclaimed, “listen to your mom.” She finally received her undergraduate and bachelors in journalism and stated, “I had to study really hard and studying really hard did not mean I would get an A, but it was so worth it in the end.” Mora believes if a person works hard to achieve a goal, even if that person hits rough patches, you will eventually accomplish that goal and be more than happy that he or she did. Additionally, becoming a news anchor through journalism gives a special opportunity to meet many admirable people and experience situations one normally wouldn’t experience. As Moritz said, “I love going to all the different cities. The people. I love going out and interviewing certain people.” Moritz is a huge Royals fan and she loves interviewing the Royals fans all around the country. Moritz stated that “When something unites us news anchors such as the Royals, it’s magical.” Moritz also commented on the highlight of her life, when she interviewed President Obama. Moritz stated, “Oh my gosh, okay I've never been so nervous. It was exhilarating and such an honor.” These are only some of the astonishing experiences Moritz has been able to endure during her life being a news anchor. Although there are astounding experiences that come with being an anchor, there are unfortunately challenges as well. Being a news anchor, one will have to deal with harsh criticism. Dealing with this may be a tough situation but as Moritz explained, “I have to remember that I have to know who I am as a person and I have to remind myself of that. I have to develop a tough skin.” With a positive attitude like this, the harsh criticism doesn’t affect her. Besides the criticism, Moritz also has to manage to give her children all they want and more while working a job from 2-11 P.M every night. Moritz exclaims, “I raised my kids in this newsroom. It is hard, but you can do it,” said Moritz. Moritz has successfully managed to find a way to cope with tons of harsh criticism all while parenting her children throughout their lives. Even though Moritz faces many challenges in her job as a news anchor, her passion is everlasting. She has never once doubted her career or her career path; “I have loved loved loved my career. I am never bored and I appreciate that.” Moritz’ passion for her job is a true sensation to young adults pursuing their careers as she said, “I have so much passion for this career sometimes it gets me in trouble.” This immense love and passion for her job allows her to connect with thousands of people every day in the Kansas City area. Moritz is generally blessed to have been able to pursue her dream career in journalism. Furthermore, aside from her passion filled job, Moritz has compassion for other activities not every person may have. Moritz is involved and loves doing many other activities besides her job. Moritz claims, “I love to read. I read books. I love to travel and camp, and I love roadtrips.” Moritz also loves animals. She owns a spoiled dog she picked up on the side of a road but would love to have a ton more. Moritz is not only a dedicated, passionate person, she also has a great deal of compassion for many other activities and animals. Lara Moritz has both positives and negatives that come with her job as a news anchor, but with her compassion for the objects she loves and her passion for her job, she has an astounding story that goes along with these situations. Moritz shows that even though someone may have different parts of his or her life that take up a good amount of time, he or she can still manage that time while enjoying every bit of it. Moritz will hopefully continue to lead by example and share her life with many others who might need guidance.
Works Cited
Ward, Kaili V et al. “Lara Moritz .” 26 Oct. 2016.