Emily Mowers and Lauren Ann McLaughlin
In America, you can start as an intern and wind up the boss if you have talent and don’t mind hard work. 2011 Meek School graduate Emily Mowers is proof of that.
And not only did she make that giant leap, she’s earned national acclaim in the process.
In working her way up, Mowers spent two years in WTVA Creative Services, the commercial and video production branch of WTVA Inc, in Tupelo. She and her six co-workers in the unit have been named as one of five finalists in the country for the PromaxBDA Local Awards in the category of Sales/ Demo Reel. The PromaxBDA Awards honor design and marketing work in the advertising and promotions business.
Mowers was recently promoted to marketing and promotions director for WTVA and WLOV. She began her career less than three years ago as an intern, moving into a part-time summer replacement position before landing the full-time job.
Another Meek alumna is on the same trajectory. Lauren Ann McLaughlin is assistant director of marketing and promotions at WTVA after completing a producer internship in 2013 in the program led by Professor Deb Wenger. McLaughlin is also the Face of FOX 27.
The national winner of the Sales/Demo Reel award will be announced June 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the annual PromaxBDA Station Summit.
