Charlie Berens, from \u201cManitowoc Minute,\u201d visited the Journalism 347 class Oct. 15 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to talk about his life before \u201cManitowoc Minute\u201d and gave some advice to the students. This discussion took place in Heide room 309 and started at 2 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berens started the discussion off by talking about how he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and \u201cfell\u201d into journalism. Once his passion for journalism came about, he worked on the MTV show \u201cChoose or Lose.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was no easy task working \u201cChoose or Lose,\u201d as he once got arrested from a Minneapolis Republican Protest he was covering. However, Berens didn\u2019t mind being arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou might as well spend the time and effort being what you want to be,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanting a change of pace, Berens went out to Los Angeles, California, and worked for a production company. This is where Berens learned how to use camera equipment and editing software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berens got to work behind the scenes for an interview with Johnny Depp. Berens also worked as a red-carpet host in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berens headed out of California and went to Dallas, Texas, as he got a job as a news reporter. Being a news reporter became awarding when he won an Emmy for one of his news reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the students in attendance, Kim Reinders, 20, said,\u201d It was really cool to see someone as successful as him go through different jobs as he tries to figure out what he\u2019s good at. It was refreshing to know that it\u2019s okay to not have it all planned out when you graduate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berens ended up joining the social media world as he got a job with YouTube. The show was called \u201cOne Minute.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While working with YouTube, Berens did stand up comedy at night. The comedy clubs are where \u201cManitowoc Minute\u201d was born as this was where Berens was able to create and harness the character in the videos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In \u201cManitowoc Minute\u201d, Berens has to tell a joke about every eight seconds to keep people interested and not click away from the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berens advised the students to start doing what they can right away for future career opportunities. He answered any questions they had and used his experiences to guide them in the direction they want to be career-wise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t go chasing butterflies, build a good garden and the butterflies will come to you,\u201d Berens told the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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