By Paul Greeley
817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com

Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Toledo.

Weppler-Geissler agreed to allow News Blues to share her post from LinkedIn as a guest commentary.

CLICK HERE to read an earlier guest commentary by Weppler-Geissler, “If I Knew Then, What I Know Now: A TV Journalist Reflects on Getting a ‘Do-Over’”

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Moms Make Great Journalists

This was me very pregnant more than 11 years ago. I was pregnant with my first son. I tell him he was on T.V. before he was even born. I snapped this in between live shots, when I had my feet up and I was riding in a live truck with my photog.

I remember being told, and thinking… the news media is a terrible business for families and mothers, how am I going to do this? And the answer is, YOU JUST DO.

FIVE BOYS later… and I can testify.

It’s not easy, but I swear becoming a mother made me a better journalist. It made be connect better in my writing and to the person across from me. I related better and understood where people were coming from.

And is the industry better now for families?…. That’s a longer post for another day.

But for today, if you are facing motherhood as a working journalists. Know that you are NOT alone, and you can be a great mom and still do great work.

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