Are your cultural roots
important to you? Do you
think there are jobs that
would let you combine
your culture and beliefs
with your work?

NEDAA Producer

When you watch your favorite show on T.V., do you ever wonder what goes into producing a television show? Brenda Chambers knows all about it. She is a Producer for NEDAA, Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon.

“As a producer, I have to pull all of the parts together: the reporters, camera operators, editors - the works- to produce one and a half hours of programming a week.” Television production involves finding and developing a good story to be video taped, scheduling cameras and crews for the shoots, and editing everything into a final production. Brenda is ultimately responsible for what goes on the air.

Brenda discovered this line of work, thanks to a pamphlet outlining an Audio-Visual Technician program, which she enrolled in. “I found this interesting, exciting and people-oriented. It was a practical course on how cameras and editing equipment work and included on-the job training.”

NEDAA works to produce T.V. programs that show native culture, and Brenda works to achieve that goal. She feels that her work is valuable to the community. “This is my home and I care about the work that I do. I feel that I'm making a difference, and that is a rewarding feeling. It is stressful at times, meeting deadlines, but it is exciting when you are working on something that will be important and useful in the future.”

“I do stories about things that interest me and I feel will be of interest to our audience. When I have an idea, I have never been scared to call someone up and say, 'This is what I want to do. Are you interested in seeing it on television?”