Moving from topic to topic

Myung Joh of the University of Virginia alumni magazine profiled Bloomberg TV anchor Margaret Brennan, a graduate of the university.

Joh writes, “As an anchor, Brennan must often move rapidly from topic to topic, country to country. One minute she may be talking about drug policy changes in Mexico; the next, about market conditions in London.

“She interviews a variety of people and must also be prepared for impromptu guests. Her knowledge base has to be wide and ever-shifting, but fortunately, Brennan has the resources, the drive and the intellectual thirst to get the job done.

“‘[Bloomberg has] people all over the place,’ she explains, ‘in all these countries and markets, so you have people you can turn to who are there day to day, who can give you some context to what you’re focused on. But it’s also constantly being a student. I loved being in the library—I was a bit of a nerd,’ she laughs, ‘so I love reading about things now.

“‘My friends and family constantly tease me about my obsession with the Blackberry. I think this isn’t the type of job when you’re done at the end of the day, because things are still changing that you need to know about,’ she says. ‘That can be an added challenge, that your job’s never really over.'”

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