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Katrina Szish: Giving Viewers the Real Story
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American Agenda co-anchor strives for “honest and compelling” reporting. BY MARISA HERMAN
hile landing a job right out of college at one of the world’s leading luxury and
lifestyle magazine publishers is a major feat, American Agenda co-anchor Katrina Szish said she always knew that working in the television industry was her ultimate calling. The Harvard alum spent years
working for top publications, including as an editor for Vogue and GQ, before realizing she really wanted to be in front of the camera. “I knew I wanted to work in
the news industry,” Szish said. “I wanted to be involved in what is shaping people’s lives every single day.” She had already estab-
lished herself in the world of fashion and pop culture and figured it was too late in her career to “move to a small town and start in an entry-level job in news.” So, instead of start-
ing over entirely, she used her connections in the fashion world and became an enter- tainment correspon- dent and host, appear- ing with legendary jour- nalists like Larry King, Bill O’Reilly, and Barbara Walters. Then, after years of hitting red carpets, covering the Oscars,
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and talking about the latest fashion trends on The View and Good Morn- ing America, Szish knew it was time to pivot to hard news. Despite being told she was “too late” and had “put herself in a box,”
Szish said she didn’t let the idea that she had somehow pursued the “wrong” career path deter her. “Just being on TV is not what it’s
about for me,” she said. “It is about being able to tell the stories in an honest and compelling way.” Even though Szish said she had
always dreamed of a career in news, one experience as an intern for a major cable network left her with a sour taste in her mouth. While working as a transcriber
for a political investigation unit in Washington, D.C., she watched the final package of a story she assisted with and realized the sound bite that aired was “completely taken out of context. “I was disheartened and disap- pointed,” she said. “I think that made me take a step back from the news.” She thought her dream of becom-
ing a national cable news anchor had “come and gone.” Until she discovered Newsmax. Tuning into the network, she saw
that viewers were receiving the “real story” and thought this could be the company where she could achieve her goal. Her background in fash-
ion and pop culture wasn’t a turnoff for Newsmax, who she credits with being “incredibly open-minded” about bringing her on board. “I realized the prod-
uct I was seeing on air truly was transparent and honest,” she said. “Newsmax was the right fit for me.” At Newsmax, Szish
said she can use her voice to present “all sides
of the story” to viewers. “I feel every day that
what I’m sharing with viewers is honest. I never feel like, ‘Oh, they are only getting part of the story.’”
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