It isn’t unusual for media, journalism and film alumna Callie Carroll to be seen on TV. She is, after all, a news anchor for a Greenville, Mississippi, news station. But her audience and following might soon explode.
Show brings comedic light to news rivalry
The Missouri native is co-starring in the new comedic docu-soap, Breaking Greenville. The reality show features two competing news stations, including WXVT where Carroll is a morning news anchor. From the producers of The Office, the show promises to highlight “the playful — and at times cut-throat — rivalry between two local news stations and the dynamic newscasters who are determined to take their jobs seriously, even when some of the news they cover is less than serious,” according to its website.
Breaking Greenville airs at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 29 on TruTV.
More about Carroll
In a recent interview, Carroll — a 2013 MSU graduate in broadcast journalism — told the Springfield News-Leader the show began filming about the time she started working for the station, not long after graduation.
“I wanted to stay in the Midwest but this opportunity came along. Straight out of college I was able to produce and anchor my own morning show,” she said. “It’s been a great place to get a lot of experience. I really had to sink or swim.”