{"id":212560,"date":"2023-03-15T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/?p=212560"},"modified":"2023-03-08T11:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:28:47","slug":"ines-rosales-04-keeps-us-moving-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/2023\/03\/15\/ines-rosales-04-keeps-us-moving-in-the-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ines Rosales \u201904 Keeps Us Moving in the Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

A television production class at Belleville High School set Ines Rosales \u201904 on course to a career in broadcasting. \u201cI just loved it,\u201d she says. \u201cI knew right away that this was the field for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And after visiting Montclair, she knew right away that this is where she would study Radio and Television Broadcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pretty demanding program, and juggling course work, commuting and a part-time job didn\u2019t leave a lot of time for campus activities,\u201d Rosales recalls. \u201cBut the DuMont TV Center, where the program was housed at that time, felt like a second home. We built relationships and many of us are still in touch today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

By the time she set foot at Sony Music, MTV and VH1 for her internships, Rosales felt prepared for any tasks that came her way. \u201cMontclair\u2019s broadcasting program is thorough,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI continue to draw on aspects of my education that, as a student, I didn\u2019t think I would need,\u201d she adds with a laugh. \u201cFor example, even though I had no intention of becoming a lighting professional, I have found it really helpful to know how the lighting should be, and when it needs to be adjusted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosales\u2019 early career goal was to work behind the scenes, preferably as a director. Right after graduating from Montclair, she joined Metro Shadow Traffic (now Total Traffic & Weather Network) as a camera operator, which seemed like a step in that direction. Within a year, however, she was asked if she was interested in reporting traffic in English and Spanish for the company\u2019s radio and television clients.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2007, Rosales joined WNYW\/FOX5 Good Day New York to deliver morning traffic reports. In addition to reporting the traffic news, Rosales updates maps, cameras and transit graphics, interacts with viewers on social media, and keeps the newsroom informed of breaking news.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Rosales appreciates the work ethic that Montclair instilled. \u201cIf we couldn\u2019t come to class, we needed to let our professors know ahead of time,\u201d she says. \u201cAt the time it was hard to see the significance of the requirement, of course they were preparing us for the real world. It is really important in this field to keep your team in mind when you have schedule changes because every role needs to be filled to make a broadcast work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of her career, Rosales has helped New York metro area residents navigate all manner of conditions and events, including a 2008 blizzard that left cars stranded on the Long Island Expressway, as well as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe job itself is challenging,\u201d Rosales continues. \u201cWe are providing an important service. People wake up to us and rely on the information we provide to make decisions about their day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosales points out that traffic reporting has become even less predictable since the pandemic, and the subsequent shift to more flexible work schedules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whenever possible, she looks for fun ways to keep audiences engaged, such as reporting from the New York Auto Show or doing a segment featuring a Puerto Rican cooking class.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lately, Rosales has also been looking for opportunities to get more involved with her alma mater. \u201cI have on occasion visited classes,\u201d she says, \u201cand I am interested in the new Hispanic\/Latinx Alumni Network at Montclair as a way to connect with students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosales adds, \u201cI think it is motivating \u2013 and reassuring \u2013 for students to learn how the industry works from those of us who are active in it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Think you have an early wake-up call? When the alarm rings at 2:30 a.m., Ines Rosales \u201904, traffic anchor for WNYW\/Fox5 Good Day New York, is up and on the job, reporting road and mass transit conditions in one of the densest regions in the country. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":212561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-76_alumni-news-and-events","category-77_alumni-spotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212563,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212560\/revisions\/212563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}