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GeNienne Samuels visits career day at Virginia elementary school

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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Career days give journalists the opportunity to share their love and the ins and outs of a profession in local news with the next generation.

CBS 6 anchor GeNienne Samuels visited Donahoe Elementary School in Henrico and met with some future journalists in Mrs. Quesenberry's, Ms. Young's, Ms. Reed's and Mr. Morgan's classes.

Fifth-graders rotated in for a quick look into GeNienne's life as an evening news anchor, learning about the various positions and hard work that go into making a newscast happen.

They even had the chance to become anchors, meteorologists and sports reporters. Students read from the teleprompter in their best TV news voices.

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