Anthony Carlo, a member of the Class of 2015, has been on the road to success since graduation.

Carlo started working at New York 1 on Time Warner Cable as a News Assistant a few months after graduation. He left New York 1 a few months later as he accepted a reporter job with News 12 in the Bronx.

At New York 1, he was responsible for going out into the field on different assignments to interview people and shoot footage. Afterwards, he would come back to the station and write up the story for the anchor and edit the video that he shot.

This role prepared him for his current job at News 12.

“I got [the New York 1] job right out of school and it was essential in preparing me for this job I have now at News 12 The Bronx,” Carlo said. “Many of the skills I learned at NY1 help me every day as a reporter at News 12. I learned how to write well at NY1, shoot video, edit and piece together stories. As a one-man band reporter at News 12 I do many of the same things. The only difference is I get recognition for my work on air.”

Carlo’s quick progression to an on-air position less than one year after graduation makes his professors at Iona proud.

“He put more time into his craft than anyone I’ve ever seen – he covered the men’s basketball team, the Westchester Knicks and a few Giants and Mets games along the way,” Media Director and Professor Mike Damergis said. “I’m so proud of him, plus he’s a great person and a role model.”

Carlo has two specific professors he would like to thank.

“I give credit to the mentorship of teachers like Mike Damergis and John Metaxas while at Iona,” Carlo said. “These two professors brought years of real world experience in the industry to the classroom, and there’s nothing more valuable than that.”

Carlo has some advice for current students in Mass Communication. He recommended taking advantage of the opportunities that Iona has to offer. Carlo interned at CBS News, CBS Sports, SNY, Fios1 News and LMCTV.

“When I was at Iona, I did as much as I could outside of the classroom to make sure employers wouldn’t have a reason to turn me down when I graduated, and it worked,” Carlo said.

As for entering the workforce, Carlo has some advice for that as well.

“The most important career advice I can give is to work hard,” he said. “The people who sacrifice their social lives, don’t know what holidays are and put in ten-hour days are the ones who become most successful.”