TV personality Lillian Muli has said a career in TV news anchoring isn’t the bed of roses it was made out to be.
The Citizen TV news anchor, who has worked in the media industry since 2005 when she interned for KTN, admitted she made some mistakes along the way.
“If I had to do it again, would I do it? Yes, I would, but I would do it differently. If you enter this industry without a mentor, you are going to have a lot of problems,” she says.
Lillian warned young media aspirants that they may feel lonely and even broke due to the pressure to meet certain expectations.
“You are going to be alone most of the time. You’re going to be broke sometimes because you’re going to try to live up to the expectations of what society sees you as.”help Mulli.
She also warned that being a journalist doesn’t mean being a celebrity.
“I find it weird when journalists say ‘Thank you my fans’, because in Nairobi this space made us think we are celebrities and basically what we are are journalists. So I think for anyone coming into this space, you have to really think about your brand,” Mulli said.
Lillian admitted that at one point she wandered off before atoning for her mistakes.
“I feel like for me I did everything so at some point I felt lost. I didn’t know who I was and what I stood for. Mentorship is important, including editors. Just ask them for a clear direction because these people are ready to help.
“I learned from my mistakes. I’m glad there are brands that want to work with me, but that’s because I had to tone it down a lot. Being very intentional about being a certain type of brand, knowing what you want to do from politics to social issues,” Muli explained.
