# @rhodeislandcollege on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CERrV8QlSIi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74941271-rhodeislandcollege-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-08-24T14:56:52.000+00:00

## Caption

There aren't many ricalumni welcomed into as many homes every day as brendankirbytv '04. Every weekday morning his smiling face greets thousands of Rhode Islanders as co-host of therhodeshow. But before he was bringing laughs and #RICSpirit to the airwaves every morning, he was just a communications major at RIC and aspiring #funnyman filling notebooks with ideas for jokes and eventually interning at "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York.
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Later, he requested an independent study so he could create his own late-night talk show. "It wasn't very good," he says, laughing, "but it was my first attempt, and I did it. I somehow got it on television, and I got the college credit." A few months after graduating from RIC, Kirby would bring the show back as a monthly late night comedy/variety/talk show called "Wicked Late with Brendan Kirby" on Rhode Island public-access television. From 2003-2012 he was host, executive producer, writer and editor of the show, although the job didn't come with a paycheck. "Still, it was preparing me to be in front of a camera, to manage cues, to deliver a line, to conduct an interview and it forced me to become a better writer and producer," he says. "From that experience, I knew that if and when the time came for me to have a shot professionally, I'd be ready for it."
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Kirby's big break came in 2013 when he sent in his audition tape to The Rhode Show.  For those looking to go into a broadcasting career, Kirby says there are many more inroads today than there were when he was starting out. "The avenue for me was the public-access studio down the street. For you, maybe it's taking out your phone and creating a YouTube channel," he says. "Whatever it is you want to do, just find a way to do it, even if you're not getting paid for it, because eventually either you'll find that you really like it or you'll find that maybe it isn't for you. If you do like it, stay with it and get better at it. Hopefully, someone will take notice of you or maybe you'll amass your own audience and be able to monetize on that."
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#RICNews #experienceRIC #RICAlumni #rhodeislandcollege #therhodeshow #brendankirby #wpri #morningshow #tvhost

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wpri, ricspirit, experienceric, tvhost, ricalumni, therhodeshow, ricnews, morningshow, funnyman, rhodeislandcollege, brendankirby

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