Amy Wall (GSAS ’94) is a producer
for CBS Sunday Morning. She has done
stories on a wide range of subjects such as the Carnegie Hero Awards, The
Women’s March, government funding for art organizations, and profiles on every
day people, such as the story about a man who takes care of the horse Waco Hanover,
a retired harness racer. She recently shared
with us how NYU helped to shape her journalistic career, and how Czech puppet-maker
and filmmaker Jiri Trnka inspired her to go into journalism.
Do you have a favorite memory from your time at NYU?
I studied English and American
literature at NYU. I was a part-time
graduate student so I didn’t spend a huge amount of time on campus. I was
working at CBS News full-time so it’s always been about work for me. I
had an early morning shift at CBS back then working in the affiliate video newsgathering
and distribution department called Newspath. When I ended my work day, I
started my student day. Night classes were brutal. I still feel bad
for my linguistics professor. That was my latest class and I had a very
hard time keeping my eyes open. The class was great – it wasn’t his
fault! But I will say…I absolutely loved the NYU library. I spent a
lot of time there. I remember riding home on the subway with books piled
high on my lap. I must have been quite a sight, but I also remember
feeling so proud to finally be an NYU student.
Amy Wall: her story continues
Amy Wall: her story continues