When college student David Schiele posted his demo reel on Twitter asking for a retweet last month, he didn’t expect it to get 63,000 retweets.
He definitely didn’t expect famous broadcasters such as Robin Roberts to give him a shout.
In his inital post, he asked his followers to retweet in hopes of finding a job before his December graduation.
Today, the Georgia State University graduate announced his efforts to get his reel exposure worked. He has been hired at WBIR, the Tegna-owned station in Knoxville, Tenn., as a sports reporter.
“Twitter, you did your thing!!” he wrote.
Thousands of replies came in congratulating Schiele. He starts his new job on Jan. 28.
I’M HIRED!!!!
Starting January 28th, I’ll be a sports reporter at @wbir. They’re the NUMBER 1 station in Knoxville, Tennessee!
Twitter, you did your thing!! https://t.co/0etRglaySK
— David Schiele (@Deacon_Schiele) January 7, 2019